I went up north with an old friend the past two days for a little archery deer hunting. He was using a crossbow and I had my HH Badger. We hunted from treestands on his property and sat Tuesday afternoon/evening, Wednesday morning and then again Wednesday night. I saw one deer mid-day Wednesday when my friend did a little mini-drive. It was too far and moving too fast to shoot - I couldn't even tell if it was a buck or a doe because of the thick bush. I did a little stump shooting and shot at a woodcock but missed by a hair.
I brought nothing home but I felt a great sense of satisfaction in just accepting up the challenge of hunting with traditional archery gear. Even though I had no chances, I shot my practice arrow before I climbed out of my stand each time, and I would have got my imaginary deer with each shot. I can only imagine how gratifying it will be to take a deer with my bow and I gotta say a general congratulations to everyone who takes up this challenge and becomes proficient at it. With the attitudes toward hunting ethics and sportsmanship that I read about here on TradGang, I really like the company I am keeping. :)
Sounds like you hit the jackpot, doesn't it. Welcome to the best view of the natural world known!
Yep, I'll second what AP wrote! Welcome, and all the best to you in your endeavour.
good luck to you, just seeing a deer in big land like that is an accomplishment, stick with man and enjoy!
That is the way to go Robert,I just spent the week hunting with a super good friend (F-Manny),he just left for Montreal a few minutes ago and he has a story to tell :thumbsup: don't miss it,man we had a blast.
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