Then he stopped, looking behind him at other deer that were coming. This gave me a perfect shot. Firestine has taken eight other deer in his 22 years of bow hunting. Previously, the heaviest Vermont buck taken with a bow weighed 240 pounds and was taken by James LeBlanc in Jay on October 5, 1993. Considering that 89 percent of the state is in private ownership, we really owe those landowners a lot of appreciation, and we can show it in several ways.
Most landowners appreciate knowing who is on their property.
It's also good to ask-if there is a preferred place for you to park your vehicle. Elser also recommends hunters pick up any litter they see, even though it may be someone else's.