I received the 2013 Faith on Sept 4th. The NC opener was Sept 8. I was able to get some GT Trad 35/55s flying well out of her with broadheads.
Opening morning I got into my Rockingham County stand a little later than I had planned, but by 6am I was settled in and waited for daylight, which was already appearing in the east. Not 20 minutes later I heard footsteps behind my stand. Soon a figure appeared and it was a very quiet nice young buck with a companion I never did see fully. The young buck went by me and presented a good shot opportunity, but the second deer still being behind me I did not take it for fear of being seen while drawing. The young buck went past my stand but distant voices from a nearby farm caused him to make a u-turn. He came right back to the opening and presented another close up broadside shot. The next thing I knew I had drawn and released and was watching him run away. I knew I hit him as I heard hair being cut as the arrow struck. I do not remember seeing the arrow's impact point. I heard him run and crash and then silence. I looked at my cell phone clock. It was 6:37am.
A 30 minute wait and a sparse blood trail afterwards eventually led me to my first traditional buck. He was down in roughly 75 yards.
I was very fortunate to have had the events play out as they did. The Hill Country Cree recurve certainly did its part. It's a fast little lightweight bow pulling 61@28.
I was the first one to bring in a deer to the processor I use. He was amazed that someone still hunts with a recurve. I told him he should visit TradGang.com.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012a.jpg)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/Equismith/Faith019.jpg)
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012b.jpg)
As I was dragging him out I stopped to retrieve some dropped gear. I turned back and saw this. I thought it was a pretty cool sight with the sunrise glowing through the wooded plot so I snapped a shot.
(http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012c.jpg)
Awesome congrats!
Congrats again, Bud!
Bisch
Congrats Bud, fine job.
nice :thumbsup:
Congrats on your first Trad Buck. Hopefully more will continue to fall to your arrows.
Very nice, congrats!
Congrats and great looking bow.
good job
Congratulations!
Congratulations! Nicely told.
Congratulations! You will never forget this moment. :clapper:
Well done!!
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Congrats! Good stuff.
Congrats on the first of many! :thumbsup:
Great job Bud on a fine buck!
Fantastic! In velvet no less. Congrats
Congrats,Love the photos.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congratulations! Well done!
Congrats on your first!
Congrats!! :clapper:
Nice! Good way to start Miss Faith.
Nicely done Bud. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great job
Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Love the last pic!!
very cool!
congrats!