Article: LAGNIAPPE: Bowhunting Gifts.

In Bowhunting, The Best Gifts May Have Little To Do With Our Quarry

The predawn grey was gradually leaching into the visible range when the sound of rustling leaves emanated from a dense plum thicket under my tree stand. It's amazing how a few subtle sounds can kick your respiration and heartbeat into overdrive. The stirring sounds in the dry duff were also causing severe eyestrain as I tried to filter out the shape of a deer tiptoeing through the brush. My anticipation and expectations were cut short by the sight of a possum scuffling around the end of a log a few yards in front of my stand.

Before I could even think of being disappointed a small buck ...

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