On Nov. 1, Amber Kuhn won Lone Star Outdoor News’ Free Deer Hunt at 3 Amigos Ranch. She didn’t waste any time responding, and didn’t waste any time scheduling her hunt, possibly since she is 7 months pregnant.
On Nov. 13, Amber, with her husband, Danny, headed from their Weatherford home to nearby Throckmorton County to the ranch. After a quick tour of the ranch, by late afternoon they were in the blind.
“We saw all kinds of animals, including a scimitar-horned oryx,” Amber said. “I wanted to shoot everything. There was one nice deer I could shoot, but Frank (Marino, one of the owners of the ranch and her guide) thought we could wait and find a better one.”
That evening, after a great dinner, they spent time discussing the animals and the morning hunt.
The next morning, by the time they reached the blind, there was a nice fallow buck standing there.
“A buck had been in the feeder pen — my husband saw him,” Amber said. “And there was another giant next to him. When the feeder went off, it scared them away, but they came back.”
Amber was given the green light by Marino at the smaller buck, now outside of the feeder pen, and she liked the buck.
“He was what I was looking for — real pretty with tall antlers,” she said.
After waiting for a fallow doe to clear and make room for the shot, Amber made a great shot.
“He went about 15 yards,” she said.
Amber thought about her and Danny’s 6-year-old daughter and the son soon on the way.
“She shot her second buck this year, a 9-pointer,” Amber said. “And now we have a son coming to share all of this with.”
The couple was thrilled with their hunt at 3 Amigos.
“The property is beautiful and they were wonderful hosts,” Amber said. “And the food was great.”
They took the deer to Ray’s Wild Game Processing, and have plans for the meat.
“Our construction company is donating the meat to a family in need,” Amber said.
When they got home, they immediately loaded up and headed to their Eastland County lease where, last year, Amber shot her first 10-pointer.
The morning of Nov. 16, they didn’t see any deer.
“We’ll be back in the blind this evening and tomorrow morning,” Amber said.
