{"id":2681,"date":"2015-03-05T10:52:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2015-03-05T10:56:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T16:56:48","slug":"outhouse-penthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestofswla.com\/2015\/03\/05\/outhouse-penthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM OUTHOUSE TO PENTHOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is just a matter of time. If you hunt long enough, the question isn\u2019t if it\u2019s going to happen, but when. Sooner or later, you\u2019re going to miss a shot. For a myriad of reasons, or excuses, it\u2019s just not meant to be.
\nIt was all happening in Pike County, Ill. The bucks were chasing; it was colder than hell; and life was good. A couple of good old Louisiana boys made the trip up for a bow hunting adventure, and they were armed and dangerous.
\nAfter a morning hunt, Wynn Watkins and Darrin Hoffpaiur headed into town for vittles. It was at the caf\u00e9, they learned later, that Darrin left his archery release. He was frantic for the next day\u2019s hunt, but Wynn had a spare release and graciously offered it.
\nAs fate would have it, the next morning a giant northern buck walked right in. The buck presented a textbook broadside shot you dream about. Darrin tried to control his blood pressure, but his heart was racing. He drew back, centered, released and missed.<\/p>\n

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Wynn Watkins and Darrin Hoffpauir scored awesome Illinois bucks with bow and arrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He fumbled to knock another arrow, but the big buck walked away on red alert.
\nIt\u2019s an indescribable rush of emotions that consumes a hunter on a blown shot. It\u2019s always a shock at first; then it quickly morphs into pure pain when the reality of a miss sets in. It\u2019s sort of like getting punched in the stomach.
\nThis feeling is usually followed by a re-enactment of the shot and a desperate attempt to figure out what went wrong. One thing is for certain: you have to find something to blame it on.
\nDarrin reacted to the miss in a routine fashion. He became completely stove up in a full fetal position, curled up and unresponsive. He wasn\u2019t able to hunt at all the next day, and barely able to venture out from under the covers. He mumbled occasionally \u2014 incoherently, and was basically in bad shape.
\nOn day two, he began to rally. He found his release, and with Wynn egging him on, he arose from the dead \u2014 hallelujah! He returned to the scene of the miss, hunting from the same stand, and it was on.
\nLike clockwork, another mature buck closed the distance, and it was d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu all over again. On an instant replay shot, Darrin drew, centered, released, and whacked this giant bodied Illinois buck. As bad as the miss had felt, this sweet shot made it all good again. There\u2019s nothing better than getting a chance to redeem yourself and executing the shot. This scenario is where the old saying \u201cfrom the outhouse to the penthouse\u201d originated.
\nBut give credit where it\u2019s due. Darrin wasn\u2019t comfortable without his tried and true release. It provided an easy excuse, and even a legitimate one too! But, in truth, he manned up and admitted nerves had gotten him. He had trouble keeping it together, and may have rushed the shot. So he is human.
\nIt\u2019s the inevitable miss that really makes you check out your hunting character. When you\u2019re knocked down, you have to make a stand. Darrin was naturally traumatized, but got over it, and pulled his boots back on. He had to get that bad taste of a miss out of his mouth, and the only way to do it was to gut it out and keep on hunting.
\nHis second-chance buck turned this trip from a nightmare to a dream. Just for lagniappe, Wynn scored a very nice mature eight point of his own that really made the drive home a piece of cake!
\nGet out and support your local basketball teams. There\u2019s some quality competition right now in the local high school ranks. The teams put on a great show. Or gas up the car and check out McNeese at Burton. It\u2019s great entertainment, and cheap too, cher!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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