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Armed by the teeth
By Craig DeVrieze
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Adam Stock figures the button buck he dropped while bow-hunting Thursday morning should be mouth-watering tasty.
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After all, Stock’s mouth helped bring the deer down.
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Missing his right arm since suffering an industrial accident at the age of 18, the 29-year-old Stock simply holds the bow in his left hand and draws the string back with his teeth,
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After losing his right arm in an industrial accident 10 years ago, Adam Stock of LeClaire, Iowa, recently took up bow hunting. The 29-year-old bagged his first deer Thursday.
The LeClaire, Iowa, resident is not one to be deterred by a handicap.
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Stock golfs, plays softball, fishes with electric reels and hunts with a rifle. He took up bow-hunting last year after encountering a television show about handicapped hunting.
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The program promoted use of specialized releases, but the resourceful Stock had a different idea: Use his head.
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“This seemed like the cheaper option,’’ he said. “Now, it seems like the best option. Of course, when I start losing teeth ...’’
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Actually, Stock said, his hunting style is not hard on his dental work. But it wasn’t easy to shoot at first.
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Using a strategically placed piece of Velcro on his string, Stock bites down, draws the string back to his left shoulder and uses his “opposite’’ eye to look through a peep sight on the string. Then, he lets it go.
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“My first couple attempts were pretty bad,’’ said Stock, who started out using an old bow owned by his father. “It took a while.’’
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He practiced shooting at targets in his father’s back yard. He then went hunting about a half-dozen times last year but never got a shot off.
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When he fired and hit a tree instead of a doe earlier this year, Stock decided an upgrade in equipment might help.
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He bought a standard Hoyt bow with a 50-pound draw and then gave his teeth a good test.
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“I shot it 60 times the day I first got the bow,’’ he said. “No problems.’’
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Thursday’s was the first shot Stock took at a deer with the new bow.
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“It was a kill shot, that’s for sure,’’ he said. “It only ran about 20 yards and dropped.’’
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Using a lightweight gun, Stock has bagged a six-point buck each of the past four years of rifle-hunting season.
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In terms of satisfaction, he said Thursday’s 100-pound “button buck’’ outweighs them all.
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“By far,’’ he said. “I was overwhelmed, to say the least. It is much more of a struggle. With a shotgun you can move around a lot more. You have to be seriously still to get a shot with a bow.’’
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Stock always is up for a challenge. Only an occasional golfer, he still is trying to lower his best score of 120. He plays first base in a Bettendorf men’s league once a week every summer and has had the glovework down for years.
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“I flip the ball in the air and while it’s there, I flip the glove off, catch and throw,’’ he said. “Since the day I lost my arm we have always been thinking of ways to do things.’’
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Stock and his wife, Jodi, adopted sons Devon and Treigh, ages 6 and 5, a year ago.
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“They are pretty impressed with what Dad can do,’’ he said. “I try to teach them, ‘Don’t let anything stop you.’ ’’
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He hopes his bow hunting success can teach others with handicaps the same thing.
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“The biggest thing I want people to know is that you can do it,’’ he said. “There is nothing you cannot do.’’
Armed by the teeth
By Craig DeVrieze
.
Adam Stock figures the button buck he dropped while bow-hunting Thursday morning should be mouth-watering tasty.
.
After all, Stock’s mouth helped bring the deer down.
.
Missing his right arm since suffering an industrial accident at the age of 18, the 29-year-old Stock simply holds the bow in his left hand and draws the string back with his teeth,
.
After losing his right arm in an industrial accident 10 years ago, Adam Stock of LeClaire, Iowa, recently took up bow hunting. The 29-year-old bagged his first deer Thursday.
The LeClaire, Iowa, resident is not one to be deterred by a handicap.
.
Stock golfs, plays softball, fishes with electric reels and hunts with a rifle. He took up bow-hunting last year after encountering a television show about handicapped hunting.
.
The program promoted use of specialized releases, but the resourceful Stock had a different idea: Use his head.
.
“This seemed like the cheaper option,’’ he said. “Now, it seems like the best option. Of course, when I start losing teeth ...’’
.
Actually, Stock said, his hunting style is not hard on his dental work. But it wasn’t easy to shoot at first.
.
Using a strategically placed piece of Velcro on his string, Stock bites down, draws the string back to his left shoulder and uses his “opposite’’ eye to look through a peep sight on the string. Then, he lets it go.
.
“My first couple attempts were pretty bad,’’ said Stock, who started out using an old bow owned by his father. “It took a while.’’
.
He practiced shooting at targets in his father’s back yard. He then went hunting about a half-dozen times last year but never got a shot off.
.
When he fired and hit a tree instead of a doe earlier this year, Stock decided an upgrade in equipment might help.
.
He bought a standard Hoyt bow with a 50-pound draw and then gave his teeth a good test.
.
“I shot it 60 times the day I first got the bow,’’ he said. “No problems.’’
.
Thursday’s was the first shot Stock took at a deer with the new bow.
.
“It was a kill shot, that’s for sure,’’ he said. “It only ran about 20 yards and dropped.’’
.
Using a lightweight gun, Stock has bagged a six-point buck each of the past four years of rifle-hunting season.
.
In terms of satisfaction, he said Thursday’s 100-pound “button buck’’ outweighs them all.
.
“By far,’’ he said. “I was overwhelmed, to say the least. It is much more of a struggle. With a shotgun you can move around a lot more. You have to be seriously still to get a shot with a bow.’’
.
Stock always is up for a challenge. Only an occasional golfer, he still is trying to lower his best score of 120. He plays first base in a Bettendorf men’s league once a week every summer and has had the glovework down for years.
.
“I flip the ball in the air and while it’s there, I flip the glove off, catch and throw,’’ he said. “Since the day I lost my arm we have always been thinking of ways to do things.’’
.
Stock and his wife, Jodi, adopted sons Devon and Treigh, ages 6 and 5, a year ago.
.
“They are pretty impressed with what Dad can do,’’ he said. “I try to teach them, ‘Don’t let anything stop you.’ ’’
.
He hopes his bow hunting success can teach others with handicaps the same thing.
.
“The biggest thing I want people to know is that you can do it,’’ he said. “There is nothing you cannot do.’’
