At 4:00am, my alarm sounded. I dragged myself out of bed, went down to the kitchen, and poured myself a bowl of cereal. After eating, I hopped into the shower, threw on some clothes, and began the short drive over to Stowe Archers. At 4:45am, with bow in hand, I began to creep into the woods behind the clubhouse. I located my tree-stand, which I left in the woods the night before, and began to climb. Once situated, I eased …
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The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. When you read that quote in school did you ever think it would fit so perfectly into your adult life? Earlier in the week I made plans to get together with my Hunting Mentor and try for a Deer. There is nothing unusual about deer hunting, we’ve gone out together a number of times this season. The plan was to head into work a little early so that I …
I sat in my trees stand, tipping my head back to lean against the tree, and watched three hawks soar high above. The swirling breeze set my tree to swaying while I felt the tension of a busy work week melt away. As the hawks soared out of sight, I closed my eyes and hoped to take a quick little nap. Before I could drift off to sleep, I heard leaves crunching behind me and to my right. I knew …
At 5:00am I stepped out of my house and onto my front porch. The wind howled through the trees and rain pattered down onto my walkway. For a brief moment, I considered going back inside and playing sick in order to get out of going to work. As much as I wanted to climb back into bed, I just couldn’t do it. I pulled my jacket tight around myself and stepped into the rain. For the next several hours I …
Last night, while I tossed and turned in bed, my mind drifted to the ever-growing list of miscellaneous things that I intend to do. Among that list was writing this very blog post. I couldn’t wait to tell you about my awesome hunt. If I didn’t wind up with a deer, I was sure I’d have a story about a deer or two under my tree stand. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out as well as I had imagined. As it …
Imagine walking through the woods. Leaves are softly crunching under your feet, the air is cool and crisp. The sun shines through breaks in the trees and warms your face. Birds chirp high above in the trees and a squirrel scurries across the forrest floor. For a brief moment you feel one with nature. As you continue to walk along, you see acorns scattered on the ground. You see a narrow trail that breaks through some brush and you think …
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