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Title: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Fletcher on January 08, 2012, 07:37:00 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Fletcher610/Hunts%202011/doe4.jpg)

This doe came in with a handful of others just before 8:00 this morning.  They all milled around for a while before starting to move on and this doe finally gave me a good shot.  Fifteen yards, quartered away from a natural ground blind with my GN Critter Gitter, Surewood fir arrow and a Grizzly ElGrande 200. Hit was a little back and high, but a solid liver hit with some far lung.  She made it about 80 yards and was found in the bean field.  I waited an hour before tracking; probably needed just a couple of minutes if that.  She is my first single bevel kill and I am impressed; the hole in her liver was huge.

Here is a deer's eye view of my blind.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Fletcher610/Hunts%202011/P1080370.jpg)
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Shinken on January 08, 2012, 07:40:00 PM
That is *TERRIFIC* Rick!

  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:    

Enjoy the feast!

Shoot straight, Shinken

  :archer2:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Altiman94 on January 08, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
Nice doe!  Those natural ground blinds sure are deadly!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: wapiti792 on January 08, 2012, 08:49:00 PM
Way to go Rick!!! Gonna be great table fare buddy!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: stickbowmaniac on January 08, 2012, 08:52:00 PM
Congrats.Nice blind
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: bowhawk archer on January 08, 2012, 09:18:00 PM
Congrats on the doe Rick.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: glass76 on January 08, 2012, 10:15:00 PM
Great job. Nice blind too.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: rastaman on January 08, 2012, 10:59:00 PM
Very nice doe and from the ground to boot!  Nice job sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: on January 08, 2012, 11:54:00 PM
Great looking blind!!!!!

Congrats on the doe!

Bisch
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on January 09, 2012, 02:04:00 AM
Well done sir.........................
,,,Sam,,,,
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: joe ashton on January 10, 2012, 12:32:00 PM
out standing..
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Fletcher on January 10, 2012, 01:05:00 PM
Thanks guys!  She is my second for the season; both from the same blind and about 2 months apart with lots of tree sits in between.  This blind is my #1 north wind spot and you can bet that I'll have it set up for next fall.  Life is good!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Anointed Archer on January 10, 2012, 01:12:00 PM
very cool   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: KellyG on January 10, 2012, 09:22:00 PM
awesome
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: KentuckyTJ on January 11, 2012, 08:38:00 AM
That's is awesome great job.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: maineac on January 11, 2012, 09:14:00 AM
Great doe!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Longbow1953 on January 13, 2012, 05:01:00 PM
Very good.   :thumbsup:    :archer2:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Bel007 on January 13, 2012, 09:06:00 PM
Nice job Rick  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: dragonheart on January 13, 2012, 09:14:00 PM
That is horse!  What a doe.  On the ground longbow.  What a trophy.  that is one cool looking blind. Obviously effective.  Congrats on the deer.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: WI. longbow on January 14, 2012, 11:11:00 AM
Good lookn doe and GREAT lookn ARROWS, CONGRATS
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Bob B. on January 14, 2012, 08:53:00 PM
Hey!  Good on ya!!  Nice doe!!  Boy I love hunting late season with a bow, no bugs, fewer people ... It is awesome.  That is a nice deer for sure, congrats man!  :clapper:  

Bob.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on January 15, 2012, 01:24:00 PM
Nice Doe, that is a good ground blind also.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Bob Palmer on January 15, 2012, 01:26:00 PM
Good job!  :clapper:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Thumper Dunker on January 18, 2012, 04:03:00 AM
Nice deoe.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: pitbull on January 22, 2012, 07:27:00 AM
Well done, those late season deer are plenty aware.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: wooddamon1 on January 29, 2012, 05:06:00 PM
Nice blind and congrats on the doe! Late season can be tough!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: djohnson on January 31, 2012, 10:33:00 PM
Congratulations!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Tsalt on January 31, 2012, 10:58:00 PM
Nice job!  And I like the wool shirt!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: RC on February 24, 2012, 08:44:00 AM
Good job Rick. I have a few blinds that look like that. Ground hunting is cool. Congrats.RC
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: stujay on February 24, 2012, 07:56:00 PM
Great ground blind and nice doe to boot!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Joeabowhunter on February 24, 2012, 08:28:00 PM
nice!
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: smoke1953 on February 28, 2012, 01:40:00 PM
Rick I just saw this, congratulations! I can't wait ti try the single bevels this year. Enjoyed you and your wife's company at Kalamazoo.
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: Jwilliam on February 29, 2012, 10:29:00 PM
Great job Rick !!!  :thumbsup:  


Bill
Title: Re: Late Illinois Doe
Post by: 187BOWHUNTER on April 08, 2012, 12:54:00 PM
good job, awesome blind!
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