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WOW... I have been home for a couple of days and I am still amazed that the entire weekend went so well. I have been sitting here trying to figure out how to share with everybody what went down but the event was something that needed to be attended to really understand the awesome energy of the entire weekend. I guess what I will do is just give you a layout of how it went for Stella and I. Friday - Stella and I flew into SLC from NM. Nothing to dramatic, I fly so much I don't get too worked up by airports anymore. That evening we had dinner with the sponsors. It was really neat, we had representatives from Hoyt, Evolved Habitat, Nikon, Realtree, Trophy Hunter Mag, Western Hunter Mag, and The Outdoorsman from AZ. Anyway the purpose of Friday was just to meet everybody and shoot a little 3-D before everybody else got there. (We didn't get in town early enought to shoot on Friday). THINGS I LEARNED - Shane from Evolved Habitats is really on the ball. He really understands deer. Saturday - Stella went to the Spa for the first half of the day so she slept in. I left the motel around 6:00 am so I could be at the Lodge with plenty of time to help put out fires. As it turns out Aneal did such a great job planning and getting everybody on the same page there were no issues. As people started arriving Shawn, Robbie and I went up the mountain to the 3-D course to get some tables setup and to take our stations on the course. I was stationed at the first set of targets on the course. My job at the first target was to make sure that as everybody came in on the Hay Truck that I would give them the run down on the course and the events for the rest of the day. It worked out pretty well. The neat part is that by staying at one target I was able to meet everybody. Below is a Picture of everybody on the Wagon  Okay how about a little about the course. Well, some of the shots were FARRRRRR but that is okay, for me the purpose of 3-D shoots is to push my limits and see what I am capable of and what shots are beyond my current skill level. The course was also a little more spread out than most 3-D shoots but that is okay. Overall it was one of the better courses I have shot. This was the first target on the course.... 68 yards  So after the shoot Anthony gave a brief shooting seminar. He did a great job describing his shot sequence and what he does to "make the shot". Anthony giving his talk  After the seminar we headed down the mountain to grab some lunch and listen to Shane from Evloved Habitats give a very brief talk on herd management. Again, Shane nailed it. Overall, I think that we in the West are not real sure what the laws are regarding food plots, bait stations and mineral licks. Shane was put in a tough spot but for me it pretty much came down to' as long as you are not hunting over bait then you are okay. For my purposes, in NM, it would be legal to put out some Buck Grub to take trail cam pictures but I couldn't hang a treestand above a bait pile. I also think that you need to check with your local game and fish officers. After Shanes talk we all went our seperate ways to get some rest and get ready for the movie preimer. Proof was scheduled to start at 7:00 but the movies that they were showing before Proof ran a little late so they didn't open the doors to the theaters until 7:20. You should have seen the looks on the peoples faces when they were greeted by 300 bowhunters eager to get a seat in the theater. About the movie... Awesome, Amazing and Well Worth it.... Some of the movie goers  About the After Party... A whole lot of fun.  Sunday - Matt, Aneal, Troy, Stella and I broke down the 3-D archery course. Then Stella and I headed to Cabelas to do a little shoping. After Cablea's we went to see Step Brothers at the local theater then went to the motel and crashed. Troy with some of the decoys 
Monday - Headed back to NM. So that is pretty much it. Once again thank you for everybody that came out... We have already started planning next year shoot.... See you there... Jason
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Great debriefing on the event! Having been there, it is so hard to communicate the bow hunting energy of the day - but your pics do a great job of a quick summary. I agree, it's going to be bigger and badder next year, so we look forward to more BowCasters joining us. Until then - peace!
Aneal