Last year, being my first year to deer hunt, my goal was simply to shoot my first deer. Which I did on December 31st (doe) and also picked up a small buck a couple weeks later on.

This year I have a few more goals, doubt I'll reach them all, but hope to check a couple off my list.

1) Harvest a deer with my son (5) along with me on the hunt.
2) Shoot a deer with my granddad's old Browning Auto 5.
3) Help my dad get his first deer.
4) Help my wife get her first deer.

I'll be doing a lot of hunting on public land (not WMAs) though so that I don't over pressure the one parcel of private land (55 acres) to which I have access. Of course, I'll update on here as the season goes on. Wish me luck!