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I'm afraid that may have revealed your age;)[8D]

Great story none the less.:D

RE: What is the best hunt you've ever had?
 

I have had many in 51 years of Bowhunting Biggame but right away I think of my son being able to go with me & then being there when he took his 1st shot at anything. Now, I have a Daughter doing the same & hope to be with her when she gets her 1st shot. Bowhunting with my brother & the times we share as we are now on the back side of life. Family is always the most precious time-hunting or otherwise.
Fortunate to have taken my son Caribou Hunting when he was 16 & a few other Bowhunts.
Plan on taking son & daughter on a wild hog Bowhunt in 2008.
I have & am blessed.

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For me, hunting isn't as much about memories or just bringing home the meat, it's about getting out there and doing it. Sure, I've got boxes and bins of racks and turkey beards, animals on the wall, photo albums, scrapbooks, etc., and it's fun to go down memory lane every once in a while, reliving every breath, every shot, every recovery, every moment. But that's all in the rear-view mirror to me. I'm more of a forward thinker. I'll have the rest of my life to reflect.

Before you can understand what is important to me, what reallygreases my wheels...you have to get a grip on the way I'm wired.

Since I was a kid - I'd always wanted to bowhunt.But I had no money, no bow and nobodyto take me. So, I saved up enough grass-cutting moneyand bought myselfa cheap compound. Practiced night and day. When season came, I strapped the loggy to my back and either biked or hoofed itto the nearest deer woods within walking distance. Every day after school, and dark-dark on Saturdays.

Only a couple kids my age bowhunted. Theirdads wereavid hunters, with their own land and nice newbows. My dad doesn't really hunt.

I made it my mission every year to out-hunt 'em all. And damn it, I did. I didn't care if it took sitting in that treestand until I couldn't feel my hands, or my toes felt like they were gonna break off...So, while those guys weretrucking around totheir local farms,traveling to other states to hunt,I was quietyperched on a hillside near the house, overlooking a garbage dump, and it was heaven-on-earth.

Years passed.

Eventually, bowhunting kinda got to be a big deal around home...

I've never been your conventional woodsy looking guy, so I always stuck out among the local pro-shop crowd. I avoid all their competitive shoots, just showing up to get my bow tuned, buy arrows or sign up for the buck/turkey pool.Theregulars wouldlook at me and see some numbnuts inboardshorts driving a sportscar.I hear the sarcastic comments, I notice the looks, see the sneers, but those moments are what drive me. I live for it.

Competitive spirit fuels this machine. If I have to log 200 hours in the woods... If I have to wear out a pair of boots... My name will be near the top of the score sheet by season's end. I can't handle failure. Never could.

I don't know why, but I live for the competition, the chance to prove somebody wrong. I live for the days when I go to the bowshop and some big talker inside, with hisgleaming competitionbow and shiny sights, takes a long, hard look at me while I'm standing there paying for my arrowsin my flip-flops and just blows me off as somecity-slicker fool who couldn't find his way out of a hayfield. That's it. That's the moment that triggers it.

I just can't stop until Ifinally get totromp in there some musty night in October with blood-stained fingernails and see the surprise, shock and jealousy on their faces. Etch my name on the leaderboard.

I live for those moments, I really do. Every year, the same scenario plays out...and it feels just as good this year as it's felt every year before. God willing, next year will be no different.

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Nice story Quick. My best hunt was November 4th 2005. In total I saw 9 Deer.6 bucks bigger than 120" 1 hot doe and 6 point and a fork.It was one of those perfect days Cool temps overcast sky and the rut in full swing.

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Elk hunt in 2005 is right at the top. These things are a rush to hunt with a bow.

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jm, I've GOT to do that one of these years......That would just be sweet!

I'll tell ya, to single out just one hunt is quite tough actually. My first bow kill was a major turning point in my life. Can you believe I don't have one single picture of that button buck?? Not one. My first squirrel w/ my brand new .22 rifle when I was 13 is quite memorable. Each trip to our farm is held near and dear to my heart. But I guess if I had to pick just one, hard though it is.......I guess it would have to be this one. Read all about it in my field journal.

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I can remember my first buck pretty good, that was twelve years ago so I would say that had to be a good one. The buck I was able to get my dad set up for was great too. But last year I stalked to within 25 yards of a doe. Had a some brush in the way and that was why I had to get that close. Was waiting on the dear to turn for a shot and I was crouched on the ground for a long time taking all them small steps. Well after what seamed like a eternity my feet went numb and I lost my balance and fell on my one knee!! Was busted and the deer ran off. I did not get the deer, but knowing I was able to put the sneak on her that close was a great time!

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Dude....I'll never forget shooting a squirrel when I was 6 with my Ruger Chipmunk single shot. I was hooked before that, but that moment put me on the stringer!


I am soooooo looking forward to the day when my little boy, Wyatt, can shoot it. A few more years!!!