Here is one picture of my October 23, 09 buck. He is still over 4 inches around about a foot from the base, and had broken two points near the ends of the main beam. First shot I ever took at a deer with my Parker Spartan 150. It entered mid body, tight behind the right shoulder and exited through the elbow of the left shoulder at 7 yards. There was too much brush to shoot any sooner. I could not see the shot hit. All I heard was the loudest crack I had ever heard and thought I had broken my bow for a minute there. He just stood there, like he was not hit and loped off with his tail up, before finally dropping it. He went about 80 yards, (I thought.....) stumbled and crashed. It started raining again and some of my grass and brush is over 5 feet high in the woods. I looked for 15 minutes, lost the last of the light and searched for another half an hour without finding him.

After 30 some years of bow hunting and over 30 bow deer, I am used to seeing the hit. Even though I saw the stumble and heard the crash, I began to doubt myself when he was not where I thought he should have been. I knew I was a little nervous at the shot, as I watched over him for over 15 minutes before I got that shot. He rubbed his antlers at 85 yards, stopped again at 40 yards and again at 20, but there was too much brush. I do mean he was tearing those trees and brush up! It's just a good thing that if I decide on a buck, I no longer look at the antlers, but just look for a shot. He turned out bigger than I thought.

The next day, as soon as it was light enough to see, I looked again and after half an hour with finally making circles, I found him. I missed his crash spot by 20 yards the night before, but had to be within 10 feet of him before I saw him.

The lungs were gone and the heart looked like a muzzy had been there. He dressed out at 175. The Parker Spartan with the Red Hot bolt and Muzzy did a perfect job. With my compound set at 40 pounds, I do not get many pass throughs, but that Parker crossbow is something else. It took care of one big whitetail.

Michigan just allowed crossbow hunting this year, especially to anyone over 50. (More than qualified, LOL....) I have to tell you, I did not even know if I could draw or shoot one, so I tried a Parker at the local archery shop. I was so happy I could draw the 150 with just a string cocker, and my first shot was 1 1/2 inches off dead center. It had been 10 years since I bought my last bow and the prices seemed high to me, so after being put on hold four times and playing phone tag for a couple of days, I ordered another brand. Bad move!!! I tried to sight it in for two solid days, packaged it up and sent it back. It was so inconsistent. I finally got a hold of my sales guy and had the Parker Spartan within an hour. It shot as great as the BuckBuster, and plenty fast enough. My friends that are thinking about a crossbow have my recommendation for a Parker. A bow has to be consistent and affordable. Thank you Parker. Thank you for letting me shoot over 40 pounds. Thank you for giving this 63 year old lady the heaviest racked buck to ever grace these walls.