As I was packing my gear this morning I read this article in the local paper about a guy who bagged his first deer and I couldn't help but smile.

Hand me down bow... free
WalMart arrow... $5
WalMart broadhead...$6


The look on the face of all of the product reps that keep saying we need thousands of dollars worth of gear to kill a deer...PRICELESS



http://www.startribune.com/spo...doors/133207943.html

Blind hogs do find acorns...

WOW! What a deer and what a story! Congrats to a very lucky hunter.

He's hooked now, and he'll be buying gear before long. His paychecks will be going to get him a bow that he doesn't have to aim 2' below bullseye to hit the target. IMO though gear doesn't have to be fancy it just has to work.

Instead of hooked he might be ruined.

He well never beable to better the frist one.

quote:

Originally posted by Jeff Sullivan:
Blind hogs do find acorns...

Nonsense! Forgive me if I am a bit vulgar today - no offense intended!

The first and by far the most important requirement of killing a big trophy (or any game animal) is simply to be there!!!

And, in reading the attached article, the guy spent "Three consecutive days practicing non-stop" (my words).

Certainly, he was lucky beyond measure. But he got off his proverbial arse and "was in the right place at the right time."

Too often in our world today we are beholden to believing that "if only I had this or that..."; the simple truth is that if you get your but out in the field, good things can happen. If you're over-worried about having every nick-nack just right, you may very well be 15 minutes late, and have missed your appointment with DESTINY!

Woody Allen once said something to this effect: "80% of life is just showing up."

BTW, love your intro MN Hunter - couldn't be said any better.

Allow me to also share the original author's closing comments:

But on these first days of the deer season, when fortune seems to cast her favors so randomly, they have to ask themselves:

Would they rather be good?

Or lucky?

In 1934, Lefty Gomez went 26-5, with a 2.33 ERA, a feat rarely equaled.

Yet even he knew the answer.

So does Citrowske.

First, last and always, be lucky.

Dennis Anderson • danderson@startribune.com
:

Good luck to all of you this Autumn, and God bless!

friar

The sun shines on a dogs ass every now and then.

In all seriousness , Tred Barta even said it.

90 percent of it is just getting and being there.

10 percent of the hunters kill 90 percent of the game.

Allot of fact to that.

I'd rather see this guy get the buck than someone like Dave Moris, Chuch Adams, Mark Drury, Mike Waddell etc... Nothing against them mind you but it is nice to hear about a regular guy getting a good buck every once in a awhile and not outdoor personalities or fat rich guys hiring guides.