**UPDATE PG 6, KILLED ANOTHER TODAY** Killed My First Trad DEER (pics)

ZaneD · October 28, 2007, 10:12:00 PM

Well, here's my story. I'm 15 and I took up bowhunting with a compound two years ago, and killed a couple deer with it. But I was soon bored of lining up the sights and pulling a trigger. So for christmas last year I asked for a longbow and I got it, a 50# Martin Savannah. And so I became proficient with it and started hunting this year with it. Opening day I shot right over a small doe, and then I was really determined. Then, last week I shot a 6pt. and hit him a little too high and the arrow only went in about 2" needless to say he wasn't even hurt. So by then I was a little discoraged, but now even more determined.

So, this yesterday I went to our land in Surry county, VA. and went back to where there is some recently thinned timber between a cutover and a pine thicket. And my dad and I selected a tree and I put up my climber, and he went about 150 yds and put his up. This was about 3:00 in the afternoon. It had cleared up beautifully after the rainy morning, and the wind was perfect. Long about 5:30 I hear a stick pop behind me so I slowly turn and I see a nice little 7pt. walking straight to me. he came up on my right side and I got ready. Then he stopped broadside at 13 yards, with his head down. He didn't even flinch as the 2016 classic tipped with a 125gr. 4- blade Magnus Stinger zipped right through both lungs and stuck in the ground. He only ran about 75 yards and took a tumble. I could see the now red arrow sticking in the ground. I didn't really need to follow the blood trail but I did anyway. I have killed plenty of deer with the shotgun and muzzleloader, and a couple with the compound, and the satisfaction I got from harvesting this little buck was so much greater than my other deer it was unbelievable. And after that long post, here he is....

sticshooter · October 28, 2007, 10:14:00 PM

WOOHOO! CONGATS on a fine buck.<><

curlis · October 28, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

Very nice!

Chris Surtees · October 28, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

Way to go. Nice deer.

JBiorn · October 28, 2007, 10:16:00 PM

NICE!!

vermonster13 · October 28, 2007, 10:17:00 PM

Very nice indeed!

Bowspirit · October 28, 2007, 10:20:00 PM

Nice. Congrats there, bud...

BamBooBender · October 28, 2007, 10:21:00 PM

Congrats!

p.s. The pic only appears as a thumbnail size to me. Got any more pics?

longstick · October 28, 2007, 10:28:00 PM

^5 buddy! Good shooting and glad you were determined...are ya HOOKED on trad now for good?? LOL

ZaneD · October 28, 2007, 10:29:00 PM

I don't know bamboobender. I looks full size to me. What does everyone else see?

SouthMDShooter · October 28, 2007, 10:33:00 PM

nice story and congrats, but its only a thumnail size to me see if ya cant make it bigger so we can get better look

BamBooBender · October 28, 2007, 10:41:00 PM

Maybe you just need to check your settings on photobucket. Or upload another to this site image shack just change the settings to 640x480 ( for message boards) size and it should show up OK.

ZaneD · October 28, 2007, 10:43:00 PM

Ok I got it now i think. what happened was after I posted the pic I resized it so I could send it in for an avatar.

Huntrdfk · October 28, 2007, 10:45:00 PM

Way to go Zane, this is one you won't forget.....

David

Hawkeye · October 28, 2007, 10:47:00 PM

Good on ya!

That's an excellent story and a great job.

Daryl

Onestringer · October 28, 2007, 10:51:00 PM

Excellent Job

Scott

BamBooBender · October 28, 2007, 10:51:00 PM

There it is! Wow! That's your first!?! I bet a lot of folks on here(including myself, these days) would like to take one like that. [understatement]I'd say you're off to a good start. [/understatement]

BFinegan · October 28, 2007, 10:54:00 PM

Congratulations. Thanks for sharing your story.

Mike Walker · October 28, 2007, 10:55:00 PM

Way to go!

pseman · October 28, 2007, 11:01:00 PM

Awesome! That ain't no "little buck" in my book. Great job.

Mark