Mike Fisher - Georgia

My son John, 12, shot and killed his first deer last weekend with a bow. Last year, John sat in a deer stand with his friend Nathan and was able to observe three or four deer taken and field dressed. This sparked his interest in hunting and for Christmas John got a bow from Santa. Not being a hunter myself, I was a little surprised at how hard he worked practicing shooting and just walking around the house pulling his bow back to build up his muscles on his 62lb body.

Last Saturday, John got up at 5:45 and was in his stand by 6:15. He reported back home at 8:30 that he had taken his first shot ever at a deer after going out 8-10 times with no shots. Unfortunately he missed. Naturally, he said that he was very nervous. Sunday morning John followed the same wake up and to the stand routine. At 6:30, John took his second shot ever at a deer. This time, though, with his bow he took a ten pointer from 20 yards out.

When John was eight he started driving my tractor on flat surfaces with me and now he operates the tractor under controlled conditions by himself. With his persuasive ways, he convinced me to plant Imperial Winter-Greens last September on a food plot that he had tilled up. Now that he has had success, he has planned on his next plot about 200 yards from where he got his first deer. Additionally, he has made plans for his room where he will put his next mount.