The Art of Hunting for Whitetail

 Hunting for the Whitetail Deer

    My personal experience with whitetail has been going for about 13 years. My first hunt I ever went on was with my dad in our land during the opening day of archery season. We sat for about 6 hours and we finally saw our first deer of the morning which was a nice 8 pointer at 60 yards. we waited and he finally came into 45 yards which is a very far shot with a bow. my dad came to full draw and let an arrow fly. He skimmed the belly of the buck but only managed to hit hair and we were devastated but we pulled through and left empty handed that day.

    I harvested my first deer in 2017 on opening day of firearms season with a 12 gauge at 30 yards I dropped her where she stood. If I'm being honest it was one of the best days of my entire life. Just think that after 10 years you finally achieve a goal you've been working at for almost your whole life. it was a beautiful moment and I would say I was one of the happiest people in the world at that moment. After that year I have been on a roll at least getting one deer in the seasons after that one.

    I do a lot of scouting with trail cameras and just going out looking for deer sign and deer in the flesh during the off season. I have been trying to pick one deer out that I see and hunt that deer all year long. When you complete a feat like that after hunting all season long it is the greatest feeling on the planet.