Hey Don,

I just wanted to thank you again for the invite back to Flint River Farms for the “Grandpops’ / Grandkids’” hunt.

It was a very special treat to see Mason ease off of his stool and slip over onto my lap and take his 1^st deer – a

large doe pushing 150 lbs. judging from the drag. It was all I could do move her 60 yards to the edge of the field.

I whispered to him before the shot “Where are you aiming at?” He replied “ Between the heart and the neck, are

you ready?” I said “Yep”, and he made a beautiful neck shot. I’ve never seen a deer hit the ground that fast. It

couldn’t have come at a better time because he had taken his extra jacket out of his backpack and left it at the

house. I had given him my jacket, and it was starting to get cold with the dropping temperature and strong breeze

occasionally gusting.

The 1^st day we saw 30 deer, numerous pigs, and an armadillo all in the “L” field between 3:00 and 6:05 pm. Out of

the 30 deer, 6 were legal 8’s with 1 in particular having good mass and symmetry, but not significantly better than the

8 point from last year. The one 7 point was only missing a right brow tine from being club legal. It was exciting to see

that much action in a 3 hour time period.

Other than losing David’s radio, it was a great time and memorable moment to see my boy get his 1^st deer. I only wish

I had gotten more pictures, but next time I’ll come better prepared.

Thanks and hopefully we can do it again this year!

Sincerely,

Jim Helms

Attached is a  photo of Mason and Proud Grand Pa!!

Oh yea! I nailed a hog too!!