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Brock following Mason through the woods.
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enjoyed watching that 3 times on my lunch break - kid is a stone cold killer, put it right where it needed to be, dang
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Congrats Mason!! That arrow dropped right into that's sweet spot(freakin beautiful!!). I always told my son "what's said in the woods, stays in the woods". You are raising a fine young man Brock, I know you are proud.
That's the best thing I've seen in a long time! Haha! Congrats Mason and congrats Brock for both of you guys getting it done. Just awesome!
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Glad you fellas enjoyed watching it...shaky and all. I love getting this stuff on video to share, but it is never the priority. I don't think he has ever been more excited than he was after turning that arrow loose last night. Getting that first one with a bow must have meant a lot to him. I'm just glad he didn't tell anyone to "suck on that". 
I told his mom you all (and a couple of local friends), thought Mason said the "big F" word. She of course told him, so he said he would just quit saying, FREAKIN. And I wouldn't be surprised if I never heard him say it again. Then again, I was pretty shocked when he said "smoked him" too. You just never know what's coming out of your mouth in a moment like that I guess. I'm glad no one is recording me when I shoot something!
I told his mom you all (and a couple of local friends), thought Mason said the "big F" word. She of course told him, so he said he would just quit saying, FREAKIN. And I wouldn't be surprised if I never heard him say it again. Then again, I was pretty shocked when he said "smoked him" too. You just never know what's coming out of your mouth in a moment like that I guess. I'm glad no one is recording me when I shoot something! 
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Thats heat of the moment. Thats whats great about it. Sent the link to my dad, he replied: "Just watched that video a few times. Great camera work, especially after the shot of the kid. He will never forget that shot."
My wife had to watch it a couple times too. Great stuff brock
My wife had to watch it a couple times too. Great stuff brock
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Haha.... I loved his reaction after the shot! Pure adrenaline and "freakin" awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us Brock!
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I went to a stand all by my lonesome tonight. Probably going to have to do that a little more with winter sports starting up. I saw 8, all antlerless. I take that as a great sign. This little hole is where we have pics of the two big boys recently, and I gotta believe a good supply of does is GREAT news considering the time of year! It's about to get real interesting in the woods...
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I over slept this morning. Home game last night meant we had a shop full of football fans until way late. I was tired. I made it to my favorite stand in the world (Fayette Co.) and was settled about 9. I really just wanted to make sure it was still in good shape as I haven't been in it since last year. About 5 minutes after I sat down I saw a big antlered rascal about 1/2 mile north of me. That was as close as he got. Shortly after, I saw two antlerless deer fooling around and a young buck that would score about 115 with 8 pretty points joined them. They ran him off pretty quick and they drifted out of sight soon after. I then saw a doe pop up from the CRP ground and bound off, with the same 8 point nosing around. He eventually gave up, and ran towards me and continued on into a woodlot. Pretty good sit that only last an hour and 15 minutes or so.
I did a little snooping around a blind I built last March. There are 6 scrapes visible from the blind! I went back home, got some tools to clear brush, went to the feed mill for some corn and headed back to Fayette. I cleared shooting lanes, dumped corn, and boogied back home before running over to check a cam I've been letting soak. "Masons buck" was on it...holy cow, what a deer. I'd love to hunt tonight, but can't. Mason and I will get in there as soon as the stars align.
I don't have any cams on the Fayette Co. farm, but the landowner does. I have NEVER seen so many rubs and scrapes on the place. I didn't look at the pics, but the landowner told me there has been a giant 10 showing up on his often. He has been hitting rubs on trees about the size of a fat man's thigh, and that is where the cams are. I will be slipping up there over the next week. Even though that is not where the really big ones are, there is no place I'd rather be the first two weeks of November! And, some of the biggest deer I have ever seen were on this property. Pretty cool not having a clue what will come by...
I did a little snooping around a blind I built last March. There are 6 scrapes visible from the blind! I went back home, got some tools to clear brush, went to the feed mill for some corn and headed back to Fayette. I cleared shooting lanes, dumped corn, and boogied back home before running over to check a cam I've been letting soak. "Masons buck" was on it...holy cow, what a deer. I'd love to hunt tonight, but can't. Mason and I will get in there as soon as the stars align.
I don't have any cams on the Fayette Co. farm, but the landowner does. I have NEVER seen so many rubs and scrapes on the place. I didn't look at the pics, but the landowner told me there has been a giant 10 showing up on his often. He has been hitting rubs on trees about the size of a fat man's thigh, and that is where the cams are. I will be slipping up there over the next week. Even though that is not where the really big ones are, there is no place I'd rather be the first two weeks of November! And, some of the biggest deer I have ever seen were on this property. Pretty cool not having a clue what will come by...
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