davidmil

I'm sitting here in Atlanta and just got a call from Len. He wanted to know if I wanted to go hunting this afternoon. I told him I couldn't get back in time. LOL

Anyway, Len might be the first here to break in one of the new Bowtechs. He's been playing with a new Guardian. He took it to the tree this morning. After watching this 3 1/2 year old large bodied buck he decided he wasn't going to amount to much more than he was. He drilled him with his new Guardian. Len usually would rather shoot a doe than a buck, but this ole sway belly just struck his fancy and he drilled him. He isn't going to keepthe bow. He's waiting for a longer axle to axle Commander to come in for him. He told me he thought I'd like the Guardian. We'll see when I get back. Anyway, a heck of a way to start the year. New bow, New Year... buck down and dead. Congrats again to Len. I didn't ask him what number this was but he's getting up there in double digit range for the year I think.

Rick James

I did get to draw a guardian over the weekend. Seemed like a pretty cool bow, and the draw cycle wasn't noticably rowdy either when compared tothe 05' Allegiance I used to have. Seemed like it will be a sweet shooter and I am sure they will sell a lot of them.

YooperMike

I shot the guardian last night again, pretty sweet rig. It is too short for me, but still it shot real nice. Super quiet, quietest I have shot actually. I also shot the Vectrix XL last night and that thing is unreal. Shoots awesome, no vibration, great draw cycle. The new STS-type cable guard does make a pretty good crack though on the shot. I am looking forward to shooting the Commander since it will fit me much better.

PABowhntr

Congratulations to Len. I am glad he was able to christen the bow even if he isn't keeping it.

Matt / PA

Darnit, I knew he was going to be the first one to get a Guardian bloody.........

davidmil

Since he said I should try this bow I have to assume it's a right handed one, cause that's all I can use. Len is left handed by nature or by left eye dominance which ever you want, but he kills with bow hands all the time.

HuntingBry

Not bad for shooting the opposite hand at the wrong DL with a bow that has a shorter ATA than he likes.

Congrats to Len!

GregH

Is a management buck the same thing as a "cull" buck?

Rob/PA Bowyer

The guy is a machine! Are you sure his eyes don't glow red when the lights go out?

Len in Maryland

Shot it 9 AM and got homeabout noon. I watched this buck work closer and closer for about 20 minutes. By the time it got to about 15 yards, I had made up my mind that this one had to go down. At 10 yards I just sat there, turned a little sideways in my new treestand and double lunged him. He went about 70 yards and fell in a clear area.

I was about 200 yards from the truck, but I had set up at the end of an old runway. Dave knows where it is because he liked that area when I took him there. I was able to drive my truck down the old runway to within 30 yardsof the deer. Made it a lot easier since I was by myself.

I foundthisnew location last week in a narrow transition thicket between two bedding areas. I hunted it last Saturday evening and had 10+ does around me. Tried to take one ofthem but caught a limb with the arrow. Trimmed the area before I left Saturday night and couldn't get back until this morning.

As soon as my son finds out I shot a deer in this spot, it'll be HIS spot. That's the way it's worked with him for the past 3-4 years. That's OK, he's my son. I've learned tojust move over to another 'honey hole' when he's with me and let him have some fun. The first 4 times he went with me this year, he used one of my other 'honey holes' and scored 4 straight times. That's what life is really all about - watching your 15 year old be successful.