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Do you think Judson Isbel is happy with his Botetourt County whitetail?
Judson, who started hunting last year, killed this button buck while hunting on private land with his proud dad, Brad Isbel. Judson, who is 9, made a 125-yard shot with his Thompson/Center Encore .243.
Congratulations on a great hunt, guys!
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Congrats Jud on a good shot I know your Dad is proud…!
Great job Jud!! I know your dad was starting to wonder what a deer actually looked like. Awefully nice of you to show him how to get it done!!
He killed Bambi! No sign of patience taught here.
Congratulations Jud.
Bambi sure does taste good in chili!!
Deb
Are you stupid by nature or are you naturally stupid?
Congrats Judson!. Great job.
This is nothing but a young boy losing his innocence by voluntarily killing an innocent life. It’s sick. Seeing this (the hunting culture in this town, and the uneducated people that endorse it) is a nice reminder of why I moved to a more civilized place.
Pay no attention to the negative comments jud. Great job. Its better for a deer to be on the table than being hit by a car and wasted on the roadside
Apparently you hit a few wrong keys while trying to navigate your way to http://www.tofuheroshots.com, Holly.
Glad to see from your other comments that you’re at least “brave” enough to pick on adults and not just a little kid who is spending quality time with his dad and who is learning the reality of the food humans (most of us, anyway) consume — that reality being that for us to live, something else has to die.
Also, it’s people “who” not people “that.” And you don’t “kill an innocent life.” You kill living creatures or take a life. I rarely comment on grammar but given your interest in being more educated than rest of us I thought I’d pass along those tips.
As for Deb’s comment, Jud, I’d take that as a compliment! He who is patient is often he who is hungry. When you get the opportunity, aim and squeeze!
Holly,
I’d sure like to know where that “civilized” place is that you moved to that apparently doesn’t take part in hunting. That way I can avoid wasting my money by going there.
I got a good laugh out of that one, Kevin!
Video Watch an eagle’s terrifying attempt to snatch a child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0JiDaFf_VE
video of a golden eagle’s failed attempt to carry off a small child at Mont Royal in Montreal, Canada, is certainly gobsmacking. The eagle appears to drop the kid from mid-air shortly after swooping, and the child seems upset but hopefully OK after the ordeal. That is, if any of this really happened.
Some commenters are crying “fake,” but the “footage” makes for dramatic viewing nonetheless The video is real!
Deb or Holly any MEANIFUL suggestions?
Mark you should post this video it’s shocking beyond belief.
No, not stupid. I don’t mind hunting as long as your going to eat what you kill, but I also feel you shouldn’t just go out there and shoot the first thing you see. I thought the idea of hunting was learning to sit and have patience, passing the lesser bucks up for the bigger ones that may or may not come around. If one does’t, so be it. You’ve still had your day out with dad. There will be a next time.
Fair enough, Deb. Patience is part of the game, for sure. Hunting and how we go about it tends to be a really personal thing, or at least it should be. I think it’s hard to find fault with a 9-year-old who is eager to get his first deer. Maturity and experience brings about changes in hunters, just as they do in other aspects of our lives. What happens “next time” will be up to Jud and his dad. We are not ones to judge, as long as they are being ethical and following the law, which they are.
Anyway, as you can see, the regulars here tend to be a loyal group eager to jump to the defense of their friends.
Thanks for clarifying the intent of your comment.
Way to go, Jud!
IMHO, I think MORE people should hunt. It thins out the population, reducing the number of deer who eat gardens and crops, the deer also cause lots of car accidents this time of year, by either jumping into the road or actually onto the car itself (I personally had that happen). It’s the best “free-range, grass-fed” meat that money can’t buy (I’ve never seen it in a grocery store, have you?).
Congrats Judson on your deer! Great job on a long shot, 125 yards Wow!
Okay folks I guess I should of told more of the story about Juds deer . It was actually shot on the LAST day of rifle season. This year was the first year that Jud hunted early muzzleloader with me , so with that being said, the two of us hunted many days in early season, and many days during rifle season. During the month long hunt there were no giant antlered deer that presented a shot to the young man. Any of you hunters out there that take young kids hunting should be able to appreciate this guys patience. I am very proud of him, and overjoyed with his love of the outdoors.
Great job, Jud!
Regarding the patience comment, we don’t all have deer walking by our stands all day where we can pick and choose. I haven’t seen a single deer the last 5 or 6 days I’ve been out. I hunt all day when I can. I think the deer are only moving at night. Anyway, I’m getting pretty desperate for some meat for the freezer.
Congrats to you young man! One less deer to hit while crossing the road and not to mention venison is healthy for you. But, the time you spend with your loved ones in the woods is irreplaceable – Treasure and enjoy these times! I hope that you have many more years of hunting ahead.
As Jud’s older sister, I have to say the level of ignorance of some people commenting on this treasured moment disguists me. Over the past five years, I’ve hunted more times than I can count, killing only one deer (ALSO a button buck), as an avid animal lover, I could not be more proud of my little brother. Every deer killed by anyone in our family, including Jud’s, is used for food to the fullest extent. Only other hunters would know how much better chili, tenderloin and spaghetti made from an animal you harvested yourself tastes! Much better than the hormone pumped, overly processed meat sold in stores and bought by people such as those who have responded negatively to my sweet brother’s photo. As a matter of fact, I ate the EXACT deer in this picture in a wonderful spicy chili this past Sunday. I hope after reading what I have to say, people will learn that they should never judge what they know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about.
Thanks.
I think we can all agree on one thing…Kendall has just made a slam-dunk post!
holly i am pretty sure judd is waiting untill marriage to lose his innocence.congrats on a fine deer and a great shot.
If people like Deb and Holly would worry more about what they are doing then what everyone else is doing this world would be a better place and they probally dont mind going out to eat and have a steak or hamburger.Let the boy hunt and enjoy time with his father it will make him a better man he will be tought values which this country has lost.