First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)

Goke · October 18, 2009, 10:29:00 AM

I had a chance to hunt a great property that I only get to hunt (unfortunately) once or twice a year. This property typically has large deer numbers but the deer numbers, and definatlely the large buck numbers, have been down the last couple of years. Nonetheless, I was able to connect on this great doe on the first night in the stand. I hadn't been in my stand for 30 minutes when I saw this group of does making their way toward me through the thick brush. Although they have several trail options, they made their way down a trail that comes directly to my stand. I let the first three pass. As the last doe stepped into the opening approximately 10 yards away, I drew and shot. The shot was a bit high. It hit squarely in her spine and she dropped. A quick secon shot finished the job in seconds. I am shooting a 56" Morrison ILF with longbow limbs 60# at 28" and Beeman classics at about 525 total grains including the four blade Magnus Stinger. I was a bit surprised at the penetration through the spine. It was a steep angle but a square hit on the spine and the broadhead penetrated a good four inches after impacting directly into one vertebra. I hunted a few more days trying to find a buck without success. I did have some very cool close encounters with other does (See photos below). We are all very lucky to have these amazing creatures to hunt. God bless.

Goke · October 18, 2009, 10:33:00 AM

The next morning!!

Sunrise!!

Coonbait · October 18, 2009, 11:57:00 AM

Great job! Thanks for the pictures.
GLENN

Arwin · October 18, 2009, 11:58:00 AM

Beautiful pics and congrats on a fat doe!!

Pinecone · October 18, 2009, 01:02:00 PM

Nice doe! Congratulations!

Claudia

Ron Haines · October 18, 2009, 03:59:00 PM

Congrats. Great pics also.

Gatekeeper · October 18, 2009, 08:56:00 PM

Congratulations, you took some good pictures too.

Jim Espinosa · October 18, 2009, 09:00:00 PM

Nice job and nice pics.

Chris Surtees · October 19, 2009, 09:32:00 AM

Terry Green · October 19, 2009, 10:00:00 AM

BRONZ · October 19, 2009, 03:10:00 PM

Sweet pics!

Big Ed · October 19, 2009, 09:37:00 PM

Cool pics

October 20, 2009, 02:38:00 PM

Congrats on your doe. Great pics too.

Bisch

Irish Archer · October 20, 2009, 03:19:00 PM

Congrats from Ohio!

yellow bow · October 20, 2009, 06:18:00 PM

dakota tim · October 20, 2009, 11:42:00 PM

Nicely done! Great Pics!

Jack Whitmire Jr · October 25, 2009, 07:04:00 PM

Congrats on the good eating

In picture #3 is that ticks all over that doe?

Jack

Goke · October 26, 2009, 08:38:00 AM

Thanks Jack. No ticks. We have those here but not this time of year. Those are those small burrs. This area is full of them. I usually spend hours picking them off my stuff. This year was especially bad.