Follow Me Outdoors "Deer hunting"
This will be a place I devote a lot of attention now that I have been forced to hunt these big animals from an "eye-to-eye" position. At least until I get up into one of those accessible elevated stands. It was my first area to master after my injury and has since become an obsession.
There'll be plenty of stories and equipment profiles following as I document various trips into the bush. From my first shot with a bow at a big whitetail doe in Minnesota to laying a rifle bead on a big muley in west Texas, I'll cover it all.

Above - This is me using an accessible deer stand made with a wide counter top that I can roll up under and use as a gun rest.

Below - A better look at how this blind in constructed.

There are a number of ways to hunt deer from a sitting position. It's almost anything you can think of: I usually hunt from an accessible ground blind that has a counter top at every window; you'll need the room for rifle rests as well as support for your arms.

I've also shot out of a truck window which is stable if you have a steady rest and/or arm strength. It's also a very mobile system and it works even better when you have someone to help get the rifle up and out the window;

Sometimes I use a pvc stand, a bipod or my NEW VRS Versa Rest when hunting on the ground. This set up is good for use in a temporary ambush spot.

I was lucky enough to get selected by Buckmasters & Streamlight as their Challenged Hunter of the Year for 2003, which means I got to attend their Life Hunt Classic at Sedgefields Plantation near Alberta Alabama.

Soon after I got there, I met Mark Deros from Lone Star Field Products who hooked me up with his versa rest system so I could use it on my hunts.

Well, you can see the result.

Follow this link to read about my Once-In-A-Lifetime hunt with Jackie Bushman and the guys from Buckmasters on their 2004 Life Hunt Classic.

I've also been introduced to one of the most exciting and challenging forms of hunting on the planet, bowhunting. When you're good enough to get'em into a thirty yard zone, you know you've done something right.

Years ago, I joined the United Federation for Disabled Archers and took to the field for the first time with crossbow in hand. Of the five arrows I've let fly since then, I've bagged three deer and two turkeys.

Here is a photo of my guide Russ and my first deer ever taken with bow and arrow. Follow this route to my special UFFDA pages and find the whole story about my Minnesota hunt here.