Spent the day out with Faith. Really gotten to where I like this bow.
Hit the old family place a little late this morning. We've had pretty well 3 days of continuous rain, been difficult to get decent weather to hunt.
Drove to the west end of the property and packed up for the trip in.
Here's the trail heading up the hill from where I parked.
There used to be an old one room school building right where I took this photo from. I can barely remember it. It was torn down in the late 70's.
On the walk up the hill, Faith and I found a couple of rubs. Figured I'd snap a pic of her beside one of them.
Wind was virtually dead calm this morning when I woke up. There was heavy overcast and temps in the 30's. Now, while walking in, overcast is lessening a bit. Breeze from the north is picking up and more steady.
Here's a pic at the top of the hill as the path flattens out. This is an old strip mine. this block of our place is about 35 acres.
Got settled into my stand. Here's a panoramic shot of what I'm watching.
The north wind is a deal breaker for my current favorite stand here, so I tucked into some brush in the edge of a pine patch overlooking the field. I've seen a lot of deer here throughout the years. Just a couple of weeks ago, I had 9 does walk into it. I was now set up just 20 yards from their entry point. Their normal travel would bring them by me at anywhere from 9 to 20 yards.
Me and Faith just hangin' out. Waitin on some action.
After shooting Faith for a while, I settled on Victory V-Force HV shafts with 100 gr inserts and 175 grain VPA Terminators. This setup is just a little lighter than I usually like (486 gr), but this bow absolutely shoots these like a lazer beam.
Unfortunately had nothing show in the field. Will be heading back tomorrow, probably head to a different place altogether.
One last pic of Faith I took on the way in with an old stump and my Arrowmaster.
Hopefully things turn out a bit better tomorrow. Time is winding down.
Topic: Hope and Faith Sarrels of 2014 (Read 47437 times)
