Special Youth Deer Season

[snapcrackpop]

So who's taking their 10-15 year olds out MEA weekend?

PS: Page 29 of the DNR book if your confusing it with the 1)Youth-Only Anterless Deer Area, or the 2) Special Youth Hunts, or the 3)....

[hockeybc69]

My 13 year old and I will be out with the bows.

[Monkster]

I am going to take my 13 year old son to SE MN and see if he can get a doe with the shotgun. He has had some bad luck with his bow and did not see a deer last gun season. He was sent a letter telling him that this years youth archery hunt in the Arden Hills Army traing center was cancelled. The letter was sent AFTER the deadline to apply for other hunts. That wasn't a good decision by anyone involved.

[snapcrackpop]

I'll be in NW MN.

Less than a week to go!

No one else is taking a kid out that season????

[jerkbait]

Where abouts in NW MN.?

[lichen fox]

In our party there will be two...my neice and one of my cousin's sons...the kids are pumped to say the least!

[northerndave]

My 13 yr old boy and I will be out. I was bummed to see my 16 yr old daughter is excluded from this year's youth hunt.

[CANOPY SAM]

I'll have my 11 yr. old daughter out for her first deer hunt, and my 15 yr. old son out as well. That is, if I can get the tranny replaced in my truck before Thursday!!!

[tunrevir]

I'll be in the field with my 11 yo daughter on Saturday to see what we can see. I'm jazzed and she is as well. We hunted the early youth season in Wisc and saw alot of deer but none of the "shooter bucks" she had in mind but a great time on stand together. I'm sure if she gets a crack at something this weekend she will shoot, I can't hardly wait! I love this time of year!

Tunrevir~

[tcwin]

I will be out with my 12 year old. He is pumped.

[snapcrackpop]

Hunter got a fawn this evening, his first deer! He was using a .357 and made a great shot at 40 yards.

(FYI....I had my blaze on for the picture, but forgot his in the blind.)

This morning he had a chance at a 4pt buck at 20 yards with his bow, but I didn't think he had a shooting hole through the brush....he did! He has forgiven me and won't make the same mistake (listening to his dad) twice.

[Archerysniper]

Congrats on the young ones first deer, nothing better then being able to pass it on.

[Boar]

Cool beans, Nice job hunter! Boar

[birdswacker]

I drove threw the large WMA north of the cities this evening and saw 4 different guy hunting with no blaze orange. 2 were bowhunters the other 2 small game they had rifles. Arn't these guys supposed to be in blaze orange with the youth hunt going on ?

[862]

My son and I hunted hard for the last couple of days and had several missed opportunities to fill his tag. I had to go to the other sons band performance and my dad said he would take him out to his stand. He put a perfect shot on this young doe. Thanks Grandpa, I could not be happier for both of them.

[96trigger]

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I drove threw the large WMA north of the cities this evening and saw 4 different guy hunting with no blaze orange. 2 were bowhunters the other 2 small game they had rifles. Arn't these guys supposed to be in blaze orange with the youth hunt going on ?

Yes, they should have had blaze orange on if the youth season was open in that area. Small game hunters are supposed to have blaze orange on anyway.

[CANOPY SAM]

After bouncing around to a few different spots, and playing the moon phase/solunar table movement, we dialed into a good spot for the kids. Friday evening my son took a nice doe at 40 yds. from a ground blind. Clean kill shot put her down in her tracks.

Last night my 11 yr. old daughter and I had 14 deer around us. She elected to pass on a 1 1/2 yr. old doe at 40 yds. She wanted a bigger deer. With ten minutes left of shooting time she had a nice doe come walking within 35 yds. I quietly told her we better take this one. She was set, stable, with crosshairs centered - click! Safety was still on. My bad!

I'm so proud of her for waiting on the first deer. She wants a nice buck, or at least a mature doe, and with her first experience I think she's on the right track.

She's hooked. She's looking forward to hunting with me thru the muzzle loader season, and I'm happy to have her along! She's a great hunting partner.