Hi all, here is a photo of my first for 2011 taken yesterday morning. Mule deer doe taken with my newly aquired Kwyk Styk, thanks Matt. :bigsmyl:
(http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/arrowest1/DSC_4767b.jpg)
I hunt with my son, a good friend, and his son on a piece of property along a river about 25 minutes from my house. We got up about 4 a.m. and met out there at 5:15 which gave us enough time to get in our stands about 15 minutes before shooting light. Nothing much happened for the next 2 1/2 hours except the usual bird and small critter activity until I heard deer running my way. Suddenly a fawn ran top speed thru my shooting lane with the doe quite a distance behind. I got set and as she just started to enter the shooting lane I made a fawn bleat sound and she came to a 2 bound halt still in the opening. I drew, settled and released. The arrow hit about 6" left of where I was looking, but went thru the front of the lungs and clipped the aortic artery. Fortunately a very easy tracking job and a quick end. Not a bad start, less than 3 hours into the first morning of our 3 month long season. :goldtooth:
Equipment used: Kwyk Styk, 51# @ 28", POC arrow with Bear Razorhead with bleeder, 29" NG to BOP, 3 - 5" feathers.
Thanks for looking.
Real nice lookin bow & doe! Congrats on a great start to your season.
Dale, Congrats on your first kill with your new Kwyk Sty. Well done.
Very nice! Congratulations.
Congratulations:)
Congratulations, that is a good start to the season. :clapper:
Congrats very nice.Your are killing I am still dreaming but in a month Yaa Hoo.
Nice!
Great job! Nice start of the season for sure :thumbsup:
Congrats, but, you sure that's not a horse.
Lord thats a big doe.
Beautiful...nice deer...and nice bow :readit: :notworthy:
Well done! Congrats!
Nice Doe! This is going to be a good season for you Dale.
:thumbsup:
Man... I hope the rest of your season goes as well!!!
Man... I hope my season goes that well too!!!
Outstanding! :thumbsup: Looks like you better keep that bow! :archer2:
Congrats on a real nice doe!!
Not a bigger fan of the Kwyk Styk than me! Best all around shooting bow I've ever shot :clapper:
Dale,
Now, that is why I sold you the bow. You were going to use it as Jack Kempf intended. That is fantastic.
Matt
great job!!!! hope to get my first ever (with a trad bow) this year. wish me luck
Congrats on the bow and the deer.
Hi all, thanks for the great comments.
It is one of the sweetest shooting bows I have and I fully intend on hunting the rest of the season with it.
Jack, she would have weighed about 160 to 170 on the hoof..the past winter was pretty hard on our deer around here. Just finished butchering and putting her in the freezer, took about 2 1/2 hours.
To all that have not got their first ever or first for the season, you all have my best wishes and luck to have a great fall.
BIG doe !! Congratulations
Glenn
Way to go Dale.
Congrats!!!!
:thumbsup:
Just grand!!!!!!!!!!
Good job!
Now that looks like the beginning of a long relationship...
Keep it up and keep us posted.
Mo
That's the way to start off the season. Nice doe! Congrats!
Great Job Matt!
:thumbsup:
Dale ! Congrats on the doe,great way to start the season, beautiful Kwyk Styk. I will have my (KS) with me as well. Good job Maxx
Congrats on a fine doe and a great looking bow to boot! That looks like some beautiful country you are hunting there. Very special indeed! :campfire:
-Leonard-
Great job :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: