My ‘Near Miss’
During the 8th grade school year I went on a hunting trip in Colorado. I went with my dad and a bunch of his friends from around the area and some were even from Utah. I got to miss out of 8 days of school for it, and it was my first time ever going out west. I was super excited to go on the trip and could not wait for the day we started our 24 hour drive to western Colorado. It was a long but we finally got there. I met all my dad’s friends from Utah and saw all their horses they had brought. There was a ton of work to be done so we arrived 2 days before deer season opened just so we could get it all done. We started by unloading the jam packed ‘U Haul’ trailer. We then set up all the big wall tents and the outdoor toilet. After all the main work was finished, we then made sure all our gear was ready to go for the upcoming rifle season. Then, it was finally time for dinner, and then we went to bed in our cots next the the warm fireplace in the tent. The next day we spent completely cutting wood that we would need for the entire week long trip. It was hard work but it was very fun because we got to see all the mountains and trees that we were going to be hunting on the next day. We even saw a huge mule deer that was only about 60 yards away! That got me even …show more content…
I got all set up on a large rock for when the deer would hop the fence and I would get a shot at it. But, right before the deer jumped, a truck started coming down the road to the left of us. I thought for sure it was going to scare the deer away and I was never going to get a shot at it. I could hear the gravel and mud churning underneath the tires of the trucks as I waited there holding my breathe. The truck kept driving and the driver noticed that I planned on shooting this deer so he gave the the ‘thumbs up’ as he drove by. Right when the truck passed, the mule deer jumped the
During the 8th grade school year I went on a hunting trip in Colorado. I went with my dad and a bunch of his friends from around the area and some were even from Utah. I got to miss out of 8 days of school for it, and it was my first time ever going out west. I was super excited to go on the trip and could not wait for the day we started our 24 hour drive to western Colorado. It was a long but we finally got there. I met all my dad’s friends from Utah and saw all their horses they had brought. There was a ton of work to be done so we arrived 2 days before deer season opened just so we could get it all done. We started by unloading the jam packed ‘U Haul’ trailer. We then set up all the big wall tents and the outdoor toilet. After all the main work was finished, we then made sure all our gear was ready to go for the upcoming rifle season. Then, it was finally time for dinner, and then we went to bed in our cots next the the warm fireplace in the tent. The next day we spent completely cutting wood that we would need for the entire week long trip. It was hard work but it was very fun because we got to see all the mountains and trees that we were going to be hunting on the next day. We even saw a huge mule deer that was only about 60 yards away! That got me even …show more content…
I got all set up on a large rock for when the deer would hop the fence and I would get a shot at it. But, right before the deer jumped, a truck started coming down the road to the left of us. I thought for sure it was going to scare the deer away and I was never going to get a shot at it. I could hear the gravel and mud churning underneath the tires of the trucks as I waited there holding my breathe. The truck kept driving and the driver noticed that I planned on shooting this deer so he gave the the ‘thumbs up’ as he drove by. Right when the truck passed, the mule deer jumped the