Today is the first day of our blackpowder season, so the woods are full of people. I have been hunting a little piece of public land close to the house and have seen some deer, but not alot. I decided to move my stand into another tree as most of the deer are coming in behind me and it's very difficult to shoot directly behind the tree with my longbow. I got the stand hung and was fairly quiet doing it this morning. Was sitting there enjoying the fall colors, crisp air and light fog when I looked down and here comes a forky. He came into about 5 yards and while I may not be a crack shot, I'm pretty good at 5 yards. I picked my spot and shot, hit the spot I was looking at. He takes off running and I keep my eye on him as long as I can. Waited 30 minutes and trailed him up. He's no giant but I am proud of him anyway, taken with a longbow on the first day of what sounded like a war on marginal public land. Bow is a Centaur 58" 46@28 shooting CE Heritage 150's with a weighted Magnus II, total arrow weight is 540 grains.
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Heck ya, that's what I'm talking about! Nice job and nice looking buck. Congrats! :thumbsup: :clapper:
Nice job Crash.....he looks tender !
:bigsmyl: good deal!!
Nice!
O-Yea! Nice buck.
Well done!!!
I smell the barbecue, congrats!
Nice hunting and Good shootin!
wooo for light bows!!!
Crash, great job on Public land! All deer are Trophies with Trad gear. Good pictures and I like the way you picked your spot no matter how closr they are. Ken
Very Nice!! Congrats!!
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Congrats Crash!
I was interested to see what bow killed this deer. You've bought and sold a bunch of nice ones.
Getting close enough for a 5 yard shot on an Oklahoma public land deer is REAL HUNTING.
OUTSTANDING!
I hope all my shots are 5 yards. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clapper:
Congrats, we would have to let that walk since the 3pt rule here. Good job. I have missed some does so far. but i hope to score soon.
great job man ya should be damm proud!!!!!!!!!
Thanks fellows, I am proud. No need to bring up my bow addiction :D
Good job! I've missed at 5 yards this year so you've done better thann I have!
Great job and very nice bow.
Nice! Congrats!
Nice! Congrats!
awesome :) - always good - i am not a trophy hunter in the horn or antler sense....everything with a bow for me is some kinda trophy.
We are off for bison next weekend
Jer Bear
Smartly done JW.
Congratulations !!(Believe i recognize the bow!!)
Way to go man! Any of them SEOK public land deer are trophies, especially during the firearms seasons!
Congratulations! I hunt public land, and would love just to see a deer.
Thats a great kill, congratulations!!!
That's the one Jesse, glad we traded, must have brought me good luck.
Congratulations!
Great job Crash, proud for you! Even the squirrels are hard to hunt on the public lands I haunt. Getting a deer inside of 20 yards takes a true hunter. 5 yards!?! More like a ghost!
:bigsmyl: :thumbsup: