Submitted by Tasha VerStrat

This weekend, for the 2008 youth hunt, Tranaya Palma of Jenison, Michigan -- accompanied with guardian James VerStrat -- shot her first deer with a .223 near Vestaberg, Michigan. She shot the deer on Saturday night at last light. The deer is a legal 10-point and is an approximately 150-class buck. Tranaya is 14 years old and attends Jenison Middle School. Now, along with being an excellent student and athlete she is also a proud Michigan youth hunter who is going to beg to go out again in November.  Tranaya's great success is in thanks to guardian James VerStrat, land owner Jon Vice and good friend Tim VanPollen. We are very proud of Tranaya, as now she holds the largest mount in the house.