Siblings Tag 2 Big Bucks in One Day
“That was the longest but best day of my hunting life”
Adam Wilson of Strasburg, Va, put a ton of work in over the 3 months prior to hunting season this year and it led to a day in the hunting woods every father will envy. On opening day of Virginia’s youth hunting season, he took his 7-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter hunting and the day ended with 10 and 11 point bucks down.
They had trail camera pictures and sheds from several good bucks on the farm they were hunting. Adam climbed into the blind with his son on the morning hunt and when a 10-point buck walked out Brady capitalized and made a great shot. When his dad told him he saw the buck going down Brady pounded his chest and said, “Lets goo”. After the initial excitement his dad asked, “What do you think?” and Brady responded, “I think I like it”.
They had another buck on the farm that was named ‘Captain Hook’ given his G2 and G3 on one side both hook inward. They’ve had regular pictures of the buck for 2 years but never laid eyes on him until the morning of the hunt when he crossed the road in front of them. Adam knew right where he was headed to bed and, if he kept to his routine, knew where he would be that evening. The spot was almost impossible to get to, a small patch of woods that sloped steeply downward with fields and a road on the other 3 sides.
Adam decided there was nothing to lose to try and get set up on him for the evening hunt. Along with his daughter Kendall they walked into the middle of a field and popped up a blind 60 yards from the camera where they had gotten pictures of the buck. Given the setup Kendall would have a 20-yard window to take a shot if the buck showed up. 25 minutes after sitting down Adam looked up and Captain Hook was walking right at them, Kendall made a great shot at 60 yards and one upped her brother with the big 11 pointer.
What a great day in the woods and may qualify Adam for guide of the year!