Trad Gang

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Post by: Three Finger on October 03, 2011, 05:37:00 PM

I just wanted to say thanks for all the fellow tradgangers that have helped me. I have learned soo much on this site and today I made it happen.
I got my first ever bow kill and it was trad. With my recurve. I will get the pics up this evening and tell the story. It was awesome. Just have to get home work done with the kids and get dinner ready. I will get it on here after I get the kiddos to bed.
Thanks
Jeff

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Post by: Kip on October 03, 2011, 05:39:00 PM

Man you will always remember the first.Congrats  :thumbsup:    :clapper:

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Post by: A.S. on October 03, 2011, 05:40:00 PM

Nothing like that first one!!

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Post by: mike70 on October 03, 2011, 05:49:00 PM

Congrats!  :clapper:

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Post by: steadman on October 03, 2011, 06:01:00 PM

Congrats!  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 03, 2011, 06:06:00 PM

Great news   :clapper:

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Post by: Bernie B. on October 03, 2011, 06:15:00 PM

Congratulations!  Looking forward to your story!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

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Post by: cahaba on October 03, 2011, 06:40:00 PM

Congratulations! Cant wait for pics and story.

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Post by: Coonbait on October 03, 2011, 06:54:00 PM

Way to go!
Glenn

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Post by: huntingarcher on October 03, 2011, 06:57:00 PM

Nice,Congrates  :clapper:

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Post by: Huntschool on October 03, 2011, 07:05:00 PM

Good going

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Post by: slayer1 on October 03, 2011, 07:15:00 PM

WTG!

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Post by: Ragin Bull on October 03, 2011, 07:18:00 PM

:bigsmyl:

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Post by: sticbow on October 03, 2011, 07:55:00 PM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on October 03, 2011, 08:00:00 PM

Jeff,

Congrats!  :clapper:  I remember my first trad harvest. Next to marrying my beautiful wife and the birth of my two children, it was the fourth best day of my life!!! Well done, my friend!!!

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Post by: Stump73 on October 03, 2011, 08:04:00 PM

Congrats!!! Can't wait to read this story.

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Post by: NIGEL01 on October 03, 2011, 08:33:00 PM

Congrads...Just harvested my first two traditional kills this weekend.  Was starting to wonder if I could actually pull it off.  I was more excited about the little "Y" buck then my biggest with a compound!

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Post by: bolo7735 on October 03, 2011, 08:34:00 PM

Congrats.

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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on October 03, 2011, 08:46:00 PM

:thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :goldtooth:

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Post by: Mudd on October 03, 2011, 08:58:00 PM

:archer:

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Post by: joe ashton on October 03, 2011, 09:05:00 PM

nice

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Post by: BowHunterGA on October 03, 2011, 09:13:00 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: Three Finger on October 03, 2011, 09:51:00 PM

First day on the stand and it didn't start out good. I couldn't find my stand in the dark. lol. I just sat by a tree till light and then went and found it. I had walked right by it. Well once I got on the stand I had turkey's all over the place but. I was after deer.

I had been sitting a while watching squirrle and turkey's. Then off to the right about 50yrds. I saw an ear twitch. Then I lost it. But a few minutes later here came a small doe. Came right in front of me about 30 yrds. Too long a shot for me. I'm good to 20. Then a deer I didn't see behind me and down wind blew and stomped. The doe in front froze.
Next two more big does came in with the smaller one. One about 20yrds and one at about 25. I came to fulldraw on the 20yrd doe and missed right over her back. As soon as I missed all the deer ran off and I bleeted. The doe I missed stopped and backed up a little looking around. So I put one in her at 20yrds.
She was quartering away pretty good. The shot was good. Just cut the top of the heart. But not a passthrough. The arrow stuck in the offside shoulder.

She ran off with the arrow slapping every tree around. Then it came out.

When I got down and found the arrow my zwickey delta wasn't on the glue insert. Just an arrow and the insert. She went pretty far through a pine thicket.

I trailed her forever it seemed with very little blood. It was a spot here and there. And then the blood trail stopped. I had been flagging the trail the whole way with orange tape.

