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First one this year

Started by Chris O, December 19, 2010, 11:18:00 AM

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Chris O

December 19, 2010, 11:18:00 AM
Yesterday I had a group of four does come by about half hour before sun down. I was lucky enough to get a shot at this one. It was a real steep quartered away shot and I was concerned that I hit too far back. The deer didn't take off running and just trotted a bit, stood then walked off. I decided to leave and come back in the morning.

After following a not so great blood trail I found the deer 100 yards from where I shot. I was very relieved as this is only my 5th deer and I'm not too experienced at tracking yet. It turns out it was a button buck with one half inch antler and nothing on the other side.

I used a 54" 54@29 Fedora take down recurve. The arrow was a 550 grain gold tip with a b52 broadhead.  
                       Thanks for looking!


kibok&ko

#1
December 19, 2010, 11:54:00 AM
great time for you , congrats !
save a cow eat a vegetarian !

rastaman

#2
December 19, 2010, 02:57:00 PM
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
TGMM Family of the Bow

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Randy Keene
"Life is precious and so are you."  Marley Keene

Bernie B.

#3
December 19, 2010, 05:08:00 PM
Congratulations!  You'll have some good eating.  Your feather choice of colors is the same I use--very visible.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

48# Spirit longbow
45# Martin Hunter recurve

joe ashton

#5
December 20, 2010, 09:23:00 PM
that is a nice deer and a well thought account of the adventure.. thanks for sharing..
Joe Ashton,D.C.
pronghorn long bow  54#
black widow long bow 55#
21 century long bow 55#
big horn recurve  58#

Sheepshooter

#6
December 20, 2010, 09:47:00 PM
Sounds very much like my experience shooting a button buck this fall. Same kind of blood trail and everything. Congrats!!

greyghost

#7
December 21, 2010, 01:42:00 AM
Congratulations, great pic and story, thanks for sharing.


Earl

Thumper Dunker

#8
December 21, 2010, 02:45:00 AM
Real nice.
You can hop but you can't hide.
If it was not for rabbits I would never get a buck.
Yip yipahooooo yipyipyip.

broketooth

#9
December 21, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
congrats to ya, its a whole lotta fun isnt it. ruddy
" you have done well to keep your hair when so many are after it"

Chris O

#10
December 21, 2010, 07:23:00 AM
thanks for the kind words guys. It was a good learning experience because I decided to wait the night before looking since I wasn't sure of my shot. I was so anxious to go look for the deer but it all worked out in the end.

pitbull

#11
December 21, 2010, 07:49:00 AM
Congrats,   :thumbsup:

OBXarcher

#12
December 21, 2010, 09:17:00 AM
Way to go Chris.

bolong

#13
December 21, 2010, 12:01:00 PM
:thumbsup:  Congrats!
bolong

ermont

#14
December 21, 2010, 01:21:00 PM
Nothing wrong with that. Congratulations

KentuckyTJ

#15
December 21, 2010, 02:41:00 PM
Good work.
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The fulfillment of your hunt is determined by the amount of effort you put into it  >>>---->

Rick Butler

#16
December 21, 2010, 03:03:00 PM
Nicely done!  :thumbsup:
"I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. To front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived"- Thoreau
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glass76

#17
December 21, 2010, 05:20:00 PM
Good job.

wildgame

#18
December 21, 2010, 09:24:00 PM
i done the same thing this year! i was just as happy thou!! congrats
"go afield with good attitude,and with respect for the wildlife you hunt, and the forest and fields in which you walk" -Fred Bear

Gatekeeper

#19
December 22, 2010, 11:54:00 AM
Congratulations!   :thumbsup:  What did the autopsy reveal about your shot?
TGMM Family of the Bow   A member since 6/5/09

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