We like to spot and stalk during the day and maybe sit in stands for the evening hunt. Never hunted with dogs but that might be fun. "Grab & Stab" would make for a sweet video to show the grandkids.

Shoot me an email and we can see what happens...........

It was a little bit awe inspiring when rolling into the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill hotel where all the nightly events were held.  This room is vast, which seems to be the theme of everything I've been to this week, almost 3,000 people were seated for a dinner event.  Tonight, I'm being presented with the Pathfinder award which is given to accomplished disabled hunters who have helped other challenged outdoorsmen & women get back in the field.

The stage was set and I got ushered to one of the head tables near stage left.  I had no idea this award was so prestigious until now.  My sincere thank you goes to the Safari Club for creating an award in this obscure field we call disabled hunting.  I can feel the electricity in the air.

I got to sit by Ron bartels' lovely wife Jackie, both of whom are from Louisiana.  Naturally, we got along great since half my family is from there (so long as nobody brought up the cotton bowl score.)  I also had an entourage of friends & family there to share this night with me.  They had a reserved table right next to ours, and the party was just getting started.

Before I knew it, I was backstage and watching the video that they made about me before I was presented the Pathfinder award onstage.  Let me tell you, I was 50/50 on whether I was going to cry or not out there.  I was already tearing up when the video started.  Hard to believe the journey to this spot began 25 years ago with some cloth tape and a flimsy metal device they sent me home from the rehab with (for holding a pen).  That's a long stretch of time guys, lots of ups & downs.  I held my water though.

Maybe I can post the video on youtube someday hen I get it.  Anyway, Alex Oelofse presented me with my award and we got a standing ovation, even though we couldn't see it with all the q-beam strength lights in our eyes.  A grand time was had by all.

Two lessons I've learned over the years:

1. Learning takes the sting out of failure.
2. When your life is changed by a tragic event, as soon as you find some meaning in that journey, it ceases to be a tragedy.

great video dan,i hunted with compound bow for 15yrs and this past season i switched to a recurve and love it,shooting instinctive is the best. i started picking up recurve summer 2010 with no sights. 

This is your first hunting video? Great job! Looks like a blast!

Nice.  How do you get the video to display like you did instead of just an http link?

Thanks

Brady

Didn't see an amazing shot. Just a running shot on a baby deer that missed & then a 40 yard shot that the guy spent the rest of the video braagin' on.

Good stuff! Lots of good looking deer in that video.

Good video Carey, didn't know you were a member here too.

Y'all want to catch crappie, Carey can put you on them!

Kes

Great video!