Young Hunters at Work

McKenna Strommen, 11, harvested her first buck on Oct. 15 with the help of her proud dad, Luke. Walking for miles on the Milk River bottom to no avail, the Strommens set up a blind beside an alfalfa field mid-day but counted more turkeys than deer--until her perfect buck walked in. "I will never forget that moment in the blind when she screamed "I just shot my first buck!" and jumped up on me with the biggest hug ever", said Luke.

To prepare for her first hunt, McKenna spent some time at the range. She used Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle in .308 with Vortex Viper PST 2.5-10x32 scope, Hornady Lite 125 grain SST bullet (low-recoil load). Enjoy your deer, McKenna!