Boxing Day Button

[Species8472]

My youngest son is home for a few days this Xmas so decided to try our luck this afternoon. Managed to get him on some deer about 20 minutes before last light. 3 does and a button buck came down the trail he was set on and being the good son he is he respected my wishes and took the fawn and left the mommas alone:



I got to spend the afternoon sipping whiskey at the wood stove while he put some meat in the freezer. Life is good.

[spcamno]

Congrats to your son on a late season harvest.

This year I took a newish hunter out deer hunting and ask him the same question what to shoot if you must make a choice between a doe or fawn although he can't give me an answer right away but after I explained to him although he bring home less meat but it's better to take the fawn because the it may not make it though the winter without mama and he kindly accepted that.

It is easy to say than done and kudos to your son J.

[fratri]

Congrats to you and your son.... Sounds like a good boy

[mr meat]

Congrats to him

[hockeymjt]

Congrats

Why take the button and not one of the does

[Birdbuff]

Way to go. Great to put deer in the freezer.

[Deer Hunter]

Congrats, Fawn meat is delicious....Mmmmm

[rick_iles]

Congrats

Why take the button and not one of the does

Take one button buck, one deer out of the herd. Take a doe, it could be three deer out of the herd the following year….

[canadaman30]

Congrats, great way to end the year

[sabmgb]

nothing wrong with a button buck this time of year, their almost as big as a doe and are soooo good to eat. Congrats to your son.