Finally, My First Successful Archery Deer Hunt!

After a week of getting up hours before sunrise and evenings sticking around until the last bits of sunlight passed through the woods, I thought I was going to get nothing again. Just like all the other years of hunting up until this point. The deer would always be just out of range, a change in wind would spook them, there would only be doe when I’m targeting a buck, or more than not, the deer just all seem to disappear. And to be clear, I’m not out there looking for trophies. All I care about is the challenge of …

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Bow Hunting: My First Experience

As of writing this, on October 24th, I still have not harvested a Mule Deer or Elk, but I absolutely love hunting! I’ve been out almost 15 times with no luck, but every single time I learn something new and try to apply it in my next time out. I’ve been close many times, so far, but can’t wait to actually get my first deer or elk. My path to hunting started in the fall of 2020 when my wife’s dad, a life-long hunter, was visiting us in  Utah for an Elk hunt. Around that same time, my coworker Evan …

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