Learning from Mistakes: My First Buck and Lessons for Next Season

Congratulations! You season echoes mine a lot. It’s not always about the trophy but the experience and the reward. Learn from your season and put it to use next year. 👊🏻

Congratulations 👍

congratulations 👏 👏

Great story and congratulations on the first buck!!👍

CONGRATULATIONS ARICA!!!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

I’m so proud of you. You really pieced it together this year and have learned a ton. You’re getting better a lot faster than I did. I had to go make a whole app so @Mike could tell me what to do 😂

Congratulations!

Congratulations!!

Congrats Arica! 👊

Way to go. Love reading these stories of success. You rock.

Congratulations! Well deserved

Congrats, listening forward to the story! Keep practicing with your bow, you’ll get it done!

That’s awesome Arica! It’s been a blast to follow your progress on the Uncensored Podcast. I’m looking forward to the finale!!!

Awesome congrats.....it's almost more satisfying when you put that much effort in and it eventually pays off!!! way to go.

Congrats Arica!👊 that’s a huge milestone and one that’ll open the floodgates in knowledge and success!

@Brad definitely!

@Joshua thank you!!

@O2 thank you guys! And congrats to y’all as well.

@Brad basically @Mike is the godfather of whitetail.

@Tom thank you! Couldn’t have done it without people on here helping me price it together and giving me hope and guidance.

@Wes thank you! The trials and tribulations of uncensored is basically a therapy session for me 😂

@Brad ha! Just a place for “more experienced” hunters to put down the useful tidbits we’ve sorted out of the fluff. You’re team absolutely put on a clinic this year💪👊

@Mike @Brad after last years performance I can’t believe we all showed up like we did.

@Arica

@Arica @Mike

@Arica from toothpicks to redwoods…..

@Mike 😂

All that hard work finally paid off. Congratulations!🦌👍👊

Congrats!!

@David thank you!

congratulations on a great Deer and congrats on learning alot about not just hunting but woodsmanship and patience and all the the things that come with that as well as even more respect for things you never knew about before.... life's a journey you just have to decide to ride

@Bo that’s a great analogy!

That's awesome! Congrats!

Woo woo! Nice work this season!

Heck yeah! congrats on your first buck that's awesome! keep after em and good luck!

Nice job congratulations 💪💪

I could not be any happier for you on your first buck, congratulations. I am sure all the experience you learned will come into play next time and you won't get so discouraged. Again, congratulations on a nice buck.

@Dave Henson @David @Tyler thank you guys!! 😊

@Brian awww thank you. Your words mean a lot. I was super frustrated but looking back it made me learn a lot.

Yay!!!! This is awesome ❤️

Awesome story and you overcome all the adversities to get the job done but don’t think the squirrel’s are cut you any slack next season either 🤣 congratulations !

Congratulations my friend!

Congratulations!! That’s awesome 💜

So awesome!! Congrats gurl!!

Awesome hunt. Never give up 🦌

Very nice, Arica! Sometimes things take longer than you would hope but you have a great buck and great memories. Congrats.

Congrats, Arica!

congrats, awesome job. 👌

nice job Arica! Congrats!

Awesome! Congratulations!

Well done young lady!!!

Awesome!

Congratulations on your first buck and a lifetime memory

Awesome congrats

congrats!

Congrats and a well deserved buck! Can't wait to see what the future holds for ya

Well done!

@Tiffiny thank you! You’ve stories and post always inspire me. Thank you for that.

@Eddie the squirrels will never end.

@Fit thank you Jeremy!!

@Amy wahooo. Thank you! Ladies like you keep me pushing!

@Jon thank you!

Dandy buck congratulations 👊🏼👊🏼

Congratulations!!!

Fantastic, Arica! Congratulations!🤜🏼🤛🏼

Congratulations 👌

That is awesome! Congratulations! I tend to learn "milestones" or different important lessons each season. This year I my main take away was playing the wind, leaving scent and trying to get in too close. Congratulations. All deer are good deer and you'll enjoy the meat for sure!

Congratulations!!

congratulations!!!! the hard earned ones are always the best ones in the end. going out on opening morning and tagging out 15 minutes later doesn't each you much about hunting or about yourself. always better to battle tested!!! congratulations!!!

@Adam thank you! @Brayden talked about trying to get in too close this year too.

@Lisa thank you!!! Appreciate it.

@Mary thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

@Larry that’s a good point!

Congrats Arica!!!

Hey good job! Glad to hear you are plotting for next year as well. That's what it's about building on experience and applying it on the next hunt.

@Appalachian yes! Trying to piece it together as I go!

@Arica I use the the analogy of creating a sculpture, each day is a chip away at the slab. That's a fine deer and I hope you enjoy the bounty! Good luck in your next pursuit!

congratulations those dang Hoosier bucks can be tough sometimes.
a few years ago when my wife and I still lived up there my wife went three seasons without taking a shot. congratulations again.

congratulations nice deer

@Jonathan I thought I was gonna go another season until I got this one. Close!

Congrats Arica, one to look back on for sure eh. Sounds like a season full of the real deal hunting experiences. 😎