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Title: Finally connected today! (got the pic right now)
Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on November 13, 2009, 05:08:00 PM
After post a blank with the stick and string last year I finally managed to connect on a small buck today.  I happened to see him stand up from his bed and walk up and down a small streamabout 80 yards in front of me.  At this point I thought he was a lone doe, which struck me as kind of odd because right now you don't see many does without a buck pushing them.  as he came in closer I seen that he was actually a button buck and decided that if he presented a shot that I would take him.  he came around to my left to about five yards.  I let loose of the arrow and was about an inch high.  Normally not a big deal but I decided to hunt in my tree stand instead of on the ground today so my arrow hit him right in the spine and dropped him like a rock.  Realizing where the arrow had hit I quickly sent another arrow through the lungs to end it.   :bigsmyl:     As I aproached the small buck I realized that he wasn't a button buck cut what looked to be a spike that had broken off both antlers, one flush at the base and the other about an inch above the base.  When I got down to retrieve my prize I heard something russel the leaves coming down the hollow I'm hunting.  I looked up to see a mature doe and a yearling coming. my bow was still at the base of the tree my stand is in so I couldn't take either one, so to avoid spooking them I laid down and covered my face.  They came right up to me and almost stepped on me as they passed.  They were close enough to touch and they had no idea I was there.
 (http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww106/gacardwell/100_1698.jpg)
Title: Re: Finally connected today! (got the pic right now)
Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on November 13, 2009, 05:08:00 PM
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Post by: Bowspirit on November 13, 2009, 05:11:00 PM
Now that is cool...congrats bud.

 :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: ishiwannabe on November 13, 2009, 05:15:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Chris Surtees on November 13, 2009, 05:28:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Deadbolt on November 13, 2009, 05:32:00 PM
big bodied BB should offer alott of good meals much congrats!
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Post by: lpcjon2 on November 13, 2009, 06:06:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: limbow on November 13, 2009, 06:14:00 PM
Very nice! Congrats--Give us the run down on your equipment used.
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Post by: GingivitisKahn on November 13, 2009, 06:15:00 PM
Congrats!

  :thumbsup:
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 13, 2009, 06:21:00 PM
Good for you!
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Post by: Wannabe1 on November 13, 2009, 07:09:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: horatio1226 on November 13, 2009, 07:11:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: DannyBows on November 13, 2009, 07:14:00 PM
Cool Experience! Congrats!!
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on November 13, 2009, 07:16:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Buckeye Trad Hunter on November 13, 2009, 07:23:00 PM
My equipment was a 62" Hummingbird invisible wings recurve 50#@28".  My arrow was a full length Gold Tip Traditional Hunter 35/55 with 90 gr of screw weights added tipped with a 150gr. two blade Magnus Stinger.
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Post by: BCWV on November 13, 2009, 07:32:00 PM
Good going!
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Post by: Hooper on November 13, 2009, 07:33:00 PM
Nice going! Congrats!
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Post by: Smallwood on November 15, 2009, 03:55:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: yellow bow on November 15, 2009, 04:19:00 PM
:clapper: