Here are some updated pictures of toothpic. I finally got the courage to update the blog of my Halloween night hunt. After a long absence on the trailcam I got pics of toothpic again. I decided to chance it and go sit where he was moving. Much to my amazement he showed up at 6:00pm. Watching him through the brush for 15+ minutes gave me plenty of time to check out his 15pnt rack. He eventually moved into 15 yards slightly quartering away! I was shaking and my mind was in a fog! I was already envisioning my hands on those tines! I let the arrow fly but to my horror the arrow flew slighty left and hit square in the shoulder bone making a loud crack at impact. I let him lay all night and prayed that I got enough penetration. After a sleepless night I went after him and immediately found the arrow but was very discouraged to see absolutely no penetration at all and not a drop of blood on the ground or the arrow. The good news is he might be a gimp for awhile but he should be fine. I can't even say how disappointed I am after so much scouting and work over two years and that it came down to my lack of focus on an easy shot as to why I don't have him. But that's hunting and I'm hopeful to get another opportunity at him. It is amazing to see that one inch can make the difference between a perfect shot and a missed opportunity. I was thinking about it all and what I can learn from the situation while walking back to the road. I was struck by how great a reminder that it was that just like one small error can cause you a big buck, it just takes one sin for us to fall short of heaven (Romans 3:23). How thankful should I be that God provided a way to solve that problem! (Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, John 3:26, Romans 10:9-10, and Ephesians 2:8-9 are some interesting verses to ponder).
