Wapsi Tree Rat
Well-Known Member
My first deer I ever took was 25 years ago, a 2 1/2 year old buck with an arrow. I'll never forget the rush and didn't come off that natural high for weeks. Fast forward 23 years...married with children and they aren't too keen on venison steaks and burger, and enough cheese pepper sticks already! (gave away 35 lbs of them 2 years ago) So a deer a year has been sufficient in the past, all with arrows, does and bucks. However, in the past couple years we have perfected a home made jerky recipe and the kids and I eat it like candy. We have already consumed a large youth season doe that came off the dehydrator 3 weeks ago. Um...need more venison. So we loaded up on tags. Bummer...a healthy snack and a lot more fun!
Well, last year me and the boys were out in the timber walkin and stalkin during slug season, looking for a nice big doe for more jerky meat. Out of nowhere a big body 10 pnt comes crashing in and stops broadside 50 yds....bigger than anything I've taken with a bow. With my boys watching I raised the gun and centered the bead on his shoulder................... I couldn't pull the trigger! It just didn't seem sporty enough. Didn't even seem like fair chase to just pull a trigger. And how much more fun would it be with a arrow??!! The buck trotted off and my boys looked at me like I was crazy. Was I? Am I? What do all you archery nuts think? You guys go slugging for big bucks?
Well, last year me and the boys were out in the timber walkin and stalkin during slug season, looking for a nice big doe for more jerky meat. Out of nowhere a big body 10 pnt comes crashing in and stops broadside 50 yds....bigger than anything I've taken with a bow. With my boys watching I raised the gun and centered the bead on his shoulder................... I couldn't pull the trigger! It just didn't seem sporty enough. Didn't even seem like fair chase to just pull a trigger. And how much more fun would it be with a arrow??!! The buck trotted off and my boys looked at me like I was crazy. Was I? Am I? What do all you archery nuts think? You guys go slugging for big bucks?