As most folks settled in for the big white blowdown that swept the midwest, leave it to a Doubletough regular to hit the woods. Billy “Bearpaw” Groom of Minnesota settled into a ground blind near Ely, MN with temperatures around the -8 mark and got ‘er done with a bow.
“I was watching an 8 pointer to my right and this guy pushed through the trees at about 50 yards,” said Groom as he told the tale of the hunt. ”I finally got a presenting shot at 39 yards. He fell 75 yards later. The 8 pointer wouldn’t cross the path of my hunting blind. I saw him the day before and (he) acted the same way – did not like the black window opening of the blind.”
Great job Bearpaw! Billy joined the Doubletough legion during our first deer camp a couple years ago at White Earth, North Dakota and is among the finest folks I know. See more photos of his hunt after the jump.
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Looks cold. Good job Bearpaw.
Now there’s a place with memories – my cousin teaches music at Ely. C-C-Cold country. Archers at -8 have my admiration, congrats bearbaw.