Stan Moody is a “neighbor kid” who I have watched grow up hunting deer in the local area and I’ve enjoyed seeing him take on the challenge of archery. I was elated to hear he had killed his first archery buck this season.
I was hunting down my favorite old logging road on our ranch in Sonoma County. I love hunting through the trees in the late afternoon. About an hour into the hunt, I came around a bend and saw a nice buck standing down off the road to my left; he didn’t see or hear me. I had missed a buck in this same spot last year at about 40 yards. This buck was a little farther away so I drew back my bow and used the 50 yard pin. I was borrowing my brother’s brand new Diamond Outlaw Bow with Grim Reaper tips. I released and hit the buck in the front shoulder. He ran just a little ways down the hill and dropped. I was pretty excited. This was my first kill with a bow. The buck is only a 2 x 2 but beautiful horns in full velvet.
