2 years ago I chose not to hunt a stand at all that year. My goal was to take a deer on the ground with my bow. Natural ground blind, nothing fancy. In the first 2 weeks I missed 3 deer, one which was a really nice buck at 20 yards. I was disappointed in my self knowing that I could have made that shot as I have thousands of times before throughout the years of practice. I was frustrated beyond belief knowing I could go home and place those arrows right where I wanted. It was then when my father cut the bottom half of an old Thunderhead Broadhead sticker that said "Stay Calm Pick a Spot" This was a saying my father always told me but hunting on my own I seemed to forget the basics. --Side note: he has the same sticker on his bow too as a friendly reminder
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So, I placed the sticker on my bow and just went back to doing exactly what I have been since the first time I picked up Archery. October 17, 2009 it was getting real late and I had already seen a lot of deer in the area. Set up on the edge of a bean field on a small woodlot with a creek to the north and a cornfield to the west and east I head a snap and along the edge of this field came a deer. As it got closer he stopped rubbed on a tree and proceeded to walk by me. I saw his one antler was a spike but, at 5 ft you don't ask questions and you just shoot. After 50 yards he piled up and on a very warm October evening I shot my first deer on the ground with my bow. It is an experience like none other when you are that close. It can be done and it feels very special when you succeed. You will succeed you have deer around you, in range and getting shots, all you have to do now is your part
. Don't give in you can and you will get it done. Just remember to "Stay Calm, Pick a Spot"
Hope this helps and happy hunting.
--Jarad
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