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Another Outer Banks Monster

Started by OBXarcher, November 16, 2011, 09:53:00 PM

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OBXarcher

November 16, 2011, 09:53:00 PM
Seriously, we have more spikes than a railroad track.

I did not even want to go out tonight. It was 75 degrees and our mosquitoes are so thick they will knock your arrow out of the air. But as my son always tells me " you can't kill'em from the couch"

Got in the stand about 4:30, sweat still dripping down my face and this guy walks up almost immediately. He mills around a couple minutes, pretty sure he was looking for doe scent in the area. Gave me a nice shot around 15 yds. Finally I am learning to PICK A SPOT. Shoot was perfect. He bucks like a bronco and took off. I waited till dark (about 45 minutes). Got a pass through and the arrow looked great. Blood trail did not. Drip here and there, followed it for about 30-40 yds and decided to wait a little longer. Went back to house and got a better light and my cart. Came back and continued tracking. He went up a little rise and the trail just stopped. Oh no,  that bad feeling started. The last thing I heard was a splash. I went down off the knoll and looked in the water, nothing. Now I am not feeling good. Started the dreaded circles, and found him. He back tracked about 15 yds and went down in the water and died. First deer I have had back track like that.

Entrance was on his left side, exit on right. Shot took out both lungs and top of the heart. Little to no blood trail. I had to poke the holes so they would show up in the pictures.
Bow was a 1970 Bear A TD, new limbs I just got yesterday from Big Jim. Broad head was an old 2 blade bear green razor head. I am gonna start using the bleeders from now on.    

Less than 5 hours from kill to grill !!

 
 
 
entrance
 
exit
 
DINNER !!!!

Shan

#1
November 16, 2011, 10:10:00 PM
mhmmm. fix me summa da fine cookin    :D  looks like a great shot!
Semper Fidelis

MBuff

#2
November 16, 2011, 11:19:00 PM
Congrats
Aim small miss small and remember you miss 100% of the shots you dont take!

rjackson

#3
November 16, 2011, 11:34:00 PM
Nice job.

Randy

kibok&ko

#4
November 17, 2011, 02:49:00 AM
look good nice hunt !

how are the limbs compare to the old one ?
save a cow eat a vegetarian !

tukudu

#5
November 17, 2011, 05:56:00 AM
Nice. Mmmmm Yingling, loins and "old Fred".    :clapper:
"Brothers of the flaming arrow"

Big Ed

#6
November 17, 2011, 06:15:00 AM
Yum, Yuengling and loins! Doesn't get much better. Oh yeah don't forget the Bacon!!!
"Get kids involved in the outdoors"

Margly

#7
November 17, 2011, 06:15:00 AM
Nice:)
Congrats!

About weather... well here in Norway we dont have the mosquitos.. but we have 24 F right now  :D  and its promised to get real colder  :campfire:
With a healthy dose of madness and bad memory, life`s a wonderful journey      :thumbsup:    

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TGMM Family of the Bow

Don Batten

#8
November 17, 2011, 06:44:00 AM
I commend you for braving the bugs. they have been bad this year for sure. Congrats on the deer. Don
"The older I get, the better I was" Byron Fergenson.

briarsdad

#9
November 17, 2011, 07:11:00 AM
Congrats!
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Jim Rocole

#10
November 17, 2011, 08:08:00 AM
great shot.

OBXarcher

#11
November 17, 2011, 08:33:00 AM
Dave, I really like the new limbs. I have 3 sets of them. I still shoot B-50, plenty fast and quiet as any long bow I have ever owned.

Altiman94

#13
November 17, 2011, 11:05:00 AM
I'm not a fan of the hunting in the heat.  Luckily, that's only a couple weeks (at most) here in IA.  That loin meat looks great!
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Anointed Archer

#14
November 17, 2011, 12:44:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

joe ashton

#15
November 17, 2011, 03:18:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Joe Ashton,D.C.
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cnorth

#16
November 17, 2011, 08:22:00 PM
congrats..  :clapper:    :clapper:
Trust in the Lord with all of thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  Proverbs 3: 5

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rastaman

#17
November 17, 2011, 08:25:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
TGMM Family of the Bow

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

Cyclic-Rivers

#18
November 17, 2011, 09:27:00 PM
Congrats.

I know what you mean. Last year I saw 16 Spike bucks. Property rule was No spikes allowed to kill. Never saw anything bigger.     :banghead:
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


>~TGMM~> <~Family~Of~The~Bow~<

JDinPA

#19
November 18, 2011, 09:34:00 PM
I love the swamp marinade. My wife shot a doe two years ago and I found her in the swamp off the corn field.

Congrats!
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