08/07/2026
I know I (Joe) don’t smile much in videos or pictures, but this moment…I couldn’t control the emotion.
Bowhunting has been such a weird experience for me. It can be the most humbling thing in the world. It’ll make you question everything you’re doing, and then in 10 seconds, everything can change.
On this day, a rain front was moving in, so I moved in deep and quick early. I sat for nearly five hours watching with my binos and saw ZERO deer. I started second-guessing everything. Wondering what I had done wrong.
Then I heard it.Leaves wrestling.
And just like that, everything changed.
I moved down the trail system, got into position, and the opportunity came. Shot executed. Target down.
Moral of the story: Don’t beat yourself up too much. Sometimes you’re doing everything right…you just need to wait another 10 seconds