Just got back into Trad Archery after a 9 year lay-off due to shoulder, elbow and hand problems.
Thanks to my fellow trad archery friends for the encouragement and support over the years.
Anyway the other day in the woods I was checking out an old hunting area when I heard this deer running towards me from a basin area. It was a doe that broke over the one ridge coming out of the basin at about 30 yards. She was coming hard and almost directly at me. She noticed me and went a little to her left and passed me by at about 5 yards. Well I kind of figured what may be following so I nocked an arrow and before I could get by a tree I heard the next deer coming up over the ridge line the doe came from. All I seen at first was a rack and then noticed he was coming full out but instead of the doe's line he was on a lazzer beam right dead at me. All I know he had a fairly wide rack with a few tines. At about 15 yards and he did not look like he had noticed me I waved my arms and yelled at him. That must have broke his focus enough that he made one hard right turn and passed close enough that I could have tripped him up by sticking my bow out. He continued on around and after the doe neither to be seen again. That was a great welcome back and made the 61 year old ticker race for the next 5 minutes.
Below are a couple mug shots of me, (trying my pic posting) but be warned it is not pretty. :eek:
The bow is a bamboo backed osage self.
Earl
Topic: What A Thrill (Read 407 times)
