The Up's and Down's of bowhunting

Well this mornings hunt was packed with a bunch of "Firsts"

-First time I ever heard a snort wheeze from a buck (about 50 yds away). Sounded EXACTLY like every snort /wheeze call I ever heard

-First time I ever called in a buck with a bleat can

-First time I ever called in a P@Y class buck with a bleat can

-First time I ever attempted a head on shot at any deer, much less a P@Y

-First time I zipped it just under a P@Y head-on at 7 yds because my dumbarse forgot to hold my 45 yd pin on his heart instead of the twenty I had on him when I triggered the arrow. (You would have thought 10 yrs of competitive 3-D archery w/ 3 state titles would have triggered the old memory cells....but nooooooooooooooo)

-First time I held low on a 38 yd shot on the same P@Y thinking he would jump string since he was on edge.

_First time I missed a P@Y at 38 yds because I held low (on the heart) and he never moved as the arrow sailed 1/2 under his chest ( and he was 42, not 38 yds)

- First time I ever had a doe blow at me because she was mad at me (I killed her young 8 pt loverboy in retribution for missing the P@Y)

- First time I field dressed a deer alone in under 3 mins




- God I love bowhunting