Three bucks in fifteen minutes. One ghost in the autumn olive. A first archery kill on home dirt and a reminder that big bodies don’t come easy. We walk through the window we picked, the angle that sealed it, and the rattle cadence that actually pulls deer—quick crack, then silence. No concerts, no plastic bags—leaf noise, tree knocks, terrain advantage.
This isn’t ego, it’s honesty. The father/filmmaker tension is real: be present for your kid, then make the story out of what you’ve got. We get into when not to call at 40, why blind rattling works only in the right setup, and how volume and visibility decide everything. Misses included—the “air-mail” gut punch, the “thanks for coming” moment, and what those mistakes teach if you let them.
We’re going semi-live all November. Drop your Rut Report in the KB App—state, wind, chase level—so the Brotherhood can stack more deer on the ground.
