Treasure the Hunt
By Sharon Taylor
T
he most special
memories are the
times spent with
family and loved
ones hunting. This
hunt would be no different-except I would be hunting with my new Outdoor
Women Unlimited Traditions
Performance
Buckstalker
Limited Edition muzzleloader!
I was excited and anxious to
reach our destination.
4:45 A.M. Day Two: After a great breakLeaving work at noon and heading
fast, we headed to our stands. As the
south from North Carolina to the beautidawn broke, the forest community began
ful countryside of Exmore, Virginia, only
to break the silence. Suddenly, I caught
increased that surge of adrenalin.
two does in my vision, with a spike to
follow. I was excited! I remained in the
We arrived in Exmore around 8 p.m..
stand till lunch.
My Dad had arrived earlier. He and
I would have another, among many,
Now I was down to one afternoon left of
father/daughter hunting adventures.
hunting before returning home to North
Carolina, and the pressure was on. Our
First day of hunt: I went to the stand called
guide placed us in different stands for
“Death Alley”. Many nice bucks have
the afternoon hunt. After settling in, four
been taken at this location. However,
rack bucks moved across. Our guide
my first day at Death Alley proved differprovided information on “walkers” and
ent. A very quiet day without a harvest.
“shooters”. I was very appreciative to the
Realizing I only had two days for my
conservation and preservation of wildlife
Virginia white tail deer hunt and dusk
that was shared during our entire hunt.
was approaching, I began to worry.
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Suddenly, in the distance, we
heard a shot fired! It was my
Dad! My heart was racing
already! Feeling good about
the deer movement, my guide
whispered to look to my left.
My boyfriend was with me in
the shooting house along with
our guide. He was filming and
snapping. My guide said. “Be
easy...Be quick.” I could hardly
breathe. Finally, I took the
shot. The guide yelled, “You
got him.”
Nearly tearing down the stand to look
closer with my scope, I could not
believe what I saw. My first deer, with
my new OWU Traditions Performance
Muzzleloader, appeared to be as wide as
I was tall! I called my Dad. He had shot a
buck as well and was on his way.
Before I had left for North Carolina, I
had prayed that we would both harvest
a deer at the same time…AND that we
did! For many reasons, my first Virginia
White Tail Deer Hunt will be a memory
of a lifetime. Above all, it was a hunt I
shared with my Dad!
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