That year they changed the start of bow season from Oct 15 to Oct 1, and on Sept 29 my bow wasn't in yet!! I was some upset after all the scouting I'd done.
I went to the local bow shop on Sept 30, sighted it in at 25 yards with the factory sight, and went to bed happy.
In the morning of Oct 1, I shot my first ever deer. A 286 lb 9 point buck at 27 yards. What a blast!! It's still a deer killer.
All I ever did was put a home made stock and a scope on it.
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