This is how we know the hard work that our dealers and our team puts in all year is paying off. Stories are coming in from the woods, of hunters getting it done, and gear doing exactly what it's supposed to do when the moment finally shows up. Cole Wrisinger's story out of Clinton County, Missouri, has a little extra on it.
Why the blind?
Cole and his family bought their 360 Pro XL in mid-October from Big Buck's Supply in Weston, Missouri. The reason was simple. They wanted to get their kids out at a younger age.
Anybody who's tried that out of a traditional two-man stand knows the problem. You spend the whole sit whispering at a kid to quit kicking their feet. It's hard on them and it's hard on you, and most of the time it ends with everybody heading back to the truck early. That's exactly the gap a hunting blind for kids fills.
So they bought one. They put it together in their shop within a couple of days of it getting to the farm, then carried the whole thing out with a skid steer and set it where they wanted it.
Two years of watching
Cole had been watching one particular buck for two years. He was the number two target buck on the list this season.
On the evening of October 28, Cole climbed into that new blind with his daughter. Four minutes before the end of legal shooting light, the buck gave him a 40-yard shot and Cole made it count.
First buck out of the new blind. First bow kill of his life. With his daughter sitting right there.
Here's how Cole put it: "Getting to share that experience with her will be something neither of us will ever forget."
That Smile says it all! Way to go, Cole!
What a blind buys you
That hunt happened because of a decision Cole made two weeks earlier. A kid in a 360 blind can fidget, get comfortable, whisper, and warm up without blowing your cover. The 360 Pro XL makes it easy for the kids to tag along and learn, and it's exactly what let Cole's daughter be there when the moment showed up.
A shout out to Big Buck's Supply, of Weston Missouri
Cole asked us to pass this along, and we're happy to. Chris at Big Buck's Supply in Weston took good care of him through the whole thing, and Cole says he'll be buying from him again. That's what a good dealer looks like. Somebody who knows the product, answers the questions, and gets you set up right before the season gets away from you.
Congratulations, Cole. That's a good one to have in the books, and we hope your number one buck takes a timely stroll by the 360 Pro XL before the season's out.
Got a #Hunt360 story of your own? We want to hear it. And if you've been thinking about getting your kids in the woods with you this season, head to our Find a Dealer page, punch in your zip code, and somebody near you can get you squared away.