Anna has been hunting hard for 2 years now with no fruit from her labors...until now
On Nov. 15th she and Joseph (her future husband) went out hunting in the swamp to a place we call "way over there" because it is waaaaaaay over there through a nasty swamp. Its nearly 2 miles of a muddy march to get there. Of course Joseph just couldn't see Anna going through all that so he found a subdivision that bordered the 'way over there' property and got permission from a homeowner to park there making 'way over there' not nearly so far.
Joseph bought Anna a ruger 770 223 stainless steel rifle. He then bought a laminated thumb hole stock and a leupold scope. He then hand loaded some nosler partition rounds. Due to a severe arm break several years ago, Anna's wrist is not able to twist side to side which is called supination. That's why Joseph got the thumb hole stock. She is very comfortable with it.
After sitting down by a tree for an hour, Joseph noticed movement. A big 10 pt buck was making his way towards them. He may have winded them because he stopped for several minutes. He stepped out and Anna put the shot right on his shoulder.
I don't know who was more excited - Anna or Joseph.
The interesting thing is that Joseph took his first deer on that same date nine years earlier.
I sat in the very same spot when I took my two bucks just 15 days later.
We love 'Way over there'!
