August 2010

Sadie Theriault

This month’s featured buck was shot by Sadie Theriault of Jackman, Me. Sadie is a talented young gal that has some really neat hobbies. Besides the obvious of being a good hunter, she also competes in skijoring and dog sledding. I had not seen skijoring before last winter but had a chance to jump on the the back of Sadie's Dad's snomachine and tape her as the dogs pulled her on cross country skis. It was really neat. Sadie's 2009 hunting season is a classic story of putting your time in and not giving up. It is all about 2 points connecting and being innovative enough to find ways to battle the elements as harsh as they may be.  Congratulations Sadie. Sounds to me like you earned this buck.

Chris Dalti
Big Woods Bucks

 

My name is Sadie and I am 16 years old. 2009 was the first year my Mom and Dad allowed me to hunt on my own. My goal this year was not to shoot the first buck I saw but to stay persistent and shoot a really nice buck. A few people thought I should shoot the first buck I saw but I was willing to be strong and risk not getting a buck this year.       Last year, my Dad Norm, shot an 8 point buck that weighed 230 pounds. He used a sleeping bag to stay warm and I thought that was a good idea so I borrowed it from him to use this year. I pulled it up over my shoulders leaving my right arm out so I could shoot. I hoped his would luck would carry over in the sleeping bag and I would get a chance at a buck like he did. Dad and I had set a trail camera out and had only a couple pictures of a buck passing through.      During the week of Thanksgiving, I sat for a couple of mornings and almost every day after school.  Rifle season came and went and I did not see any bucks. With one week of muzzleloader left, I started reconsidering whether I should just shoot the first buck I saw but decided against it. On December 1, a doe passed through where I was sitting and about five minutes later I saw a buck coming through the woods. His head was to the ground following exactly where the doe had passed by. The buck stopped just long enough to give me a broadside shot so I raised my muzzleloader and drop him in his tracks. The trail camera had not taken a picture of a buck in several weeks but that didn’t matter anymore. You just have to be there at the right time. The buck weighed 178 pounds had a really nice 8 point rack. His racked scored 125 and made the Maine Antler and Skull Trophy Club. I guess I achieved my goal for 2009!