In Memory of Poy
The story of my buck begins in the fall of 1988 when college buddy, Eric “The Poy” Genson, began teaching me the intricacies of hunting whitetail deer. The following summer I purchased a new bow and began the quest to shoot my first deer. I never did fully get into archery hunting, but was hooked on chasing whitetails, albeit with firearms my choice of weapon!
Soon after college, I actually sold my archery gear to “The Poy” as I knew he would appreciate it more. Indeed he did, as he arrowed many a whitetail with “my bow” in the years that followed. Yet neither of us could seem to connect with that trophy buck.
Unfortunately, a couple years back I got the bad news that my dear friend had unexpectedly passed away. It was devastating, but in my grief I asked his family if I could have “my bow” back in remembrance of Eric.
When I finally held the old bow in my hand, I vowed that I… that we would harvest our first trophy buck together with it. So when everything finally came together on that late October day, and the arrow hit right where I had been taught to aim twenty years earlier, I was totally overcome with emotion as I muttered to myself, “we did it Poy… we did it.”
The buck tipped the scales over 230 lbs (field dressed) and sports a 140-class typical rack.
| Species |
Whitetail |
| Location |
Michigan |
| Sportsmen |
Anonymous |
| Age |
30 |
