Hey guys, it is Alison again. I am starting to see why Greg is so addicted to this forum. I just had to see what you all said to my reply. Thanks Rob/Pa. In response to LaHoytguy and loanstarhunter don't feel too sorry for me. I really went out in the woods yesterday to find the doe more for Matthew than Greg. Not that it wasn't a sacrafice but if you can tell in the pictures just a little bit about how cute he is in, real life he is even more heartbreakingly adorable! And if possible, more devoted to hunting and deer and really all animals than you can believe possible. He loves his daddy tremendously and Greg passed on some kind of bowhunting gene in his DNA that it is imbedded in this little boy beyond belief.The pictures from last year with Matthew with the big buck it was probablyabout 40 degrees that night (pretty chilly) and getting late and Matthew's look of awe as he stares at those antlers tells the story to some degree. But he planned on sleeping outside with that deer all night. He was ready to lay down next to it and use its neck as his pillow and would have beenperfectly content to do so.We had to literally tear him away from that deer and draghim kicking and screaming inside to bed. And the first thing the next morning atabout 6:30 a.m. he was tearing back outside again to check on "his" buck.

So guys, I say all that to say this, once Matthew knew Greg had a deer I hadno choice but to take him out there and help his daddy bring it in. I would havepreferred to stay in the car and rest while they did that but Matthew isjust too young to have Greg have tohaul the deer, bow, camera and keep track of a very active little boyasking a million and one questions all the time by himself.
Plus Greg treats me VERY well as I have mentioned on here before. I love my husband and I really enjoy deer meat and I loveseeing him have so much fun atsomething he is so good at. So my adivce to all of you that want yourwives to be more supportive is to check yourselves and make sure you are being supportive and lovingto her. If I even casually mention that I want something Greggoes out to get it, ususally immediatley!!! I cant tell you the number of times he hasgone out at night in his pj's to get me a diet cherry limeade from Sonic at 10 p.m. or rent me a movie I want towatch!! He is wondefully thoughtful and sweet and he "cherishes" me very well just like he promised he would 10 years ago when we got married. So that helps me not mind so much when he is gone hunting a lot or spending hours on the computer with you all cause I know that he loves me and if I want something, if it is within his power to grant it to me, I usually get it so I am more than grateful and thankful for such a wonderful husband and a special little boy that I am proud to be a bowhunter's wife! And that means going out in the woods to bring them in!! See you!

Awesome!!! Congrats Greg!!!

PS...the doe is a nice one too!

great pics great doe

nice doe congrats

not to hijack the thread, but did you use those slick tricks????

Greg, you're a lucky guy to have found a wife like yours.

Congrats once again, and way to go at keeping your son involved. I can't wait until we see the post about his first deer.

Hey Pukeys, you think you have it bad now?.........wait til' you give that kid the bug. [:'(]

Congrats on the doe, and the great memories! Can't wait to meet the family in person. (Just make sure you sanitize first[X(])
Alison it's a good thing you are completely supportive of Greg's habit because it's only going to get worse in the next few years...hehehehe. Oh you're gonna hate me.

You will have some pretty new animals for the collection though!

Greg congrats in so many ways. I hope someday i can get my kid into deer hunting like that!

Ite... my equipment used was a BowTech Allegiance with a 29" draw set at 65 lbs, shooting 29" ACCs capped and custom-crested and fletched with matching feathers. The head of choice for this hunt was a Cabela's 100-grain Lazer Strike mech, as I had one left in a pack I bought last year and knew I'd be taking a doe for my first animal this year. I also had a Spot-Hogg Hunter Hoggit sight, an APA Twister Safari rest, and an 8" Stealth stabilizer.

The head is basically Rocket Aerohead's Sidewinder 3, and I took nearly 30 straight deer with Rockets before beginning to experiment with all the other offerings on the market. However, this Cabela's version doesn't seem to have the quality I've come to expect from Rocket, and I won't be using them again. I just don't think the ferrule is as strong, though the head held up fine on last night's shot.

I will say that it was amazing how deep the arrow was buried in the dirt upon retrieval; there's nothing like shooting tons of KE from a finely tuned bow that's shooting darts!

Illinoisbow, just expose him to it from the very start, and often. My son couldn't begin to tell you who Barney is, but before he could talk he could act like he was drawing a bow! He's seen more deer hunting videos than the average kid has seen Wiggles andDora the Explorer cartoonscombined. Most importantly though, I just think he senses my passion for the sport and is drawn to it solely because of that.

Forgot to add, ite... unfortunately, I'm still waiting on my Slick Tricks. I hope they arrive by Oct. 1, when Illinois opens up and my real deer season begins!

Greg i also waited about 1 mon for delivery and they are definetly worth the wait!!!!! I hopefully be posting some pics next weekend hopefully