Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Got back a couple of days ago from a week at Riverbend Whitetails in Kentucky. Had a great week of hunting, especially considering the bad weather we had. It rained three of the five days and was pretty windy every day. Five of us went and four got shots at good bucks. Three of the four were recovered. I was the only one that didn’t shoot a buck. I had to settle for a couple of “big mamas”. I did have a close encounter with a trophy buck. Check him out in the video gallery. I can’t wait to get back there next year. Looks like hunting around here is going to be tough for awhile with the effects of all the rain we had. Later…

Hunting season in our area will not be the same for awhile- an unbelievable amount of rain fell on us last weekend, 24+ inches. Major flooding resulted throughout eastern SC. Most rivers reached all time highs, pushing the deer out to any dry ground they could find. DNR closed hunting temporarily in several river plains but not nearly enough in my opinion. I think it opens back up at midnight tonight, all too soon I think. I’ve got a number of stands still too wet to reach. I doubt we get completely back to normal by year’s end. Later…

Man, what a great season this has been so far, at least for me. Three really good bucks, two of which are already at the taxidermist. The crazy thing about it is that the biggest deer, 207 lbs, is not at the taxidermist- a 9pt that will have to settle for a European mount. All of this and we’re not even half way through the season. Makes me more concerned than ever about the proposed deer bill now in the legislature. If it passes in its present form, one more buck and my season would be over for the most part. Well that’s a topic for future discussion. Suffice it to say, this season has been great for me and if I don’t kill another buck it will still be a great season for me. Hope you’re getting into the woods as often as possible. I know I am! Later…

Man, I had another great hunt yesterday afternoon and the second time was the charm! Another encounter with the big 9pt I missed shooting about 10 days ago when I ran out of light. Same thing almost happened again. He came in just before dark just like the first time. I knew I was basically out of camera light but when he gave me a quartering angle I said I wasn’t going to let this opportunity pass because I could still see well enough to get a shot off. What a pig, 207 lbs! The video isn’t great but I do have it. It’ll be up in a few days. Check it out. Can’t believe I’ve already taken two quality bucks by mid September. Later…