Ill probably never consider myself a good hunter, the deer have a way of humbling a guy.Shot one of my better bucks this year, about 100 yrd shot with a muzzleloader, spent 3 hours following him around a huge 2 mile section in the snow to get the shot.It was an awesome hunt and tested my skills.the story I dont tell is about the small doe I choked on at 25 yards the week before that

Same thing with a bow, one of my best hunts and bowkill bucks was one I crawled up on in a picked beanfield.I had to crawl past the doe he was laying with and killed him from about 4 yrds away when he came over to her.Ive killed lots of deer now in a similiar fashion but none that were quite that exciting and that was only the second one Id ever shot from ground level with a bow.Most challenging stalk Ive ever faced and I pulled it off.Yet I missed a doe that was feeding peacefully at 15 yards with my bow from a treestand later that same year and had to eat my doe tag for the year.

I think overconfidence played a huge role in both misses, both were easy shots, and I knew it, I didnt concentrate as hard as I normally do on making the shot and I blew it.When I start thinking Im good something always happens to put me in my place