David, living and hunting here in Montana we are very lucky that we have vast amounts of public land to hunt without paying for its use.
I do have my blind set up on my uncles place of 250 acres, and have been watching the deer closely. Most if not all of them have been passing, as they just have been out of my comfort zone with a traditional bow which is out past 20 yards.
I had hoped for a shot on a nice doe yesterday that was just 43 yards. She stopped, sniffed the upper branches above her head, then rolled on the ground like she was easing an itch.. sat there laughing at that one. I thought maybe this is the one, as she looked like she was going to take the upper trail that would have passed just within 10 yards. My heart was pounding in my chest at the excitement of a whitetail deer by my traditional bow.
Well as luck would have it, she decided to head back down to the lower pasture.
I had one other one, that passed within 30 yards, but it was heavily tree’d and the shot was not presenting itself for her into the ribs, so I had to pass.
