I posted this in the Deer Hunting section, but I thought if it ain't against the rules I'd post it here too. It was great!
I took my 12yr old Granddaughter on her first hunt Thursday afternoon. This was my first time too. First time with a young person. I have two daughters that never had any interest in any of the shooting sports, so when the oldest of my five granddaughters, (Yes all girls) took an interest in shooting and hunting, well you can imagine! We took her .243 Ruger Compact that she handles great, and headed to the deer woods near the Alabama state line in Haralson Co. after school. We hunted from a shootin' shack located atop a hill on a pipeline. The first deer we saw was just before 6, a doe and a little one came out of the woods @ 173 yds. She put the scope on the doe, and said she was steady enough to make a shot, but wished the deer were closer. I told her that was good thinking, so we decided to just watch the deer as they walked away from us. Those first deer were still in sight when another deer stepped out @ 94 yds. She got the scope on the spike and said that she felt confident that she could make the shot. I asked are you sure of your shot? Yes I can make it. I told her to keep the crosshairs on the deer and I reached over and pushed the safety off for her, and said go for it. She asked again, can I shoot? I said yes ma'am, and the deer dropped in his tracks. You couldn't have chiseled the smile off either of us. I tell you, this is the best hunting trip I've ever been on! That 100lb devil horned spike might as well been a record B&C. There's nothing like it!
I took my 12yr old Granddaughter on her first hunt Thursday afternoon. This was my first time too. First time with a young person. I have two daughters that never had any interest in any of the shooting sports, so when the oldest of my five granddaughters, (Yes all girls) took an interest in shooting and hunting, well you can imagine! We took her .243 Ruger Compact that she handles great, and headed to the deer woods near the Alabama state line in Haralson Co. after school. We hunted from a shootin' shack located atop a hill on a pipeline. The first deer we saw was just before 6, a doe and a little one came out of the woods @ 173 yds. She put the scope on the doe, and said she was steady enough to make a shot, but wished the deer were closer. I told her that was good thinking, so we decided to just watch the deer as they walked away from us. Those first deer were still in sight when another deer stepped out @ 94 yds. She got the scope on the spike and said that she felt confident that she could make the shot. I asked are you sure of your shot? Yes I can make it. I told her to keep the crosshairs on the deer and I reached over and pushed the safety off for her, and said go for it. She asked again, can I shoot? I said yes ma'am, and the deer dropped in his tracks. You couldn't have chiseled the smile off either of us. I tell you, this is the best hunting trip I've ever been on! That 100lb devil horned spike might as well been a record B&C. There's nothing like it!
Give the young lady a big hand from me if ya don't mind. 
