Emotions soar as 14-year-old youth hunter brings down her target buck on opening weekend
Halle Thompson, 14, with the handsome 10 pointer she nicknamed “Hammer.” Thompson played cat and mouse with the Throckmorton County whitetail throughout the October archery season and finally managed to close the deal on the morning of November 2, opening day of the general rifle season. ( Courtesy Photo, Brielle Thompson)
Emotions ran high for the father/daughter team upon recovery of the buck. Thompson’s mother, Brielle captured the recovery on video. Check it out on facebook. com/100025776701264/videos/769079995354004/.
Hammer was a crafty buck that always moved under the cover of darkness. Thompson beat the deer at its own game by slipping in to her stand two hours before daylight and waiting him out on opening morning. (Courtesy Photo, Matt Thompson)
Idon’t know how your deer season has gone so far.For Halle and Matt Thompson of Pollok, opening morning turned out to be one they won’t soon forget. Matt is a deer hunting dad who always has his daughter’s back. Halle is a 14-year old freshman at Lead Academy who scores an A+ for her deer hunting perseverance.“She’s always been real independent and determined,” Matt Th...
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