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The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Russell Graves

Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Brian Strickland

Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Tony Hansen

Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Jake Fagan

Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Will Brantley

Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee

Monday, September 22, 2008

 

Dream Big!

Like many of you, when I turn on my television, the first channel I turn to is the Outdoor Channel. I'm hoping one of our outdoor television stars (or wannabes for that matter) is somewhere in the Mid-West or Canada chasing big whitetails, preferably with a bow. Although I do have a couple of favorite shows - not to mention Realtree Outdoors - it really doesn't matter who it is. If they are hunting big whitetails, I will plant it in my well-used Lazyboy just to get a glimpse of these awesome critters.

I did that just the other day, and although I can't remember which show it was, I planted myself when I saw a near Booner 10-point parade across the screen. A quick pan to the hunter drawing his bow, the grunt, then the kill shot, and it was over for that tall-tined brute. After he was bagged and tagged and all the back-slap and high-fives were given out, it was off to another corn belt state. By the end of that episode another giant made his television debut and a well-placed arrow finished him off as well.

Having a couple of Midwestern tags in my pocket this season got me wondering if I could be lucky enough to send a shaft of carbon through some Booner's wheel-house. In fact, I'm sure we all find ourselves dreaming of just such an opportunity. Not to dismiss the "average buck", but it's the possibility that a true-blue monster might walk under our stand that keeps us getting up in the pre-dawn darkness day after day as we tell ourselves "It could happen today!"


In reality, the chance of most of us just seeing, let alone shooting, a Booner buck is slim; but if you have a tag for one of those corn belt states located in Middle America, at least you're in the game. It's true what they say-when the rut kicks in, you never know what might come strolling by. And although you won't see me pass up too many 140 inch bucks, it sure is nice to dream big!

From the West
-Brian

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