Definitely, it was an amazing encounter. Still a little heart broken from it but thats what keeps us wanting more.

@@gritarchery I’m hoping for the same encounter this fall. Keep your head up and try again

Most of our deer here act the same way!! Southern deer are by far the hardest to hunt in our opinion. For some reason the deer in that particular area let you get by with a lot more. They act more like midwestern deer. Nice to hear from other trad hunters. We are working on coming out with our own line of recurves keep an eye out!!

Felt like he was staring a hole through me

Thanks, trying our best. That encounter hurt a lot but also left us wanting more.

Thanks, we left the woods that night empty handed but still pumped from such an awesome encounter.

It was but thats what keeps us going back I guess

Camo is a gimmick. Never wear it. Been 5 yards from deer in tan pants and a red flannel shirt. Its all about good back cover, paying attention to the wind, and being still and quiet.

Can't hurt. We try to utilize them or face paint as much as possible. This hunt was a bit of a cluster all together.

Wind and good backdrop are definitely more import to us as well. We try to put everything in our favor though. We think the glare of the camera screen in low light got us on this one. Having two people in the tree all the time adds a whole other level of difficulty.

Thanks buddy.

70's model Bear Super Kodiak 50#

Thanks for the feed back. This one was defiantly a test of patience. Would've just flung one in my early days. Always learning from past mistakes and growing as an archer

We were up about as high as we could be for that set up. Just comes with hunting in steep country. If they come from up hill it's definitely easier for them to pick you out. Especially with two guys in the tree. Thanks for the feed back!

Sometimes filming becomes secondary to us, we get caught up in the hunt. Lost most of our footage from this one because our mic was turned off. We were in hunting in western North Carolina.

Painfully close

We will give it a try thanks.

Thats archery, you get split second sometimes to make the call. Happy we had the encounter, would rather see him walk off than have a badly placed arrow in him.

We had a pretty good backdrop. We think he originally picked up Zacks face lit up by the camera view finder. That combined with smelling where the bear had been, got him boogered just enough. Hopefully we can catch back up with him soon.

@@gritarchery you will get him. I suggest urinating all over that area so he gets used to your scent when your not there. He is a good buck. Nice rack but not too old to be chewy. Will make a good shoulder mount.

Thanks for the sub means a lot to us.