Putting the Thwack Down - Twice!!!

I was in a rush when I got home, my Gopro Hero had arrived and I needed to hurry and get it set on my headband so I could film our predator hunt before dark. I attached the camera to the front of the elastic headband so that it sits directly above my left eye. I then went to shoot my bow in the backyard to make sure it was going to film what I was shooting at. The camera comes in a HARD plastic housing that has an adjustment screw that sticks out beside the camera just a bit. I pushed record, drew my bow and shot at the target. THWACK!!!! .....Blackout..... I remember thinking, WOW that arrow hit the target very loudly!!! Then I realized that my bowstring, upon release, had caught the little adjustment screw that was sticking out and took the camera with it! The camera returned as fast as it left, when it reached the limit of the elastic band that was keeping it on my head. If you doubt the power of a bow, attach a camera to it and let it whack ya upside the noggin! Not fun and I wont make that mistake again!!!



I looked around, hoping nobody had seen my mishap, regained my composer, and went to pick up Coop who was waiting to go predator hunting. The story has a happy ending and I regained a bit of my pride as we were successful at capturing a bowkill of a greyfox before dark. Coop and I have trying to accomplish this for a couple of years and it finally all fell into place. We set up by a water hole where the wind would carry our scent to the water avoiding any predator's cautious nose. I set the remote caller about 20 yards in front of me, with Coop filming about ten yards behind me. The caller had only been playing the bird in distress sound for a few minutes when a pair of greys came scampering in. I saw the first fox as it cleared a cedar tree less than 15 yards to my right. I drew my bow and the fox caught my movement and high tailed it out of there! The second fox, slightly behind the first had not seen the movement and stop perfectly at 15 yards, trying to figure out why the other had left. I was still at full draw, so I aimed an shot. The fox was hit hard and was dead within seconds. I looked back at Coop, who gave the thumbs up that he had captured the entire event.

I have done my share of predator hunting over the years but this was my first bow killed greyfox. My plan is to make a back quiver out of the pelt. If you want to challenge yourself on your next bowhunt, give predator calling a try. I will post the video as soon as I can, but I have a bad headache right now and I need to find some Tylenol! Team WildWorks, Puttin the Thwack Down!!!