re: Favorite outdoor moment/experience

Shooting a mature buck with a bow. First decent deer I killed with my bow was on Public land and after I shot, I felt like I was going to fall out of my climber I had to sit down. That was 5 years ago and I sold my rifle right after. I missed the nicest buck I ever seen on a stand on public land last year in the snow, dropped after I shot at 40. Still felt like i was going to fall out the stand. As I sat on the stand I asked myself why I even do this I was on the stand in snow since daybreak and it was 3:30 pm to miss. After the initial knee jerk reaction, I realized that it was an experience that will make me that much better, can’t wait for this next season.