The first morning of hunting was a wash out, so we slept in and hung out with the gang in camp. This is when I had a chance to get to know the other hunters, and the Pearson family a little better. The stories that were told were priceless, and learning how different people approach hunting from different areas was very interesting. The way I hunt in PA, verses a fellow in Alabama was way different. The deer in Alabama were way different also. The deer were hyper. The deer walked around just waiting for a bow to go off, or some type of danger to get them. Mike and I were filming an episode for Innerloc’s Out-There and found that hunting on the ground was a very good way for us, to get 1 on 1 with the deer.

We had a great week of hunting and really tested the Medalist, as the winds were swirling from all directions, and with 2 of us being on the ground, we really were testing the Medalist to the MAX. The first evening out we saw plenty of deer, from 40-75 yards down wind and up wind. The deer never gave me an ethical shot so we passed on several chances. The next morning we saw some doe, and they were to far as well. That evening we moved our blind up the hill, and had several doe again within bow range but behind some brush. The next morning we had 2 doe at 10 yards, and they fed directly in front of us, never turning broadside, for me to send an Innerloc broadhead into the boiler room. The last evening out we hit the jackpot. We saw 40-50 deer, including 5 shooter bucks, 1 buck being a 130 class buck. A great deer for Bama. we put on a 150 yard stalk , only to run out of camera light, and decided to let the deer walk, for another hunter, to enjoy.The Medalist gear worked so great, the deer never smelled us, and with Realtree APG the deer never saw us. I did however manage a shot on a doe, the last evening out before we stalked the buck, the doe was 40 yards and I moved my sight to 60 by accident. The footage is great as she watched the Lumenok pass over her back. That evening on the walk back to the truck, we saw the nock glowing in the field, allowing me not to loose my rig. I will never head to the woods WITHOUT a Lumenok, on my shaft.

While in camp I met some good people, 1 person I really enjoyed was Mary Hays. Mary is a Cancer survivor and the spokeswomen for The Pink arrow Project. In talking with Mary I found myself, wanting to help. With the help of Pearson, and Innerloc, we have come up with some neat things that I will talk about in a future blog. At the end of camp,it was hard, to say goodbye. I look forward in keeping in touch with all the dealers, especially Jesse from Kansas and Mike ryan and Ryan from Ohio. I hope someday to hunt with them,because they had some giant bucks that they have taken in there spots, the last few years. I want to Thank Jon McMurray, and Tom McMillin for putting the Pearson dealer hunt together. Pearson has some great new products, and a cam that will spin some heads in the industry.

I am currently in Missouri at TreeTop Outfitters, and look forward in hunting for the next 2 weeks, for a giant. I just got a picture from a new Medalist customer, and a close friend of mine. Brian took a nice Pennsylvania 8 point wearing his Stalker suit. The buck was shot down wind of his stand, and had no idea Brian was there. Stop back next week, for an update on our Missouri hunt…..Be Safe…Wear your Medalist…and enjoy the outdoors—->Corey