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August 2013
HUNTING & FISHING 2013
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By Steven Brown
Pamplin Media Group
S
arah Feldhacker of Sandy can’t re-
member if she dropped a spoon that
morning at breakfast. But company,
indeed, was on the way.
And it must have been a dang big spoon.
Sarah’s husband of four years, Jacob, and
her father-in-law, Chuck, had both arrowed
whitetail bucks in the first week of their
2012 archery season in the Heppner Unit in
Eastern Oregon.
And along for the trip was Sarah’s and Ja-
cob’s then 2-year-old son, Wyatt.
With dad taking his shift as camp daycare
provider, Sarah had an uninterrupted
Thursday afternoon to spend in the woods.
With deer, elk and bear tags in her pocket,
she was ready for what came along.
Like most archery hunters, Sarah, 28, is
familiar with sitting and waiting. That’s an
especially important skill for archery hunt-
ers who need to bring big game inside 30
yards before releasing an arrow. That’s hard
to do while tromping through deadfalls.
Because of her fear of birds, there won’t
be a tree stand anywhere in her future.
Instead, Sarah routinely conceals herself
inside a ground blind. And on this hunt, her
blind is well positioned with a great view of
a nearby elk wallow.
With her bow within easy reach, she also
is armed with her Kindle as a way to make
the hours pass more quickly.
“I’d been sitting in a blind for days and
days and finished two books,” Sarah said of
the 2012 season. “I’m not good at sitting and
waiting.”
Just two days earlier, Sarah had been at
the blind and waited it out until late in the
Bear ranks 30th in record
book for black bear taken
during archery season
Cow call brings in
a surprising guest
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