cool camo!!!

Great shot, great story, and great pics.  Thanks for sharing.

outstanding congrats on a job well done!!!!!!

I've taken a few deer with compounds and guns and none compare to the one I took with a recurve I built. It was my first trad deer.

Anything less than traditional archery hunting will probably leave you less than satisfied from now on. Congrats!

Bowhunting straight from the heart...and in this case straight THROUGH the heart.

Congratulations on your first kill, and many happy returns.

Perfect shot placement, considering your high perch. I love drain holes under the heart.

Congrats on a fine deer and an excellent story.

Congrats!!!!!  

You did good!, Congratulations on your first and the fine table fair, the best eating actually. Your story had me pined to the couch, great read.

Awesome story, well told! I felt like I was up in the stand with you, peeking, listening, dreading the Big Snort. This stirred a lot of my own memories, and I thank you for taking the time to share with us.

Killdeer  

Just returned from a hunt myself and had a chance to catch up on this.  Great job Christian!  On everything - the shot, the story telling, pictures, but most of all for sharing the excitement with us all.  You had my heart pumping just reading it!  :cool:  
         

Don't mean to sound like a broken record but thanks to you all for reading my story and posting the kind words.  

Earlier today, I brought a few students in to see the pics and read the story - it was a blast!!

One of them (Chris) was the recipient of a bow and set-up from Vermonster's youth give-away program...we only had a chance to look at the pics.  He's going to read the story tonight.

Based on the look he had while viewing the pics - I have a feeling we're going to be doing a lot of shooting in the upcoming months.

Thanks again all for your support - means alot.

That was great, although I am past my first it always seems like my first Trad keeps me challenged and inspired to take on challenges, congratulations

Congrats, Christian! I also took my first big game animal, a whitetail doe, with a sticbow ... back in 1964. These things we never forget. Cheers, dave

Congrats on a nice deer! You'll never forget your first with trad gear!

Ken

Congrats    you are hooked forever. Great story.

Thanks guys...Venison chilli is on the menu for tonight!!  Can't wait...

Good luck to all and enjoy every moment of the hunt.

Christian

Congrats, good job with the story and the pics!! got to love those el grande grizzlys,they mean business!          

good job!

Congrats Christian!

Ok...I'm going to say my last thanks to all and I promise to have a post of my "Second EVER" as soon as it happens.  Can't tell you how much I appreciate all the support and responses.

Christian