Daughters 1st Turkey

I headed out to the ranch Friday evening with my daughter and cousin for the Spring opener. Saturday at around 9 we get a pair of Toms to come in and put on a show. The excitement on her face was priceless watching them do their thing! They must have been 10 yards from us but they wouldn't come into her shooting lane. I didn't want to risk them spooking so we waited for them to get into the tree line directly behind us before we made a move. I had a good idea where they were headed so soon as they hit the trees did I grabbed her 22 and rest and told her we were gonna move quick and cut them off. We circled around and set up at the top of a knoll overlooking a nice opening. I called once and they came out about 45-50yds from us and presented a perfect shot! She shot him and immediately jumped up to give me a high 5! He ended up measuring a little over 10" with spurs at 1 1/4". This hunt is something I will never forget! It's truly a blessing sharing the love for the outdoors with her.

Katelyn & her Tom
2017-03-20_08-58-06 by Eric Garcia, on Flickr

She named him Victory, LOL

2017-03-20_08-58-27 by Eric Garcia, on Flickr

Nice pair of Axis sheds

2017-03-20_09-18-30 by Eric Garcia, on Flickr

Priceless Congrats to Katelyn on her first Tom, its a good one and she is precious

Nice sheds, would like to see a pic of the big boy they came off of.

Congrats to the young lady
Sounds like you all had an awesome time

Tell that young lady she did a fine job, we are proud of her

I was thinking the same thing Stub. I looked back through some photos and was able to find these 2 that I believe are of him.

That is great !
Congrats to her !

Congrats!

BTW, that 1st picture of your beautiful daughter in camo, face painted, wonderful smile holding the Tom with her pink rifle underneath is awesome, THF Cover Material

OUTSTANDING

Thanks for the kind words. How do I sign the release, it would be icing on the cake!

Thats what its all about

Yes sir, great photo and outstanding looking bird, should make a prime mount no doubt

Smile says it all.

Super turkey, congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats to your daughter, nice Tom. Mine got her first with a 22 as well. She did the same thing, immediate high 5 and hugs. It was her first kill and I'll always cherish that memory with her. Great pics!

Great smile; just awesome time shared.