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Tim Checkerosky g5 Montec’s get er done time after time

Definitely, one of my favorite stories. Sixteen years ago before anybody even knew what G5 was a man by the name of Lou Grace came to my father and I at one of our Thursday night archery leagues. Tim Checkerosky g5 Montec’s get er done time after time… And told us that with the help of his sons at Grace Engineering they were looking to use some of their process to design some hunting products. Tim Checkerosky g5 Montec’s get er done time after time

Specifically broadheads. And so he gave my father and I some samples for us to try out and see what we thought and give them our feedback on it and fast forward not too much longer that broadhead became what we know today as the Montec. And so just from that day forward we were pretty entwined with the company with new products and staying with them and giving them our opinion using them when we’d go bowhunting and so always kept in good conversations and good graces, pun intended, with the family name, with the company. Tim Checkerosky g5 Montec’s get er done time after time

That was my buck from Nebraska

That was my buck from Nebraska. That was two years ago, went on a week long on some state land with a couple of my cousins and it was a tough hunt. We got there and it was a pretty warm, pretty dry season, so the deer activity wasn’t quite the level we were hoping for. It was late October so we were hoping the rut was going to get going so as the week goes on we spent our time scouting the area trying to find a good spot. And my cousin had tagged out early on a good spot and then later on in the week my other cousin tagged out. So we kind of knew a good area because my other cousin he tagged in an area not too far. And so it was Halloween and I decided I was going to sit out all day because the next day was going to be our last official day there. Tim Checkerosky g5 Montec’s get er done time after time

And I’d seen all kinds of activity, it really had shown that the rut was going to get started, bucks were chasing does and so sat all day, didn’t have the opportunity at a deer that I was really looking for. When I go out of state because I’m always Upper Michigan, but if I’m going to go out of state I’m going to make sure I’m going for that right buck. I like to think about 135 or better.

And so the next day, last day, a little nervous

And so the next day, last day, a little nervous because didn’t want to be the only one to come back empty-handed but if that’s the way it is, it wouldn’t be the first time for me. And around 11:30, actually no, I’d seen this buck once at 8:30, once at 9:00 and then once again at 11:30. He had been chasing does completely around the area. And no matter what I did, a couple of times he walked right underneath me and tried to make him stop, wouldn’t stop. And so but he gave me good hope because it meant that animals are moving that part of the day later more into the afternoon. So hopefully it meant the rest of the day I’d get another chance at a good-sized buck.

And around 11:30 two does came walking through and there was no bucks behind them and I thought, okay, well maybe something else would come in a little later. And lo and behold about 15 minutes later this one buck came through and I thought to myself, “Well if he’s on their trail chances are he’s going to pass right through them or follow right where they were.” And sure enough I spotted him about 20 yards he took a stop and split a ten right behind the shoulder there and I let him have it.

I was using the G5 Striker and that bow in that picture that’s a prime alloy

I was using the G5 Striker and that bow in that picture that’s a prime alloy, and that buck he took off running I knew I made a good shot, he gave me that little kick that everyone looks for and just past the treeline I couldn’t see what happened and so let the nerves calm down and gave him about 15 minutes, told myself I was going to wait 30, couldn’t do that but I gave myself 15 and found the arrow covered in blood, walked up on the blood trail and there he was piled up deer didn’t go 40 yards I think. Called up my cousins and that was it.