Rob Narrowly Misses 8-pointer

On his way back to UW-Platteville, Rob took the short 5 minute jaunt off Hwy 151 to spend the afternoon hunting the Theobald Farm in Barneveld, Wisconsin. We had seen a pair of bucks the previous weekend on the flat, a 4 pt and nice 8 pt and Rob had earmarked the 8 pt for his trophy case on this visit. Not too disappoint, shortly after arriving, both made their appearances near Rob and the creek-side stand he had chosen. After numerous grunts and chases through the thickets, the big 8 pt made itself available a distant 35 yards away. Rob drew and let the arrow fly. It sailed just under the mighty beast and for the rest of the afternoon, the wary buck would not present itself a target again. Nevertheless, it is exciting to just see deer, not to mention big deer, which seem to populate the ravines and thickets of what can only be called "God's country". Chris, Bob, Devon, James and James' dad Gary will be on the farm on the 18th & 19th in hopes of refilling the freezer with some venison which stands empty in the Maurer basement.