Hunter hunting along a marsh

Payton VanStaveren

Information

  • Date Taken: 11/18/2019
  • Time Of Day: Evening
  • Method: Muzzleloader
  • County: Lenawee County
  • Property: Private

My brother made it home for the first time in 9 years to hunt opening day and I was super happy until he got a 10 point and an 8 point plus a doe. I went out with my dad to hunt and after 15 minutes of being in the blind we had a doe just staring at the blind and acting weird that’s when we figured a buck was close and we were disappointed to see a small 4 point jump up but I swear I saw more antlers. Five minutes later this big boy is by the doe going after the little buck so I put my scope on him and took my shot. He ran towards us maybe 20 yards and all you could see was dirt go flying in the air. I’ll never forget these moments I get to share with my family.