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Oklahoma Buck Double

Started by Michael Arnette, November 24, 2013, 11:16:00 PM

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Michael Arnette

November 24, 2013, 11:16:00 PM
My biggest buck ever! The 7 point was actually heavier than the 10 point! The 10 point at 174lbs and the 7 point at 179lbs. I used a Talltines 69# at 28", GT 75/95 Shafts, 220 gr Muzzy Phantoms...Story below
     
     
     
     

This year has been a great year. I have seen more buck sign than any other year and Oklahoma's deer management system is doing good work to provide a very healthy deer herd! This years rifle season ran a little late due to the calender which gave me a few more precious days to hunt without the guns.
I have been really busy with work this year so it made it feel all that much sweeter when I climbed up into my stand on the morning of November 18th. Everything was perfect and I felt that tingle! You know what I mean.
Anyway, my morning started out watching a scrape I had doctored up just upwind of my stand. This is the first year I have ever found a scrape line on our farm in 8 years of hunting and is testimony to the outstanding work of our states management, I hope things continue to get better and better.

At about 7:00 I heard my first stir and a yearling forkhorn chased a doe passed my stand within good range. 7:30 or so I saw another buck cruising well out of range and in the brush. At 8:15 I heard trotting hooves and a 7 pointer chased a doe passed my stand, I made a 22 yard shot and hit him a little far back so I waited a few minutes before tracking. I was about ready to go down to track my buck at about 9:30 when a huge buck came in right along the scrape route, the only problem was that he came in on my downwind side.  He was angling towards me and I knew he was going to hit my scent so a took an 18-20 yard shot before he made it but missed over his back! My arrow hit a sapling before it reached him and he startled about 20 yards to my upwind side. I had a split second and used it to slip an arrow in through some cover hitting him a bit low at about 35 yards. I watched him run for about a hundred yards before I lost sight.

Two intense/white knuckle tracking jobs later I had two bucks on the ground and a very long drag! Both had run over 200 yards before going down and left very poor blood trails. This was my first double kill ever. Although I kinda wish I would have let the smaller buck walk after shooting the big guy.

#1
November 25, 2013, 12:29:00 AM
Wow! Great morning in the woods!

Congrats on the double!

Bisch

Jayrod

#2
November 25, 2013, 06:01:00 AM
awesome for sure doubles are hard to beat!!congrats
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Compton traditional bowhunter member

Basinboy

#3
November 25, 2013, 09:18:00 AM
It doesn't get much better than that! Congrats
Talltines StickFlinger 50#@26" 62" amo
Palmer Longbow 43#@26" 62" amo
Zona T/D Recurve 48@26" 58" amo
Osage Selfbow 38#@26" 64" amo
Toelke Whip 43#@26" 62" amo

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SAM E. STEPHENS

#4
November 25, 2013, 09:29:00 AM
Great shooting and a great hunt, Congrats.....

,,,,Sam,,,,
HUNT OLD SCHOOL

joe ashton

#5
November 25, 2013, 03:05:00 PM
wow. that is a big deer.!
Joe Ashton,D.C.
pronghorn long bow  54#
black widow long bow 55#
21 century long bow 55#
big horn recurve  58#

long time archer

#6
November 25, 2013, 03:20:00 PM
Good stuff! Congrats!
long time archer

Kc kreger

#7
November 26, 2013, 09:37:00 AM
Congratulations Michael!  That was a great hunt.  Thank you for sharing it with us.
Oklahoma Selfbow Society member
Oklahoma Bowhunting Council member
Comptons Traditional Bowhunting member

ak213

#8
November 26, 2013, 01:37:00 PM
Congratulations on a great experience!
ak

SheltonCreeker

#9
November 26, 2013, 08:00:00 PM
Awesome! Way to go! Thanks for sharing.
"Other things being equal, it is the man who shoots with his heart in his bow that hits the mark." Dr. Saxton Pope

Hooper

#10
November 29, 2013, 12:04:00 PM
Now that's what I call a good morning! Congrats on a great double harvest!!
Black Widow PSA III - 59#@31
Black Widow PSR III - 53#@30 1/2
Holm Osprey 62"- 55#@30"

OBXarcher

#11
November 29, 2013, 02:58:00 PM
Very nice, two is better than one any day.

Sirius Black

#12
November 29, 2013, 06:36:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Wisconsin Bowhunters Association - Life Member

Cyclic-Rivers

#13
November 30, 2013, 10:12:00 AM
Truly Incredible day!  Congrats on both accounts.
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


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

Michael Arnette

#14
December 29, 2013, 11:53:00 PM
Thanks guys!  Still can't believe I had that second chance at the big boy and so glad I made a good hit. He must have been on a hot doe.
35 yards is not normally a shot I would ever take but I was on auto-pilot. I hardly remember taking the second shot.

Stone Knife

#15
December 30, 2013, 06:51:00 PM
That is sweet, nice shooting   :thumbsup:
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


John 14:6

Homey88

#16
January 01, 2014, 01:54:00 AM
That is one great hunt!

chall

#17
January 01, 2014, 10:13:00 AM
Congrats!
Eric Hall, Chris Hall , Cyndy Hall

BRONZ

#18
January 04, 2014, 04:10:00 PM
Man what a morning!!!  Way to go!!
"He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze."
2 Samuel 22:35

Wheatland Christian Bowhunters--Chairman

brut

#19
January 04, 2014, 06:15:00 PM
Beautiful deer congrats
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