A Tough, But Blessed Year
4 Comments Published by David Blanton on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 12:11 PM.
Well, I finally scored! If you would have told me back in the summer when I was spending hours and hours practicing with my bow that I would not release a SINGLE arrow at an animal until just a few days ago, I would have laughed out loud! I mean, there’s no way that I can hunt Wyoming, Montana, Alberta and Iowa without shooting at anything! Right? Wrong!
What a tough year! But don’t get me wrong, I have been blessed in so many ways this fall outside of filling tags, which sometimes becomes too important. I have made many new friends, spent time with my boys out in the field, laughed and broken bread with lifelong friends that I haven’t seen in several months, but the biggest gift I have received is knowing that I am truly BLESSED by God to have a wonderful job! And, my taxidermy bill will be significantly lower this year! Ha!
I could not have taken my first (hopefully not my only) buck this year at a more special place with truly special people — The Begert Ranch. Hiram and Darenda Begert have become like family to my family over the years. Their son Brett, his wife Hayley and their beautiful children, McKenley and Boone, also have a special place in my heart.
After chasing Rio Grande turkeys on their ranch, this was the first time I had deer hunted with the Begerts. It was awesome!
I shot this buck at 15 yards from a ground blind. Dan Johnson was running camera and sitting in a Lone Wolf only 5 feet off the ground, getting the entire hunt on video. I know it was a very weird setup, but it was the only way to get it done. Very unusual deal.
Of course, I was hunting with my BowTech Guardian set at 67 pounds, an Easton Super Slim arrow tipped with the G5 Striker broadhead. The buck only ran 70 before piling up! He rough scored right at 145”.
Now let’s just hope this starts the ball rolling!
I am Blessed!
hey David,
What an awesome buck. I wish that was me and that I had a job like you. You are lucky. Next time take me. :) Anyways hopefully the hunt will be on the next Monster Bucks. Talk to ya later.
God Bless & Good Huntin'
Kristle Oberlander-GA
Hey David,
I've been watchin you fellas since the early 90's yet this is the first time I've writin. You guys have come so far overall and I'm glad because the more you learn the more we learn. I'm glad to see that you understand the spiritual aspect of the hunt and appreciate the value of family and friends; you can tell by your kind words of the Begert family. I'm very proud of how you and the boys represent the rest of our hunting community. Oh yeah, great buck too!!!
BBD that is a very nice deer, but, since when did you start shooting bowtech?
Dear David,
Love the blog. I wish Jersey could produce some great bucks like that for my dad and I. Im only fifteen now but i hope some day i will be able to get the opportunity to get a chance at a buck like that. Good luck with the rest of the hunting for you and your family this year. I look forward to hopefully seeing some of your hunts on Realtree.
Merry Christmas,
Trey