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Title: 2 days and 2 deer! (plus my first trad deer!)
Post by: Cmane07 on October 29, 2009, 03:05:00 PM
Well guys i've had quite a successful couple of days. The good lord has truly blessed me.

Tuesday evening I decided to hunt a grasspatch with a 18 foot ladder on it. I climbed up and at about 5 30, 2 big does and a fawn came in. They came in about 25 yards from me but the mama doe was staring at me hard. I finally mananged to stand up but she kept staring at me meanwhile the doe I wanted to shoot was eating and perfectly broadsided the whole time.

Well the mama doe decided she had had enough and she bounced in the woods along with the baby. The doe I wanted to shoot bounced to the edge of the patch but stopped perfectly quartering away at 19 yards. I pulled back and could just remember telling myself pick a spot and I let it fly. I watched the arrow hit behind her shoulder right where I was looking. It was the greatest feeling i've ever had! I didn't get a complete pass through but she went about 150 yards and piled up and I had a good blood trail.

Then yesterday evening I was hunting a different grass patch and two big does came in. They eventually fed closer and I shot one at 23 yards. I hit her a little farther back, but she crashed right outside the patch! I love landsharks!

I am absolutely on cloud nine since this is my first year shooting traditional and I've only been shooting traditional since august. I've killed many deer with a compound but nothing can ever describe how it feels to get one traditonally.. I'm hooked! I want to thank all of yall because yall have been so helpful and I would especially like to thank Mr. Bill (aka. maxwell) for all of his helpful insight and for selling me my beautiful black widow!

Hope these pics work..

Black Widow MA X 55lbs @28" and gold tip trads with 160 grain landsharks for a 565 grain arrow

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Title: Re: 2 days and 2 deer! (plus my first trad deer!)
Post by: rushlush on October 29, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 29, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: kadbow on October 29, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
Cool! You are hooked.
Title: Re: 2 days and 2 deer! (plus my first trad deer!)
Post by: Last of the Breed on October 29, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Thats a great start!!!

:thumbsup:
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Post by: reddogge on October 29, 2009, 03:23:00 PM
You have your work cut out for you the next couple of days.
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Post by: Apex Predator on October 29, 2009, 03:24:00 PM
That awesome man!  Congrats!
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Post by: swp on October 29, 2009, 03:49:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Jake Fr on October 29, 2009, 04:53:00 PM
good job wat to go   :bigsmyl:    :archer:
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Post by: frassettor on October 29, 2009, 04:56:00 PM
Great nice shots! Congrats...
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Post by: yellow bow on October 29, 2009, 04:57:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on October 29, 2009, 04:59:00 PM
Way to go!
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Post by: Bob Walker on October 29, 2009, 05:17:00 PM
Great job, Caleb! Gotta love the hole those Simmons heads leave behind  :scared:    :scared:  

Congratulations  :thumbsup:
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Post by: AMB on October 29, 2009, 05:20:00 PM
I've tracked a many a blood drops left by a Landshark.
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Post by: RightTrailWrongTime on October 29, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
aw heck yeah man good shootin!!
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Post by: maxwell on October 29, 2009, 06:06:00 PM
Caleb,  I couldn't be happier for you- just excellent.

Mr.  Bill
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Post by: NoCams on October 29, 2009, 06:23:00 PM
Awesome Caleb !

nocams  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Kenneth on October 29, 2009, 06:27:00 PM
Congrats buddy, and good shooting!!!
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Post by: Jedimaster on October 29, 2009, 06:30:00 PM
Congratulations Caleb!  Very good going and excellent shooting.  I have some good friends in Hattiesburg that are trad. shooters.  PM me if you'd like to get together sometimes with some great guys to do a little shooting.  One of them is a Widow lover also  :D  .
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Post by: longbowben on October 29, 2009, 07:02:00 PM
Congrats and great shots  :clapper:
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 29, 2009, 07:07:00 PM
Very nice congrats.
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Post by: pitbull on October 29, 2009, 07:12:00 PM
Awesome, the first of many more  :thumbsup:
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Post by: GingivitisKahn on October 29, 2009, 07:24:00 PM
Nice work!

  :thumbsup:
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Post by: ChetterB on October 29, 2009, 07:40:00 PM
Excellent congratulations I hope you many more enjoyable experiences. Thanks for sharing Jerry
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Post by: Mike Manassa on October 29, 2009, 07:45:00 PM
Awesome job !!!The smile says it all..Mike  :archer:
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Post by: Jack Whitmire Jr on October 29, 2009, 07:50:00 PM
Excellent man , excellent !
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Post by: 4runr on October 29, 2009, 09:27:00 PM
Way to go!!
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Post by: BlacktailBowhunter on October 30, 2009, 12:20:00 AM
Congrats. That is awesome.
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Post by: Stan the bow man on October 30, 2009, 12:37:00 AM
Great shot love those BW
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Post by: Bonebuster on October 30, 2009, 06:51:00 AM
Sincere congrats!!!

As already mentioned several times, GREAT SHOTS!!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Smallwood on October 30, 2009, 10:16:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on October 30, 2009, 03:07:00 PM
Glad you had a good hunt!  May it be one of many.
Title: Re: 2 days and 2 deer! (plus my first trad deer!)
Post by: Cmane07 on October 30, 2009, 03:21:00 PM
Thanks alot guys! I guess everybody gets lucky sometimes haha