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Fred Vorrasi's Opening Day
Here is a story sent in by Fred Vorassi
My opening Day 2006I have hunted opening day with my childhood friends at my father’s cabin. Located in the foot hills of the Allegany Mountains, I hunt the southern part of New York State in Allegany County. For over thirty years this is where I have been hunting on opening day. This is sixteen miles away from where I live.
But to keep up the tradition I only return to be with my friends on opening day. I have always been lucky hunting along a side hill that over looks a swamp and a goldenrod field.
The night before the deer hunting season, I placed my tree stand in my favorite tree. I got in place a half hour before sun rise opening day.
In the first hour of day light I saw a buck coming towards me. He was walking in low hung ever green trees.
I picked my shot, it was forty yards.
I got him. He ran fifty yards then dropped. Now the work started for me. It was too early in the morning to call on my friends for help. So I started to drag the buck myself.
I dragged the buck down the hill, up a large gully and across a field. 4 1/2 hours later I was spotted by my friends and they helped me drag the last ten minutes. I was back at camp with my 7 point buck that had a 17 1/2 inch spread.
I was exhausted but, happy. He was not a monster buck, but a nice buck at that. Being a taxidermist, I plan to mount this buck and add him to my collection of white tail trophy bucks.
Thank you
Fred Vorrasi
Posted by Marty Prokop
Comments
Fred,
Fred thanks for telling us your story. It helps to hear about how hunters hunt and what they do to have success. Congratulations on such a nice buck.
I like this blog because we can all help each other. Thanks Marty and Fred.
Todd
Posted by: Todd at April 15, 2007 9:53 AM
