Trad Gang
Trad Gang Highlights => Highlights 2010 => Topic started by: babs on November 09, 2010, 12:45:00 AM
A little about myself: Hello my name is brad and I live in PA. I just got into traditional archery a little over a year ago. I bought my first traditional bow its a Lewis Hollow Archery Hayestani recurve 47lbs at 28. I love it.
Well here's the story I was hunting a friends farm on Nov 6. I got in early and settled in my summit climber. I didnt see any deer until 8am when I seen a tail flicker just below me about 50 yards. While watching the deer I hear footsteps behind me, I look over my shoulder and see a big body deer with a nice rack. He comes into about 20 yards I draw and anchor and release and I see my white fletching go right over his back. A little disappointed but I just laughed and thanked god for the experience. Fast forward until 11:15am I stand up to trim a branch that was hitting off my safety harness and I hear a loud russling noise. I look in front of me and I see a doe with four bucks on her tail, they run to my stand stop when I voiced grunt and I picked a spot on the biggest buck and released. I seen the arrow hit a little back and watch the deer slowly walk down the hill and then he bedded down 70 yards away. In the meantime I called my buddy and he said just wait and he would be over. About 45 min later the deer got up and walked down the hill with tail tucked and moving very slow.Fast forward a little got down about 2 hours later me and my two friends meet up and my dad. Started tracking it rained a little alreday and calling for rain/snow mix later that day. Trail started off very well with lots of blood, than we could see where he laid down and than got back up. Tracked about 400 yards and my dad yells I think I just seen him get up and run off. By this time I feel sick to my stomach. So we decided to sit for an hour and wait. Got back on trail and tracked another 150 yards or so and than nothing. We did a grid search and found nothing. SO we decided to back out and come first thing in morning. Meantime I go home get a shower, depressed had plans with girlfriend and friends to get dinner. Than I get a call from my best friend he said dont go anywhere we found him. Here him and my other good friend (justin) went out with the 4-wheeler and found him laying under a pine tree. My 2 blade stinger took out his liver and exit hole was right behind opposite shoulder just a couple inches low, missed lungs. Its a 8 point with a 17 inch spread and a huge deer. My best buck to date and best of all with traditional equipment hope you enjoy. Happy hunting I'll try and post pics never did that before :goldtooth:
Nice, you owe your buddies!!
Yes I do. I asked them why did you go back out and they said because you would do the same for us. It touched me and I am forever thankful
Good for you, must feel realy good now!!
Congrats there is nothing like your first traditional killed....
Very good sir! If you can't get them posted up email them to me and i'll get them up for you by the morning. (cherylandrandy@bellsouth.net)
thanks guys I'll try this picture thing in the morning I've been pretty busy
The first is a liflong memory.
Congrats!
Bisch
thanks guys I cant get that smile to rub off my face lol
You will never forget the First.
I have pictures I'll send them to somebody if they can post them, cant figure this picture thing out thanks brad
Brad, here is the best i can do so far. If anyone else can help us out please do! Congratulations again on a fine buck! (click on the link)
http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f949%5fAKjEtEQAAPmCTOYRbg1ycxijnlw&pid=2.2&fid=Trash&inline=1
Back to the top. Click on the above link (i think i fixed it). If anyone can convert this picture to a jpeg for Brad please do (and then pm me and tell me how you did it). :thumbsup: (http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z287/rastaman1953/babs%20buck/babspicture.jpg)
Edited post.....i figured it out!
Great job!!!!!!
David
Great looking deer and great friends....Congrats..
congrats!!! great job on your first traditional deer. im from the cove. sooo hi neighbor! :D
thanks guys I'm still excited
hello redshaft I'm in the tyrone area now, where are you from? Maybe we can shoot sometime dont have anybody else who shoots traditional around me. Thanks
awesome!!!
Congrats on a nice buck! I'm from Altoona also.
Congrats on a nice deer from a fellow central Pennsylvanian. I live in Huntingdon County.
I wish we could get together and shoot sometime that would be great, I have lots to learn. Be safe and shoot straight
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Babs, congrats on your first. What a heck of a way to start with a great PA buck like that.
I am sure your friends will enjoy a fine backstrap/tenderloin dinner for finding that one.
Earl
:thumbsup: Congrats on a nice buck!!!
thanks guys
Martinsburg
You've got good friends there and a good deer...Phil
Nice buck and great friends :campfire:
Brad, good for you. Many more to come.
Shick
Congratulations Brad I'm glad it all worked out for you. That's a great deer and some great buddies. Family and friends make this sport a lot of fun.
I still think of my first every now and then it was 1976.You will also nice deer you are diff. hooked. :thumbsup: :campfire:
Congratulations Brad. Did you get Chris to build you a set of recurve limbs for that bow?
Merf
Congrats!It even gave you the front page!
Awesome! :thumbsup: Great deer. Congrats
yeah I got a set of recurve limbs, I got the combo both recurve and longbow limbs. I love it, I think I'm gonna order another one I just wish I could order a set of longer recurve limbs.
Congratulations!
Randy, thanks for always helping people resize their pictures...
Nice deer Brad, congratulations
awesome good job and good buddies.
thanks guys
You're hooked now - congrats!