Of all the hunters I know, none are more dedicated to our sport of bowhunting than Paul Robibero. Paul lives and breathes bowhunting for big whitetails – yes, he even has the tattoo to prove it! Oddly enough, I met Paul one afternoon at our local archery shop, Cougar Sports in Ardsley, NY. We had both just finished a morning hunt in CT and shared the stories of the hunt. A few weeks later, Paul found my website, sent me an email, and we’ve been friends ever since.
As soon as the archery season ended last year, Paul was in the woods scouting out new properties and shed hunting. He found well over a half dozen sheds from several decent bucks in the suburbs of Westchester. After a long winter/spring of shed hunting, summer came along and Paul took out his camcorder to begin scouting out some properties, capturing video of several suburban P&Y bucks. If he wasn’t out filming big bucks, he was shooting his bow and preparing stand locations – well in advance of the archery opener.
After passing up on several bucks throughout the season, Paul was beginning to wonder if he was going to be eating tag soup at the end of the season. He had one encounter with a big 8 pointer earlier in the season, but was not able to close the distance on the monster buck.
This weekend a few of us went snowboarding, but Paul decided to pass on the trip and hit the woods instead. On Friday afternoon a giant 8 pointer showed up following a hot doe. The buck gave Paul a good 35 yard shot, but Paul passed on the opportunity and waited for a closer shot. At 22 yards, Paul drew back his bow and watched in horror as the arrow sailed over the buck’s back.
Being an experienced hunter, Paul knew it was best to let the area rest for a day and did not return to the property until Sunday. Just as the last bit of light was beginning to fade away, the monster appeared. Paul settled his pin on the deer’s shoulder and let the arrow fly. When he got down from his stand Paul couldn’t find any blood. Being unsure of the shot, he decided it would be best to back out of the woods and search for sign in the morning.
After a restless night he returned to retrieve his arrow and found it covered in blood. He picked up the trail and followed the buck across the road and down to a stream. While he was searching for the next drop of blood his neighbors kids who were riding their quads on top of the hill came down to tell Paul about a huge deer they had just found. Paul raced up the mountain and found his trophy lying on the ground.
He took a moment to take it all in and then wrapped his hands around his biggest buck to date. The beautiful 8 pointer probably scores in the 115″ range and we’ll know more once its back from the taxidermist. Congratulations go out to Paul on a well deserved buck – you earned it man!
Of all the hunters I know, none are more dedicated to our sport of bowhunting than Paul Robibero. Paul lives and breathes bowhunting for big whitetails – yes, he even has the tattoo to prove it! Oddly enough, I met Paul one afternoon at our local archery shop, Cougar Sports in Ardsley, NY. We had both just finished a morning hunt in CT and shared the stories of the hunt. A few weeks later, Paul found my website, sent me an email, and we’ve been friends ever since.
As soon as the archery season ended last year, Paul was in the woods scouting out new properties and shed hunting. He found well over a half dozen sheds from several decent bucks in the suburbs of Westchester. After a long winter/spring of shed hunting, summer came along and Paul took out his camcorder to begin scouting out some properties, capturing video of several suburban P&Y bucks. If he wasn’t out filming big bucks, he was shooting his bow and preparing stand locations – well in advance of the archery opener.
After passing up on several bucks throughout the season, Paul was beginning to wonder if he was going to be eating tag soup at the end of the season. He had one encounter with a big 8 pointer earlier in the season, but was not able to close the distance on the monster buck.
This weekend a few of us went snowboarding, but Paul decided to pass on the trip and hit the woods instead. On Friday afternoon a giant 8 pointer showed up following a hot doe. The buck gave Paul a good 35 yard shot, but Paul passed on the opportunity and waited for a closer shot. At 22 yards, Paul drew back his bow and watched in horror as the arrow sailed over the buck’s back.
Being an experienced hunter, Paul knew it was best to let the area rest for a day and did not return to the property until Sunday. Just as the last bit of light was beginning to fade away, the monster appeared. Paul settled his pin on the deer’s shoulder and let the arrow fly. When he got down from his stand Paul couldn’t find any blood. Being unsure of the shot, he decided it would be best to back out of the woods and search for sign in the morning.
After a restless night he returned to retrieve his arrow and found it covered in blood. He picked up the trail and followed the buck across the road and down to a stream. While he was searching for the next drop of blood his neighbors kids who were riding their quads on top of the hill came down to tell Paul about a huge deer they had just found. Paul raced up the mountain and found his trophy lying on the ground.
He took a moment to take it all in and then wrapped his hands around his biggest buck to date. The beautiful 8 pointer probably scores in the 115″ range and we’ll know more once its back from the taxidermist. Congratulations go out to Paul on a well deserved buck – you earned it man!
