Medalist Blog

As field producer of Innerloc’s Out There, the time I spend actually hunting myself has been decreased, since Corey and I are on the road for months on end. I did, however, get to spend a week hunting in archery season but saw few bucks. I was lucky enough to take two does that week. I only was able to hunt the first two days of the PA rifle season but was unsuccessful. Needless to say, when we finally returned home on Dec. 08, I was ready to put the camera down and pick up my rifle.
The weather was miserable with heavy wind, rain, and five inches of fresh snow on the ground. I opted for my Medalist Max rain suit to keep me dry and warm. As I entered the woods, I debated on going home but I was already up and ready so I continued on. With the weather so bad I decided to walk and stalk the deer since there was fresh snow and high winds hoping they wouldn’t hear me coming. As I exited a patch of thick pine bordered by a thick swamp, I noticed a white tail and large rack fleeing the area. I decided to try and track the buck down in the fresh snow and hope he would stick around long enough to get a shot off at him. The buck entered a set of pines and crossed the tracks of many other deer. Unable to decifer tracks, I thought I should take a break and sit on a big rock on top of a steep hill. I crested the hill, and to my surprise, I came upon large herd of deer only fifty yards from me. Six doe and a spike and a six point made up the herd. The deer began to feed around me. As the six point entered a clearing, I squeezed off a round a hit him right through the front shoulders, dropping him in his tracks.
He may not have been the biggest deer in the woods but he sure is a trophy to me. Being able to take a deer with a sporterized M1 garande, the same gun my grandfather fought with during World War 2 is something I will remember forever. A trophy is not about antler size or score, its the memory made that goes along with the hunt. The six point I killed may not mean anything for many, but to me he is something to be proud of and a true trophy.
Jerome Sulkoski
Field Producer of Innerloc’s Out There