Devin Finnegan - Massachusetts

On a brisk, fall day after school my Dad and I went deer hunting with some of my relatives. I sat by myself in a spot my Dad picked out for me and I waited. I was nervous and excited. After only about 15 minutes a doe and a one-pointer came into sight. I took aim and shot the one-pointer. I felt sure that I got it, but I stayed put until my Dad showed up.

Then we went in search of my deer. It took us about ten minutes, although it seemed like a lot longer before we finally found it. When I realized that I had bagged my first deer I couldn’t believe it. I felt like I was on top of the world. I could tell that my Dad was just as proud of me as I was of myself. My school teacher encouraged me to write Whitetail Institute of North America about my experience. Many of the students in Western Massachusetts enjoy hunting and during our free time in class we share hunting stories. I love Whitetail Institute and would love to have my story and picture in the Whitetail News.