Hunting with Mike

Have you ever heard the one about a blind squirrel finding an acorn? Well this blind squirrel’s name happens to be Tom Calloway. Tom and I go back a long way. We’ve been on a few hunts together, but basically our relationship is tied together through church. Tom and his boy Scott hunt some Hillsdale property not far from where I hunt. I think it’s fair to say Tom is not a fanatic about hunting. He does love the “chase,” and spending a few days in the woods during deer season, but keeps a good balance with everything else going on in life.

As near as I can remember Tom is not known for putting venison in the freezer on a regular basis. He mainly bow hunts with his son, and mutual friends Bill Michaud and Ken Meloche. Well just last week was the first chance Tom had to make it to Hillsdale. He had not shot his bow since last year, and was really bummed out when he got to his stand and found his cable guard messed up. He tinkered with it for 10-15 minutes, and finally gave up, and completely disconnected it. He figured he better pull the bow back a few times just to see what would happen. After making more noise than you would want to make in your stand, and not knowing for sure if your bow is in proper working order, guess who comes strolling along? You guessed it-the nice fat little 4-pointer in the picture. Tom drilled him, and he dropped close by. Tom still had plenty of daylight left, so he got out his little pocket bible and looked up verses on being thankful. Tom likes to think about how blessed he was last Saturday; while I personally like the “blind squirrel theory!”

Mike

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