The first time I saw him, I said he’d be the only one for me and, no, that’s not what my wife said the first time she met me.
Last September, like most other bow hunters I know, I placed six of my trail cameras in several promising hunting areas to monitor any potential deer that may have been there. One of these locations was an overgrown cow pasture sprawling over nearly 200 acres. The pasture had everything a deer could want, including several small streams, abundant cover, and mature oak and beech trees.
Mike Raykovicz: Going all in for one specific buck
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