A Day in the Life of a Michigan Bowhunter
by Gary Olsen
Up early.
Light stove.
Get warm.
Light lantern.
Get dressed
"Where's my hat?"
Milk and cookies.
Out the door.
In the truck.
Down the road.
"Drive smoother!"
Destination.
Pile out.
Forgot flashlight.
Walking.
Stumble.
Get up.
Walking.
Cross creek.
Water deep.
Wet Feet.
Find tree.
Still dark.
Tree stand.
Bow rope.
Tie on bow.
Climb.
Hot and sweaty.
Pull up bow.
Daybreak.
Drop glove.
"Rats!"
Fish for glove.
Almost.
"Darn!"
Almost.
"Darn!"
Got it!
Pull up glove.
Settle in.
WaitNoise!
Squirrel.
Watch squirrel.
Wait.
Wait.
Noise!
Partridge.
"Should I?"
Peep.
Peep.
"Yes."
Get ready.
Raise bow.
Start draw.
Spook pat.
"Darn!"
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Stretch.
Drop lead arrow.
"Doggone it!"
Fish for arrow.
Can't get.
Give up.
Wait.
Noise!
Deer!
Stand up.
Dear feeding.
Slow deer.
"Hurry up!"
Getting closer.
Heartbeat.
Thump, thump.
Closer.
Thump thump thump.
Cold fingers.
There they are!
Does.
"Rats!"
Watch does.
Heartbeat slows.
Fingers froze.
Need warmer clothes.
Wait.
Wait.
Shiver.
Shiver, Shiver.
C-C-Cold.
C-C-Can't w-w-wait.
Tie on bow.
Numb fingers.
Lower bow.
Noise!
"W-W-What?"
Look!
Deer!
Oh no!
It's a rack!
"AAAHHH!"
No bow!
Watch buck.
Rotten luck.
Buck gone.
Climb down.
Pick up bow.
"Rotten no good!"
"Get 'im tonight!"
Walking.
Truck.
Meet partner.
Partner's froze.
"W-W-Where you been?"
Buck story.
"Ha ha!"
"Not funny!"
Hungry.
Pile in.
Down the road.
Hunger.
Camp.
Gnawing hunger.
Light stove.
Start breakfast.
Run out of fuel.
Extreme hunger.
Refill tank.
Cook breakfast.
Eat.
"Ahh, nap time."
Wake up.
"It's time."
We're gone!
"Flyin' low.
Four wheel slide.
Two track.
"Dis is it."
Pile out.
"Good luck!"
"You too!"
"Get 'im tonight!"
"Yeah man!"
Walking.
Tree stand.
Climb.
Rip pants.
Climb.
Sit down.
Pull up bow.
Settle in.
Drip.
"Huh?"
Drip. Drip.
Oh no!
Dribble drip.
Rain.
Not bad.
More rain.
Worse.
Wait.
Getting wet.
Wait.
Wait.
Getting soaked.
Movement!
"What?
"Deer!
Ten yards!
How?
Does.
Watch does.
Rain stops.
Good.
Does gone.
Wait.
Wet fletching.
Wet Face.
Wet clothes.
Cold.
Wait.
Prime time.
Noise!
Grunting!
Buck!
Getting closer.
Chasing does.
Stand up.
Here he comes!
Get ready!
Stops.
Wrong side.
Shift position.
Squeak!
"Oh no!"
Ears alert.
Nervous.
Heartbeat.
Thump thump.
Buck moving.
Thump thump thump.
Opening ahead.
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Two steps.
Draw bow.
Stops.
Oh no!
"Spotted me!"
Full draw.
Can't shoot!
Brush.
Can't hold.
Buck watching.
Shaking.
Buck spooks.
Wing one.
Bang, thwack!
Missed buck.
Killed tree.
Tails bounding.
"Rats!"
Dusk.
W-W-Wet.
C-C-Cold.
Lower bow.
Climb down.
Check tree.
Unscrew shaft.
Leave broadhead.
Walking.
No flashlight.
"Ouch!"
Branches.
Nose stings.
Walking.
Truck.
Partners waiting.
Partners wet.
Partners froze.
"Get 'im?"
"Blew it!"
"M-M-Me too!"
"Soaked?"
"Yeah."
"Tom-m-morrow."
"Yeah man.
"Pile in.
"Charge!"
"Drive smoother!
"Hungry.
Camp.
Dry clothes.
Supper.
Tired.
"We havin' fun?"
"Guess so."
Sleep.
Up early.
Etc.
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