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Title: 3rd time is a charm
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:17:00 PM
Well, it's been a long day.

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Post by: sgrogg on October 01, 2011, 11:18:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: gio tundo on October 01, 2011, 11:20:00 PM
Good blood brother
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Post by: pdk25 on October 01, 2011, 11:20:00 PM
Well, let's see some more Jerry. Congrats.
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Post by: Mudd on October 01, 2011, 11:21:00 PM
:campfire:     :archer:
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:27:00 PM
Headed out with long time friend Deadsmple today for some deer hunting. After giving some thought to the weather (rainy and cool), we decided on a location to hunt and began our trek into the woods. Once in the area, we split up. Deadsmple had a place all ready set up, I needed to find a spot. I came across a promising set up and jumped in. With hardly any work I was set and ready. This is the spot.

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:40:00 PM
After a couple hours, I began to hear movement up behind me. I was not set up for any shots in that direction with my back to a tree and facing down the slope. I tried to look over my shoulder a couple of times, but didn't see any thing. After a while I heard something close, turned to look again, and there was a doe coming along a little wary. In stop and go motion, she worked her way around me and was coming down on my right. While this was happening, I had to get low, move away from the tree and make a 1/4 turn in order to be set for a shot. As she came down, I held up my bow at half draw. She finally came to an opening slightly alerted to me, and I finished my draw, hit anchor and watched my 765gr arrow take the long 33 yard journey out to the deer. She tuned to run off and my arrow vanished from sight. She didn't run hard, she was unsure of what went down. This was my shot way out this lane.

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:47:00 PM
Not long after I shot I got up to see if my arrow was on the ground, or if I could find blood. Deadsmple thought he had heard a commotion and came up to help out. He happened to find first blood and we were off. After 15 yards I saw my arrow up on a hillside. Now that the arrow was out, there was plenty of blood to follow. However, that would not be necessary. I looked over across a small stream in a little ravine next to us, and over to the adjacent hillside. The deer lay expired. She had tried to climb a steep hill and, with out working vitals she was done. I had put the arrow right behind the last rib, through liver and everything else up to the neck.

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Title: Re: 3rd time is a charm
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:50:00 PM
After eviscerating the deer, we washed it out in the cold flowing stream to help cool it down quickly.

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 01, 2011, 11:57:00 PM
Next it was time to relax, take another hero shot, and take a couple shots each at a distant stump. We both shot well. Then we talked about the morning, and I vented some of my excitement.

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My new 70" 55#@28"yew and purpleheart double shelf Mahantango is on the right Deadsmple was shooting the 70" 55#@28" Yew and macaser ebony Mahantango on the left.

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Deadsmple helped me get the doe up over my shoulders, and I took off up the trail that would lead us out of the woods to the house. After checking the deer in at the deer station, it was back to the house for the butcher work. We took our time and had all the meet in the freezer after a few hours.

Thanks for coming along. Now I sleep.
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Post by: Whitetail Chaser on October 02, 2011, 12:14:00 AM
great job and good story!

Good luck with the rest of the season.

Brett
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 02, 2011, 03:03:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Dogboy900 on October 02, 2011, 03:27:00 AM
Nice!
Good shooting  :)
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Post by: Hooper on October 02, 2011, 03:58:00 AM
Nice shooting! Congrats!
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Post by: hnt2mch on October 02, 2011, 04:18:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: billy shipp on October 02, 2011, 08:57:00 AM
:clapper:  That's how to do it!
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Post by: steadman on October 02, 2011, 09:05:00 AM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Big Ed on October 02, 2011, 09:07:00 AM
Very nice!!
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Post by: southpawshooter on October 02, 2011, 09:08:00 AM
Nice deer Jerry, Congrats!
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Post by: Mudd on October 02, 2011, 09:24:00 AM
Nice job in telling your tale.

Love the pictures too!

Thank you for sharing.

Congratulations!!

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: mmisciag on October 02, 2011, 09:25:00 AM
Great! I'm glad to hear for your success!

Martin
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Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on October 02, 2011, 09:48:00 AM
Great hunt
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Post by: Recurve50 LBS on October 02, 2011, 09:53:00 AM
Great deer and a good story too! Glad you and Vaughn had a great hunt.
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 02, 2011, 10:21:00 AM
Tender loins and eggs for breakfast this morning. Yumm.

Larry, you gotta come with us this year.

Thanks for all the pats on the back fellas.
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Post by: twitchstick on October 02, 2011, 10:49:00 AM
:clapper:
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Post by: RedShaft on October 02, 2011, 01:18:00 PM
great story and pictures! looks like ones of places i hunt. you said about a deer check station? i have never heard of one in pa?? or was you out of state?
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Post by: wooddamon1 on October 02, 2011, 01:31:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Recurve50 LBS on October 02, 2011, 01:31:00 PM
I'd love to Jerry. Just give me a call.
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Post by: pacopperhead on October 02, 2011, 01:39:00 PM
:clapper:     :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: Kapellmeister on October 02, 2011, 01:55:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Bernie B. on October 02, 2011, 02:32:00 PM
Way to go!  Great looking doe and your waterfalls picture is wonderful.  My wife said "why don't we have that on our property"?  Thanks for sharing your pictures and story!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Post by: bentpole on October 02, 2011, 02:50:00 PM
:archer:   Great Job! You and Vaughn had a great hunt for sure! Awesome story and pictures as always!   :clapper:
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Post by: rastaman on October 02, 2011, 10:49:00 PM
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: rolltidehunter on October 02, 2011, 10:54:00 PM
good job
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Post by: Ben Maher on October 04, 2011, 01:08:00 AM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:  

Looks like a beautiful spot mate !
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Post by: yellow bow on October 04, 2011, 04:35:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on October 04, 2011, 06:03:00 AM
Way to go.
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Post by: pitbull on October 04, 2011, 06:22:00 AM
Very nice, Congrats!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hopewell Tom on October 04, 2011, 06:35:00 AM
Well done. Very respectful and nicely told. Good looking gear, trying a cat quiver this year myself.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 21, 2011, 09:42:00 AM
Congratulations, Jerry   :campfire:
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 21, 2011, 10:05:00 AM
Wow, Thats great!
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 21, 2011, 10:10:00 AM
Wow, I missed this one. Very cool, it doesn't get much better than this. Great job Jerry.
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Post by: Vesty on October 21, 2011, 10:15:00 AM
You, my friend, pulled off quite a feat. Turning around unseen and then making a killing shot from the ground is something to be very proud of. I have never heard of that make bow. Origin?
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Post by: Gen273 on October 21, 2011, 01:41:00 PM
Congrats!!! Thanks for the story and pics.
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Post by: ron w on October 21, 2011, 05:30:00 PM
Well told story....   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Irish Archer on October 21, 2011, 05:52:00 PM
Good job!
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Post by: swp on October 21, 2011, 07:17:00 PM
Nice shooting!!
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Post by: frank bullitt on October 21, 2011, 08:36:00 PM
Oh, what a feelin! :goldtooth

Deer or no deer, that country is next to Heaven!

Best to ya!
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Post by: imhntn on October 22, 2011, 01:00:00 AM
Great story and pics.  Thanks for sharing them.
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Post by: Nattybumppo on October 22, 2011, 03:42:00 AM
Awesome story man. Great pics.

COngrats!!!!