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Title: Took a doe this morning.
Post by: BMOELLER on November 23, 2008, 02:54:00 PM
Well some of you know that I'm in the K.C. Urban hunt, and if you read Missouri Hunt Stories 2008 thread I lost a BIG one last saturday morning.  Well this morning at 8:15 had 5 does come down the trail to me.  I checked to see if a buck was following, but didn't notice any so I said i'd try one of the does.  I let the first three go by and was gonna take the fourth.  She went behind a tree and drew back, but the fifth doe spotted me and bolted.   :knothead:  They all looked around and the first deer saw me letting down to half draw.  I had to hold it for like 20 seconds before she looked away. I was shaking bad from holding.  When I let down I took a few deep breaths and the deer I wanted started to go back up the trail the way they had come.  I drew back again picked my spot and let loose.  I couldn't tell if I hit her and heard no hit.  I just sat down and knocked another arrow.  I was going to wait and get down about 9:00.  Twenty minutes later another doe comes down the same trail.  I thought this time I'm gonna shoot sitting down, never done that in a treestand before.  She caught me moving my left leg under me, but kept going down the trail.  When she got to the same spot, I drew picked a spot and hit her a little high and caught the fourth rib from the back.  She jumped and ran up hill and stopped 25 yards from impact and wobbled.  She then went a couple more steps and did a back flip. Down for the count.  

Got down 10min. later and found both arrows.  First arrow was inline and 6 inches above the second arrow with no blood or anything.  Complete miss.  Second arrow covered in blood.

Twenty yard shot.  Chekmate H2 50#@30" Goldtip 35-55 100gr. insert and 125gr. Magnus stinger 4-blade.

(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/B_Moeller/bowpics113.jpg)
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Post by: bretto on November 23, 2008, 02:57:00 PM
Way to go Brian. Looks like a good healthy Doe.

bretto
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Post by: swp on November 23, 2008, 02:58:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: fatman on November 23, 2008, 02:59:00 PM
Nice shootin', Brian  :thumbsup:  
 :clapper:
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Post by: Charlie Lamb on November 23, 2008, 03:02:00 PM
:clapper:
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Post by: ishiwannabe on November 23, 2008, 03:11:00 PM
One of the toughest animals to arrow IMO. Good job!
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Post by: sgrogg on November 23, 2008, 03:14:00 PM
MMmmmm,  ,,......backstraps!  Way to go!!!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on November 23, 2008, 03:14:00 PM
Nice job Brian, Congrats  :clapper:    :goldtooth:  

Tracy
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Post by: waiting4fall on November 23, 2008, 03:25:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on November 23, 2008, 04:05:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Fritz on November 23, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
Nice big doe and very good photo. Congrats!!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: yellow bow on November 23, 2008, 04:14:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: bayoulongbowman on November 23, 2008, 04:16:00 PM
yeah buddy!!!   :wavey:
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Post by: coconutdave on November 23, 2008, 05:28:00 PM
Great job.    :campfire:
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Post by: Traditional-Archer on November 23, 2008, 05:29:00 PM
That is why it is hunting not killing, Good job brother.
:campfire:
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Post by: deertraks on November 23, 2008, 05:38:00 PM
:clapper:
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Post by: Toklat1 on November 23, 2008, 05:44:00 PM
Nice shootin!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ybuck on November 23, 2008, 06:00:00 PM
Great doe ya got there! Congratulations!  :clapper:
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 23, 2008, 06:00:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on November 23, 2008, 06:30:00 PM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: The Baron on November 23, 2008, 08:04:00 PM
Way to go!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: ksbowman on November 23, 2008, 08:24:00 PM
Super job Brian! Now the real work starts. Congrats!  Ben
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Post by: BMOELLER on November 23, 2008, 09:00:00 PM
Thanks everyone.  Yeah Ben, it was a long drag. Fortunately, a guy in the parking lot had a deer cart, and it was a long way to the truck.  Mine has a broken wheel that I need to fix.
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Post by: drewsbow on November 23, 2008, 09:38:00 PM
congrats
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Post by: Missouri CK on November 23, 2008, 10:16:00 PM
Great job Brian.

Those does are starting to get a little jumpy by now.  I had three of them moving through early this AM and they didn't stand still for any length of time.

Great to hear that hunting that place paid off.

Chris
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Post by: kctreeman on November 23, 2008, 10:16:00 PM
Good job Brian.  Should be some good eating.
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Post by: Bjorn on November 23, 2008, 10:36:00 PM
Very nice! Congrats!!
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Post by: twosheds on November 23, 2008, 10:42:00 PM
Congrats Brian. Nice to see you having some success.Tripper
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Post by: Lefty on November 23, 2008, 11:02:00 PM
Nice deer Brian!  Good shooting!
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Post by: BMN on November 23, 2008, 11:36:00 PM
Nice job Brian! Congrats.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ryan Sanpei on November 24, 2008, 12:26:00 AM
Sweet!!!!

Ryan
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Post by: Gatekeeper on November 24, 2008, 08:19:00 AM
:thumbsup:  congratulation buddy! How many does do you have to take to help insure that you get picked next year?
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Post by: BMOELLER on November 24, 2008, 08:35:00 AM
Tom, they said you had to take 3 does. I don't think I want to take that many, unless somebody wants them.
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Post by: Gatekeeper on November 24, 2008, 08:43:00 AM
Share the Harvest will take them. I think Paradise locker in Trimble is participating in this program. I think the hunter has to pay half the processing fee.
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Post by: Chris Surtees on November 24, 2008, 09:11:00 AM
:thumbsup:     :clapper: