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Title: a very fun and successful day in the woods
Post by: Boone the Hunter on October 16, 2011, 01:50:00 PM
I had a great hunt yesterday. There were heavy winds blowing so me and a buddy of mine decided to go stalk through a thick 20 acre bedding area on our favorite property we hunt, its made up of real thick brush mixed with tall yellow grass. It would be un- huntible if not for little fingers of waist high grass that run all through it  allowing a way to navigate it standing upright. My buddy jumped a six point and larger shooter buck as we first came into the area without any shot opportunities. The plan was to work through about 60 yards apart with the wind in our face. About halfway through I paused to look around, hand on my string ready and a doe stepped into my finger about 20 yards up. I drew back and her eyes locked on me about the time I hit my anchor but it was to late. I released and buried the arrow up to the fletch in front of her shoulder angling right into the goodies, she crashed into the brush and to my amazement only went 25 yards before piling up. I was shooting my buffalo bow with an old bear razorhead w/bleeder and wow what a mess that made. I shot her over a quarter mile from my truck so my friend Tom and I tied her up on a pole and carried her back on our shoulders. Was an awesome hunt that I won't soon forget.  

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Post by: Kapellmeister on October 16, 2011, 01:57:00 PM
What an excellent hunt and a just reward for your labor!  Great job!
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Post by: bentpole on October 16, 2011, 01:59:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :archer:
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Post by: Bjorn on October 16, 2011, 02:06:00 PM
Nice! Congrats!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Pat B. on October 16, 2011, 02:15:00 PM
Excellent !!

That is a low percentage shot though, just a tad farther back and you'd have hit the shoulder blade/bone and the arrow likely would have stopped cold... Any quartering on shot is generally best passed up. Just my opinion-----.

Congrats on your success !
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Post by: Mark Baker on October 16, 2011, 02:18:00 PM
Nice job...a whitey off the ground is a great trophy!
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Post by: Terry Lightle on October 16, 2011, 03:00:00 PM
ATTABOY for you!
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Post by: Kituwa on October 16, 2011, 03:19:00 PM
Good going!!
One time i let a friend sit in one of my ladder stands, right at last light a big buck came right to the stand and he shot it with his black widow and hit the buck almost the same place you did, just a little bit farther back.The arrow only went in about 3 or 4 inches and we only found a little blood. Latter that same year durring gun season i shot a 23 inch wide 10 point from the same stand.He had a healed up scar where the arrow had hit him.
You lucked out on that shot.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 16, 2011, 04:45:00 PM
That is truly awesome Daniel. Great job and good luck on the big boys.
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Post by: jcar315 on October 16, 2011, 04:49:00 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: tracker1 on October 16, 2011, 04:59:00 PM
Good job Daniel.  It was really blowing last night.  I saw a 4 and a 6 pointer but no shots.  It looks like you have a beautiful big kind bow also.
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Post by: Hot Hap on October 16, 2011, 06:09:00 PM
Congradulations-Hap
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Post by: bolong on October 16, 2011, 06:14:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: yellow bow on October 16, 2011, 06:15:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: BCWV on October 16, 2011, 06:59:00 PM
:thumbsup:  nice!
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Post by: BrownA5 on October 16, 2011, 07:10:00 PM
Way to go.  Thanks for sharing that hunt with the rest of us!
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Post by: limbolt on October 16, 2011, 07:17:00 PM
Nice one,Congrat's.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Follower on October 16, 2011, 10:01:00 PM
sweet!
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Post by: wapiti792 on October 16, 2011, 10:05:00 PM
Way to go   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 16, 2011, 10:18:00 PM
Nice Doe   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ragin Bull on October 16, 2011, 10:24:00 PM
Congrats on a great hunt
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Post by: drewsbow on October 16, 2011, 10:31:00 PM
Very nice , congrats
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Post by: Bernie B. on October 16, 2011, 10:34:00 PM
Way to go!  That's quite a feat to shoot a doe while still hunting.  I'm always anxious to see your deer posts.  Good luck with the bucks as we approach that magic time...

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Post by: rastaman on October 16, 2011, 10:52:00 PM
Awesome sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Hooper on October 17, 2011, 08:27:00 AM
On the ground, that's great! Congrats on a nice doe!
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Post by: S C Mercer on October 17, 2011, 12:02:00 PM
That's awesome!  Weren't you shooting a Widow longbow last season?  If I remember correctly, that Widow put some serious bucks on the ground!  Anyhow, Congrats!  Steve
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Post by: M. J. Brundage on October 17, 2011, 01:32:00 PM
Congratulations on the nice doe!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: steadman on October 17, 2011, 02:25:00 PM
Way to go! Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on October 17, 2011, 02:29:00 PM
...way cool !!!
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Post by: BEN on October 17, 2011, 03:03:00 PM
Congrats on a sucessful hunt!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: GO Rogers on October 17, 2011, 03:52:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :campfire:    :coffee:
Title: Re: a very fun and successful day in the woods
Post by: Boone the Hunter on October 17, 2011, 09:55:00 PM
Thanks all, I don't know if you can tell from my smile but i was pretty pumped, its nice when the deer read the script for once. The only thing as good as the hunt was eating fresh marinated back straps on the grill the following night    :)   I love my widow but the buff bows been shooting real nice and was getting a little jealous sitting on the rack so I figure I'll do a little hunt'n with it and see how it does