i arrived at my stand tonight at 6.15
expecting the same as ive seen the last 2 days no deer
but hoping for the best
i proceed to take in all the scenery
at 7.00 i see the flicker of a tail about 60 yrds to the south of me. its pretty thick with the leaves still on the trees
i watch as 3 deer browse closer to my pearch in the cedar tree
i confirm 2 juvenile deer and what looks to be mamma
it takes em what seems like forever to get to 25 yrds
i see that the lead deer is not mamma. but a spike horn and hes on a path that will lead him to 15 yrds directly in front of me. he steps in an opening and i draw concentrating on the spot but hes walking im ever increasing back tension and let out a slight burp . he stops and its arrow away. i watch as the arrow disappears in what i know is a pretty good spot
he bolts and i go to shaking like im freezing to death
i try and regain some composure and lower my bow to the ground.
when i reach the ground i walk over to inspect the site of the impact
no arrow is present
i proceed to look for sign and see my arrow stuck in the ground about 5 yrds after the hit
along with it good blood
so i decide to walk back to the house and give my buddy owlbait a call and see if he would like to help trail this buck
he says sure ill be over in a few minuutes
we easilly followed the trail the 40 yrds to the deer
this is not the biggest buck ive taken with trad gear but im proud of him being my first longbow buck
taken with a hoots longbow 49# @ 30 i draw 30
kanati slim jim quiver
full length gt 55-75 with a 100 grn brass insert + a 125grn 2 blade snuffer
thanks for listening to my ramblings
kevin
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Good job, that will make Lee proud to see.
Conratulations!
Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: Good job!
Kevin, Great shot...Nice going!
Nice kill!
I'm sure you had a nice, sharp knife to skin him out. :D
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Congrats!! :thumbsup:
Congrats.....looks like a perfect shot.
Good work
Thanks for sharing, and the pics. Congrats!
Good shooters,great shot,congrats.
Way to go.
Great Job.
Congratulations and Lee will be proud!
Keefer's <><
Awesome, :thumbsup:
Very nice, congrats!
great job!!!
congrads,,,,, whats this 2-blade snuffer! think they made those along time ago or is it new?
congratts :thumbsup:
Congratulations on your buck! Looks like you made a super shot on him!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Well Done--Congrats! :clapper:
Well done Kevin!!
Great Job and Great shot :thumbsup:
Outstanding!
:thumbsup: :clapper: Congrats!!
Good job and great shot.
Yum!
Kevin is a good shot and great at putting an edge on knives and broadheads. I told him I wasn't impressed with those 2 blade Snuffers, but after pulling his arrow out of the ground after that pass thru it still had a scary sharp edge! Kevin kicks my butt on a regular basis when we shoot, and made a great shot on that Spike. I'm glad he wasn't any bigger and didn't go any farther. I'm not sure if Kevin would've come back to drag me out! :thumbsup: :clapper:
congrats :clapper:
Nice shot!! Congrats!
thanks all
tague17 these 2 blade snuffers have been around a long time
this is what its all about for me
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kevin
Seriously!!! Its supper time at my house and I'm probably eating sandwiches tonight and this is the pic you post!!!!! Man that looks good!!
Congratulations!!! :thumbsup:
Dang Kevin, I missed this.Sorry man.
Congrats on a nice buck! I like them long spikes.
I hope you and the owlbait have a good hunt this weekend.
Chuck
Way to go !! P.S I like mine medium rare!!!
Way to go. Nice story, bow, pics, & deer.
Thanks for the story, Kevin. Good to see you shooting straight and true. Every bow kill is a trophy in my books! :thumbsup:
Allan
Congrats Kevin!! Nice looking buck, great story and great hunt!! yea send me a pic. to my e mail and you'll be in the Hoots hall of fame!LOL!!
Sweet October!!!
Nice buck and a great story. You gotta live the shakes to understand them!
It`s a nice feeling to return to the hunt knowing you have already gotten it done, and anything else is a bonus! :campfire:
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That's some good eats there :)