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Title: My First Kill with a Recurve
Post by: sdorton on October 27, 2021, 11:33:18 PM: This is my 3rd year using a Traditional Bow. The first year I had 3 shots and 3 misses. Last year I had 4 shots and 3 misses. I smoked a doe at 22yds and could not find her. Blood all over the arrow but she bled very little. Myself and a couple of buddy looked for 2 days trying to find her with no luck. :banghead: But this year on opening day in KY I finally got my first confirmed kill. I had 3 target bucks that I was after and 2 more bucks that I told myself if giving the opportunity I would take them. None of my target bucks showed but this 9pt (1 of my opportunity bucks) did. Long story short he gave me a slight quartering to me shot @ 17yds and I smoked him. Heard him crash about 50yds away in the thicket. I couldn't be more excited. I do know that I doubt if I will ever pick up a compound bow in KY again. What a rush it was and I can't wait to add a few more to the freezer this year.

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I'm shooting a 60" Zipper SXT 49#@28", 31 1/4" Carbon Express Heritage 250 with a 250gr. Cutthroat. I have switched broadheads to a 190gr. Simmons TreeShark and added 90gr. insert/outsert sleeve.
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Post by: Pine on October 28, 2021, 12:45:48 AM: Nice one. :thumbsup:
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Post by: Rob5589 on October 28, 2021, 01:20:43 AM: Great buck, congrats!
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Post by: Bowguy67 on October 28, 2021, 03:09:08 AM: Very nice, congrats
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Post by: TIM B on October 28, 2021, 04:52:55 AM: Attaboy - no turning back now!
Tim B
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Post by: hawkeye n pa on October 28, 2021, 06:37:39 AM: Congratulations
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Post by: JamesD on October 28, 2021, 07:49:12 AM: Great deer!
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Post by: beemann on October 28, 2021, 07:54:07 AM: Congrats!
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Post by: supernaut on October 28, 2021, 08:24:17 AM: Congrats on a great deer! :archer:
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Post by: BAK on October 28, 2021, 08:25:25 AM: Sell the compound, you're hooked. :thumbsup:
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Post by: DNewer on October 28, 2021, 09:53:36 AM: Congrats on a fantastic buck!
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Post by: GCook on October 28, 2021, 09:55:42 AM: That's the way to start it off. Congratulations!!
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Post by: Curvebo on October 28, 2021, 10:01:10 AM: Congrats and nice buck!!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 28, 2021, 01:31:29 PM: Although I disdain the term "smoked" when talking about hunting, I congratulate you on a great buck and shot.
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Post by: Basinboy on October 28, 2021, 01:35:13 PM: Great first one congratulations! :thumbsup:
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Post by: Tim Reese on October 28, 2021, 03:31:27 PM: Good you kept at it and didn’t give in to switching back to a compound. Congrats
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Post by: Bisch on October 28, 2021, 08:09:27 PM: Congrats!

Bisch
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Post by: Friend on October 28, 2021, 08:21:36 PM: Excellent harvest...Congrats!
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Post by: woodchucker on October 28, 2021, 09:05:20 PM: CONGRATULATIONS, Scottie!!!!! That's a 1st to remember!!!

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Post by: Alexander Traditional on October 29, 2021, 10:33:09 AM: Way to go on your first! :clapper:
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Post by: Joey Ward on October 29, 2021, 11:15:26 AM: Congrats. Now you have something to carry with you on all your future bowhunts with the recurve....Confidence through success.
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Post by: Homey88 on October 29, 2021, 12:17:34 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: hessian on October 29, 2021, 01:05:54 PM: Congrats!!
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Post by: doubleo on October 29, 2021, 02:50:12 PM: That's a great buck! Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Post by: jearnold66 on October 29, 2021, 05:32:58 PM: Very nice congrats. :clapper:
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Post by: electricstart on October 30, 2021, 08:25:43 AM: Very Nice first kill with recurve, congrats