Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Today was a bad day, for me. I blew it! I don’t need to tell those of you who bowhunt that the life of a bowhunter is very frustrating. You really have limited opportunities for shots at good bucks. Generally the first week of the season gives you a chance ( I proved that this year by getting a really nice ten point on the third day of bow season). Then it goes down hill from there until, of course, the rut. Well, I got my second opportunity today and I blew it. And, like everybody who misses, I immediately began looking for excuses. I can only come up with one and it ultimately was still my fault. When I hung this particular stand I left a small ( 5″ diameter ) pine tree directly in front of the stand and only about three feet away. Why would I do that? Well smart me figured it would help break my silouette. Big mistake! I had a 18″ 8-pointer in and had to lean slightly to the left in order to get the shot by that tree. I can only assume it was what caused me to miss so badly. Live and learn a painful lesson. I’ll have the video up in a day or so. Later…

Things have been relatively slow, at least for me, since I returned from Riverbend Whitetails in Kentucky. Of course, the weather has not been conducive to deer movement- warm and muggy. However, things are about to change. We’re about to see lows around 50 and highs in the 70’s. Get ready because the action is getting ready to take off! The next 3-4 weeks should be the best of the year for us. Good luck! By the way, I’ve edited and uploaded the video of my trip to Riverbend. Check it out in the “Deer-2011” video gallery. Later…

Many of you may have had trouble accessing the site recently. I’ve had a problem with files being modified by an unknown source thus causing a virus alert to be issued. To correct this I’ve been in the process of moving my site to a new hosting server. This has taken much longer than we anticipated but we’ve finally completed the move. I’ve still got to go back and add all my photos but the videos have all been uploaded. Thanks for your patience. Look for a new video to be added to the 2011 gallery sometime Sunday. Later…

Just got back from hunting at Riverbend Whitetails in Kentucky. Temps were warm and the moon was full but I had a great time sharing camp with Hank Parker, Hank, Jr. and Billie “Catfish” Parker. Hank killed a really nice 150 class buck. You’ll be able to see the video of that kill on his 2012 show. I didn’t get a shot but had some really good bucks in close. I’m currently editing a video of my experience and hope to have it uploaded to the site over the weekend. Hank’s buck can be seen on Riverbend’s facebook page.