My 14 year old loves the outdoor sports and wants to hunt, everything. He's a smart kid and got into a high school here rated #33 in the nation with a very demanding and competitive program. Had to have A/B average to apply and then had to get through a lottery to attend, which, thank God, happened. We're very proud of him. We're lucky in that NV has a junior tag program for mule deer and this is the second year he's gotten a tag. He almost got it done last year and literally missed a nice 4 point high in the Rubies at 4:30pm on the last day we could hunt. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about it. I passed on shots to give him the opportunity of course. This year we were lucky again in that he got his junior tag and that somehow NDOW also gave me a tag in the same area (22). We're scouting hard, this weekend will be the 3rd time we've been up to Mt Grafton and think we've got a decent chance this season to kill deer.
Here's the deal....with the demanding HS program he's in our hunting is pretty much limited to weekends or holidays during the school year. Therefore I'm researching what hunts are available and start sometime before August 14th, the approximate date school starts here in NV. We're going to tackle archery, muzzle loader, or, where possible, rifle hunts. Obviously, archery is going to be the earliest hunt he can do that won't detract from school. If anyone has any solid ideas about where to hunt early I would sure like to hear about it. We're not limited to NV, we'll go anywhere in the western states. Thank you!
Here's the deal....with the demanding HS program he's in our hunting is pretty much limited to weekends or holidays during the school year. Therefore I'm researching what hunts are available and start sometime before August 14th, the approximate date school starts here in NV. We're going to tackle archery, muzzle loader, or, where possible, rifle hunts. Obviously, archery is going to be the earliest hunt he can do that won't detract from school. If anyone has any solid ideas about where to hunt early I would sure like to hear about it. We're not limited to NV, we'll go anywhere in the western states. Thank you!
