Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently signed a new bill that removed the minimum hunting age for children doing mentored hunts in the state. Now, a 6-year-old girl is making headlines for shooting her first deer under the new law.
A photo posted by Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources Twitter account showed Lexi posing with the buck she shot.
“Six-year-old Lexi sat many hours yesterday without success but today her persistence paid off,” the Nov. 19 tweet said. “Her father, Tyler Harris, had tears of joy when his little hunting partner got her first buck & poses for Warden Randy Dunkel. Congratulations, Lexi!”
Harris bought his daughter a youth rifle because it’s easier to handle and has less power. On Sunday, they went to the woods near their rural Medford home in Taylor County where Harris had built a heated hunting enclosure, the AP reported.
When a buck came into view, Harris helped his daughter prepare for the shot.
“She was shaking,” Harris told the AP.
He didn’t force Lexie to shoot, he said, but told her she could take the shot herself if she wanted to.
Lexie ended up pulling the trigger and hitting the buck.
“She looked at me right away and said, ‘I’m not gutting it because that’s gross,’” Harris said.
Before, only one weapon could be used between the mentor and mentee, but now both are allowed to have a weapon.
Friends Read Free