Trad Gang

Went out this evening in search of Muy Grande, or atleast his missus, and came home with a different trophy.  I got of work late today but decided to swing over to the lease just in case and settled onto a fork on a mesquite tree about 22yrds from my feeder.  There was a steady breeze in my face and the birds were chirping, great sit after a long day at work.  At about 7:10 I hear something moving in the brush and strain to make out some little detail to let me know what was making that noise.  About 17yrds from my stand I saw something out of the ordinary and honed in on that spot.  It was the nose and antler tips of a nice South TX buck poking out from the brush next to a dry creekbed.  Heart started racing, sweat started pouring but I forced myself to calm down and not move a muscle.  The wind was in my favor, but I think he heard my heart beating cause he did a U-turn and headed back into the brush.  That was exciting to say the least.  About ten minutes later I heard some hogs grunting and rooting around about 50yrds behind me and I strained to try and see them thru the brush.  No such luck, they kept on feeding away from me.  Almost dark now and I decided to step off the tree and head back to the pickup, too many snakes around to risk stepping on one at night.  Just as I was about to climb down a big coon popped her head out of the grass about 20ft away from me.  I looked at her for a minute and decided to give her a try.  This bow had never been blooded, by me atleast, and I thought it would help me practice my form.  Picked a spot between her shoulder blades, came to full draw, and as soon as the Muzzy Phantom touched my finger, I released.  That arrow sailed true, and I pinned her to the ground.  She only kicked once after the arrow struck.  Thanks you Ed for sending me such a nice bow and maybe next time I can get some pics of a white-tail.  Thanks for letting me tell my story and all the tips and pointers you've given me here.  


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Nice

nice coon. just the right size to BBQ with a few sweet potatoes.

Good coon, there a tough critter to kill.

The best way to be certain you can hit big critters is to get smaller ones.

Nice shooting!

Good shooting!

Well done.

Thanks Jason for posting the pic for me. And many thanks to huntnut for that Viper I got from you in the classifieds.  Came to be a good shot with that stick.  Maybe this will be the year that I can connect with something other than small game.

Viper DLX 68"
55#@28"
65/75 carbons w/ 125gr. Muzzy Phantoms