I could not find 1 more drop of blood on my hands an knees. So I just looked where she came from and went 50yrds where I thought went. In a strait line. And I found her just over a small ridge. Pure luck.
But it was awesome. The arrow in the pic is not the one shot at the deer. The one I shot was missing the broadhead so I posted that one. I did find my Delta later in the shoulder bone. Just fine
Thanks again.

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Post by: bretto on October 03, 2011, 09:55:00 PM

Nice job!!    :clapper:

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Post by: wooddamon1 on October 03, 2011, 10:44:00 PM

Awesome!

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Post by: hnt2mch on October 03, 2011, 11:08:00 PM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: DW on October 03, 2011, 11:10:00 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Post by: Rooselk on October 04, 2011, 02:56:00 AM

Great story. Congrats on your first trad deer.  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Thumper Dunker on October 04, 2011, 03:30:00 AM

Nice doe and bow . Cool stuff.

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Post by: Osage61 on October 04, 2011, 04:46:00 AM

Well done! Congratulations    :thumbsup:    :clapper:

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Post by: Three Finger on October 04, 2011, 05:25:00 AM

Thanks for all the kind words. Not sure about every one out there but do you feel bad a little. After taking an animal. I know I do. But I do understand that they need to be managed. I enjoyed every bit of the experience yesterday. I did feel bad about taking her. But I would do it agian in a minute.Its a very humbeling thing.

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Post by: bill langer on October 04, 2011, 07:25:00 AM

Heck of a shot Jeff. CONGRATS!!

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Post by: Hooper on October 04, 2011, 08:46:00 AM

Nice shooting and congrats on your first!!

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Post by: BCWV on October 04, 2011, 08:53:00 AM

Nicely done! Congrates on your first.

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Post by: macksdad on October 04, 2011, 09:07:00 AM

Nice shot congratulations

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 04, 2011, 09:11:00 AM

:clapper:

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Post by: FerretWYO on October 04, 2011, 10:10:00 AM

Congrats on your first.

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Post by: straitera on October 04, 2011, 10:12:00 AM

Exciting hunt. Thanks for the good story & pix. Well done.

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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 04, 2011, 01:10:00 PM

COngratulations!

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Post by: bogeyrider63 on October 04, 2011, 01:13:00 PM

nice shot, congrats

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Post by: Wiley Coyote on October 04, 2011, 07:56:00 PM

Congratulations!!  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Old Chief on October 04, 2011, 08:04:00 PM

Congratulations on a job well done.

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Post by: Gator1 on October 05, 2011, 05:41:00 AM

:notworthy:    :notworthy:  

The opportunity to successfully harvest a game animal with Traditional Gear is very fulfilling and satisfying. Especially on a quick and clean shot....  I have not lost that humbling feeling, and when I do, I'm done hunting...

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Post by: Whip on October 05, 2011, 06:53:00 AM

Nice shot! You may have many more bow killed deer in your future, but this one will be forever special in your mind.
Congratulations!

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Post by: maineac on October 05, 2011, 11:33:00 AM

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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Post by: FightingCelt on October 05, 2011, 02:13:00 PM

Congrats...thanks for the photo...All The Way!

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Post by: Three Finger on October 05, 2011, 04:52:00 PM

Gator1. Thanks you I feel the same way.

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Post by: Ranger75 on October 05, 2011, 05:43:00 PM

Airborne!

Nice work.

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Post by: smoke1953 on October 05, 2011, 06:09:00 PM

Alright! That's nothin but exciting man. My first with trad(a doe) was my most memorable day of bowhunting.

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Post by: gregg dudley on October 05, 2011, 06:20:00 PM

Congratulations!

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Post by: Bobby Urban on October 05, 2011, 07:47:00 PM

Awesome - congrats!!

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Post by: jonsimoneau on October 05, 2011, 11:35:00 PM

I love storys like that.  I'm happy for ya bud!  Way to go!

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Post by: Kapellmeister on October 06, 2011, 12:19:00 PM

Congratulations!    :thumbsup:

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Post by: kbetts on October 06, 2011, 01:26:00 PM

That's as good as it gets.  Congrats.