07/08/2017
OK, OK, I have been absent for awhile. My apologies. I've been busy with a new job..blah blah blah. However, I am happy to announce that back in November I shot my first whitetail ever! In the past, I never took the time to deer hunt because I was focused on upland bird hunting. But, in recent years I decided to spend more time focusing on whitetail since we now own our own land. I really took an interest in compound bow hunting which I have to admit I've struggle with. I've had my mishaps, sights on the animal but passed or missed, whatever the excuse, so the hubby bought me a crossbow. Not my preference, but allowed me to make a clean shot on November 5 (5 is my luck number by the way) and harvest a nice little 7-pointer on my property. I was pretty excited, he came trotting right in and stopped with his nose in the air. I took my shot. For me, the fun part was tracking him alone, finding him alone, walking back to the house to get the 4-wheeler and bringing him back to the house alone. The hubby was gone that morning, and saw my proud harvest when he drove in the driveway! We were both pretty excited. I know most of you guys have bigger deer to brag about and relish the hunt over, but the first deer, as you know, is one you will never forget no matter the size. To top it all off, my hubby took a nice picture which Whitetails Unlimited asked to use in their 2017 flyer publication. I'm proud of that. Most importantly Ia m proud of all that I am learning about hunting whitetail deer, and love to watch them during the rut season...something that any hunter or non-hunter can appreciate. So now it's August and time to get ready for the next upcoming hunting season. Get out those bows an start practicing!