Forecast showed all rain was gone yesterday so a friend and I bolted out of work and headed for his farm. I climbed into my stand in a pinch point on the edge of a huge soybean field. The rain was gone but the wind and mist continued throughout the evening. I love these kind of days as the deer seem to move really well. At 5:30 I saw the first visitors to the beans, a doe and her fawn popped out about 200 yards away. Later two more does popped out with their little sidekicks. Watching them for about an hour feeding their way around the edge of the field toward me finally one of the does stepped into my left shooting lane. She was facing me so didn't want to take that shot and waited and hoped she would proceed to my center shooting lane. She did and I released the arrow. It passed through her like butter and stuck in the mud on the opposite side of her. She ran off and tumped (thats a good KY word) over in the beans about 50 yards away.
Thanks to Ron at KME for the unreal sharp edge on my Magnus Stingers. Bow is my Schafer Silvertip 58" and 50 lbs @ 28". Arrow was a 3 rivers Trad Only with 100 grain brass insert. Total arrow weight is right at 500 grains.
Back straps this week for the family. Good luck and be safe.
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Nice doe! Congrats!
NICE shot!!!
Nice big doe and fine shot placement! Family fare for the winter.
Great Job -- thanks for the story
Great shot on a fine big doe :clapper:
KTJ, Well placed shot. Nice deer.
beauty! Congrats Tom!
Nice doe.
Well done!!! Love the Tip too :)
Excellent story, loved the pics!!
Bob.
"Can't wait until the weekend, supposed to be in the mid to high 30's slight breeze ... excellent!!!"
"Tumped" that's a mississippi word too ! Just like "akern"
Nice doe TJ and good shootin !
Ya'll both spelled it wrong....it's "tumpt"
Nice one Thomas!
Big jughead. I see the beans are still green there. Nice shot.
nice....
You southern boys have your own vocabulary like us hillbillies do :)
Love those Schafers -I have 2 - Glad to see someone shoots big does - hillbilly definition - big doe = logger head - smartest deer in the woods.
Congrats on the doe and good shot !!!!!
Good job TJ.
Congrats, TJ. SO......whatcha gonna do, now?...lol.
(aren't you tagged out?)
I'm looking at your pic while eating a nice juicy doe burger doesn't get much better, congrats!
Jeff, Kentucky is a one buck state but we can keep shooting does until we run out of money.
Well-done!
Congrats! Big Ole Gal!
Good shot, grt the fryin' pan ready,
Great shot on a nice deer >>>>RAY
"All good 'tings, come to those who shoot straight" :thumbsup:
Way to put that 'Tip to work!!
I'm still lookin'....been slow in my part of the woods.
Nice job with the Tip TJ!!!
Wow Tom! That's a horse of a doe. Great job. :thumbsup:
Ron
WOW, nice big doe! Great shot, congratulations!
I'll be there in
I'll be huntng 1hr south of Louisville.
Congrats bud
QuoteOriginally posted by GMMAT:
I'll be there in
I'll be huntng 1hr south of Louisville.
Hey, I'm about one hour south of L'ville. Maybe you're huntin' close to me in Cecilia/Elizabethtown area?
Congrats(again) on another great animal TJ! I'm still eatin' on my doe backstraps too(this morning for b-fast). Keep on huntin' and taggin' them whitetails, man!
Doug