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Title: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 01, 2008, 07:31:00 PM
All year long I have read all of your stories and seen posted pictures

 I had visulized these moment for a long time , and never did I imagine I was going to be as pleased as I am now

I wanted a good buck but any buck with my long bow would have been a trophy

I placed my ground blind on Friday in the middle of the day in a place where there was a lot of deer sign

My first morning in the blind this buck came walking by 6.5 year old 8 point buck , the rest is in the pictures

Bob lee signature long bow with short 15 riser 53@27 with mfx beeman classic arrows and 125gr snuffers (these are great!!!!) they do whistle but make a lot of damage

 (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/gerardz17/vdogera.jpg)

 (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/gerardz17/geravenado.jpg)

 (http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr20/gerardz17/geramesquite.jpg)
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Robert Warnock on December 01, 2008, 07:40:00 PM
What a great first buck! Congratulations
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: TRAD JOE on December 01, 2008, 07:47:00 PM
CONGRATULATIONS GERARDO!!

A well deserved buck.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: FJTOYMAN on December 01, 2008, 07:50:00 PM
Muy buen hecho!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Interseptor on December 01, 2008, 08:16:00 PM
Congrads! Talk about a great first buck!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: dirtguy on December 01, 2008, 08:22:00 PM
What a great first Trad kill!!


  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Mike Bolin on December 01, 2008, 08:30:00 PM
Well done!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 01, 2008, 10:20:00 PM
One of the higlights of the hunt is that the deer ran only 60 yds,

at first I taught I had hit him a little to the left but the arrow got both of the lungs and the main arteries to the heart.

I still waited 3 hrs to search for him because of previous bad experiences
and found the boken arrow  at 6 yds where I had shot him, the blood trail was abundant and the buck was close by, I belive he died some minutes after the shot
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Pruneemac on December 01, 2008, 10:39:00 PM
Awsome! That is a great first deer! how far was the shot?
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 01, 2008, 10:59:00 PM
the shot was at 10 yards , I placed a pop up blind and the sun was coming up from behind me so he took some time coming in but gave me a very close shot
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Friends call me Pac on December 01, 2008, 11:27:00 PM
That is a big deer. I'm very happy for you my friend.  Great shot too.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: medic77 on December 02, 2008, 01:07:00 AM
wow that is some great penetration and a fantastic deer.  Congrats
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Lindsay on December 02, 2008, 05:32:00 AM
SWEET  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: BAR I CEL on December 02, 2008, 09:56:00 AM
Great trad shot Gerardo,

Cuando comentas Snuffers, te refieres a las ss ?
Gran punta y mejor flecha.

Felicidades, de que parte de Monterrey?

Luis
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 02, 2008, 10:34:00 AM
These are the normal screw in snuffers, there is a link on youtube how to sharpen the woodsman's with that I got them pretty sharp

luis
zona valle if you come here you have a friend with whom to shoot
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Takedown on December 02, 2008, 01:01:00 PM
Wow, Gerardo,
What a hoss of a buck. I didn't realize that bucks got that heavy in Mexico, how much did he weigh?? I see Texas Bucks in photos and none have looked near that heavy. Nice trophy, I am jealouse with envy!
Harry.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: BRONZ on December 02, 2008, 01:59:00 PM
Love the before and after photos!  Nice shoot'n!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: kadbow on December 02, 2008, 03:31:00 PM
That is a great first trad deer.  Congrats!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: joe ashton on December 02, 2008, 04:23:00 PM
nice deer.  good job!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 02, 2008, 05:33:00 PM
I didn`t weigh him , but the rut is not yet here and they are very fat

Joe Ashton: thank you for your comments same to you , both your deer are great I believe does mulies are hard to bow hunt
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Mechslasher on December 03, 2008, 04:08:00 PM
sweet buck!  the only downside to shooting a buck like that for your first is what do you shoot next to top it?  i sold a super mag 48 to someone in monterrey, mexico back in the summer.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Terry Green on December 03, 2008, 04:16:00 PM
Congrats Sir!!!!!

Are you sure he was just an 8 point?....looks like a 9 to me.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 03, 2008, 04:23:00 PM
well you can call him a 9 point with the little point on the main beam, thanks terry

we are a few trad shooters here in mty probably going to see your super mag in a shoot
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Ybuck on December 03, 2008, 09:11:00 PM
Holy smokes! Great buck, congratulations!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: centaur on December 04, 2008, 03:37:00 PM
Un ciervo grande! Congrats   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: 3blades on December 04, 2008, 04:41:00 PM
Very nice Buck indeed! Nice shot too.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Flatstick on December 04, 2008, 04:56:00 PM
Great buck Congrats   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: pipe on December 04, 2008, 06:14:00 PM
congrats on a great buck and your traditional deer!  A great photo and the shot on the same day!
where were you hunting.  The country scene is beautiful
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: blackbearsman on December 05, 2008, 08:32:00 AM
Congrat;That`s a hunt you`ll remember all your life!I would haved love to see how you did feel when you did harvested your trophy!nice pictures!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 05, 2008, 01:29:00 PM
These is in the north part of Monterrey.

Monterrey is one of the largest industrial citites in Mexico.

Being 2 hrs drive to Laredo, Texas

It is basically the same south texas country
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: bowhunterfrompast on December 05, 2008, 05:03:00 PM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Guru on December 05, 2008, 09:53:00 PM
congrats...that's a great buck buddy!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: rastaman on December 07, 2008, 01:33:00 PM
That is one fine deer!
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: gatorgar on December 08, 2008, 05:24:00 PM
Did you take it in the area of General Trevino or Doctor Gonzalez?
I heard some stories of monster deer comming out of those areas and if your's is from the vicinity, I may have to look into setting up a hunt in that area with some aquaintances I have.

Gerardo, that is the biggest deer I have ever seen, body wise, and I used to do a lot of hunting in the Paras, Nuevo Leon and Guerrero, Tam. areas a few years ago.

Felizidades en un venado tremendo.

Alex
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Gerardo on December 08, 2008, 06:56:00 PM
thank you alex, i think the paras and guerrero area are a lot better gentics like they have a wider spread, I have also seen some pics of Dr Gzz

the population has grown considerably in the resent years here in mexico, and gentics are good if we hunt old deer they usually havve a good rack,

these hunt was close to lampazos, I have a lease on juarez cohuila also, my wife took a 160 two years ago there, and the deer are pretty nice up there hope in getting my second one there

our season just started and ends until january

do you bow fish? because of your nick,
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: LEOPARD on December 09, 2008, 04:38:00 AM
Very nice buck! Well done!  ;)
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: gatorgar on December 09, 2008, 06:03:00 PM
Yes sir, Gerardo, I bowfish just about every chance I get.  I'm planning on visiting a buddy's place here in Guerrero this weekend if time permits, and I agree with you on the genetics of the deer in Northern Mexico.  My dad took one with a 23" spread a few years ago and we were always taught to only shoot deer with atleast a 16" spread.  In that lease we had a buck we called El Diablo, we only saw him on occasion, and everyone that hunted with us had atleast one shot at him, nobody ever connected.  Rifle, bow that buck knew where the safe zone was and the closest we ever got was when I jumped him from a cactus patch one windy day.  Of course I didn't have an arrow nocked and he stayed there looking at me for a minute before bounding away.  Man I need to get back to Mexico and do some hunting, it's a whole new world across the river.
Title: Re: First Traditional Deer
Post by: Wildlifer on December 17, 2008, 12:10:00 AM
nice buck, partner