Well I have had a tough season. I decided to keep a journal this year, and looking back I hunted for 84 hours before seeing a deer out of my tree stand! I was more than disappointed at that point. Come to hour 85 and I hit a small branch in front of a great buck that came to a bleat, I was heartbroken, but I was finally seeing deer at least.
I invited a friend who has had a tough time the last few years to hunt that stand the next day and he harvested a great 8 point, while I saw nothing on another property.
Finally seeing deer consistently, I was able to watch several bucks breed does (first time for me), and saw twice the 150 class buck I have been after for a few years, both times hot after does and at a distance.
Since I have 2 buck tags and 3 doe tags in Mass, I often harvest young deer if I have a chance to put meat on the table.
With our first snow of the year today, I took out my #45 1962 Grizzly and was able to make a heart shot on this young buck. A 200 gr. VPA Terminater center punched his heart and he fell less than 50 yards. I am thankful for the memories and meat. And to finally take a deer with my favorite vintage bow was great.
Topic: 1962 Grizzly still has it (Read 1241 times)
