Well our hunt in Missouri this year has come and gone. This year we came so close to bagging a big one!  I took my son, Tyler, along.  This was his first real bow hunt and now he can appreciate just how tough bow hunting can be. We had plenty of opportunities but just didn't have that perfect shot on the right deer. I did, however, bag a nice big doe and am looking forward to a delicious "back strap" dinner with homemade mashed potatoes and gravy. Mmmm...

My wife thinks we're crazy, everything we go through to go hunting each year. But for those of us that hunt, we know it's not about harvesting something every time we go. It's much more than that. For us, it's the time spent together and enjoying nature at it's best. And not knowing what you'll see in the wild or getting a glimpse of a huge monster buck. That's what keeps you going out to your stand day after day.

As our hunt was coming down to the last day, we decided to roll the dice and stay one extra day. My camera guy ("Bone") and I saw lots of deer from the stand we were hunting but no wall hangers. We decided to move for the last day's hunt. Still no luck! We thought about staying for yet one more morning and leaving in the afternoon, but it was time to go home. We had seven good hunting days and my next ATV Adventure was calling. Now doesn't it just figure that I got a call from a local farmer in the area telling us that a monster "10 Point" came right by our stand that same morning we left. That's hunting!

All in all, this hunt was AWESOME and I had a great time with my 16 year old son Tyler. We could have never covered as much ground and got done what we did without our Polaris Ranger Crew Browning Edition and our Rough & Tough Electric Utility Vehicle. These two units made our hunt so much easier by getting back to our stands, scouting, moving stands and yes even bringing my doe out of the woods. One things for sure, you can bet we'll be back out there again next year to give it another shot...

Brian