Just a friendly reminder to the hunters out there. Last night I was walking out after not seeing any deer, having another hunter set up 100 yds from me an hour before sunset, feeling frustrated and discouraged.
I came across a climber tree stand at the bottom of a tree with gear all around it. My first thought was an accident had happened. I shown my light over everything and didn't find a hunter in peril.
I proceeded to walk down the trail and noticed a dim light sweeping back and forth in the woods. As I got closer I asked "Did you get one"? The reply was sheepish, "Yeah, but I'm having a hard time".
At that I could've said good luck and kept going. But I offered assistance. He gladly accepted and later told me he was about to throw in the towel and come back in the a.m. with better light. The coyotes on this public ground are thick and he surely would've lost some choice meat.
I clicked on my kick butt LED flashlight that work bought me, sshhh don't tell 'em I don't use it there, and proceeded to help him look for blood.
It wasn't a great blood trail as he hit the deer high and little far back. But we wound up finding the deer about 45 min. later.
We then worked together gutting, cleaning and dragging his deer back to the main trail. All the time he kept saying "Thank you for your help."
We took some pictures and loaded up his gear. When he saw my recurve and wooden arrows he asked "You hunt with one of those?" Yep was my reply. "You make your own arrows?" Yep again. "Where's your tree stand?" I was sitting on the ground tonight I told him.
After the long walk back to his truck he again thanked me and said while nodding at me equipment "I guess less is more huh?" Yeah was my reply.
I don't share this to thump my chest and get accolades for helping. I just wanted to share my experience and encourage us all to help each other. It's very easy for me to get caught up in the fact that other hunters are maybe more successful than I. Or that they are maybe not hunting with the same ethics. But I drove home last night feeling pretty dang satisfied even though I didn't have any meat to show for it.
-Jeremy
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