Woulda Coulda Shoulda for Scott McAllister

Congrats to Scott McAllister on a ‘dandy of a buck’ shot in Adams County this past Sunday! Also, congrats to everyone else because Scott didn’t enter into the TG Buck Pool so this one doesn’t count! Good thing as this one definitely would be a contender for a top 3 finish! So when you see Scott, feel free to give him a little jab about not entering! LOL. I want to thank Scott for sharing his story as I think it will be a reminder for everyone to put safety first before heading out into the woods this upcoming gun season. Scott could’ve had a close call with some of his equipment as he was about to head out using a climbing tree stand. Thankfully with all the training we receive through the trades and from TG Safety, he inspected his gear before heading out to hunt! Here is Scott’s story:

“I shot him on my uncle’s land (only 10 acres) in Adams County. I was not sure I was even hunting this year. I have always hunted with a Lone Wolf tree climber on public land. While I was inspecting my climber prior to hunting season I noticed that one of the traction belts was bad. Unfortunately, Lone wolf sold out. I could not find a belt anywhere. My uncle said why don’t you hunt here. No one has hunted the property in over ten years. I did some scouting and could not believe all the sign I was seeing. This was a natural travel route for deer. I immediately set up cameras. Had 9 different bucks on camera after two weeks. Best year of hunting I’ve had in a long time. Saw deer every single sit. There is a bigger one running around. Waiting for riffle seasons.”

Thanks for sharing Scott! Reminder to everyone already hunting and for those getting ready for the upcoming gun season, please inspect all your gear! You just never know what you might find with that trusty old stand you’ve used in the past. I think I might give you an award for this story, I will call it the Golden Corn Cob award! Congrats Scott and be sure to enter next year’s TG Buck Pool! Scott is an Account Manager out of the Rapids office specializing in Industrial piping.