Trad Gang

Finally got pics of my 1st. Traditional Buck shot last week. So here goes.......

Last Friday morning I went back out to the private farm where my friend and I camped for 2 weeks..... The night before, a cold front had moved in. But the morning was crisp and starry when we left the tent. Looked like a perfect day for deer hunting, esp. since we had been seeing some serious chasing going on lately......

My treestand was right in the midst of a nice thicket made by fallen trees and over-grown briars and small trees, with a couple heavy trails through the midst.
Right at dawn, I saw a small buck about 50 yds. away, making his route through the woods and out to the empty field .Then for 2 1/2 hours-----NOTHING! Barely even a squirrel moving...quite the let-down to be sure.

I decided I had nothing to loose by using a grunt call blindly (usually only use it with a deer in sight at a distance). I let out 1 long grunt and then a series of paced 8-9 short grunts. Then sat back and waited, but not very optimistacly......That changed quickly when after only about 3-4 minutes, a young, stocky buck came walking in quickly from my right. I was sure I was had, when I moved to lift my bow off my lap with 1 hand, while sliding my baclava mask down, off my face. He stopped and looked up, but with ASAT and Predator camo----he couldn't see anything amiss......On he came, obviously looking for the source of the call...stop & look... stop & look..... Afraid to even try and stand up with him crossing in front at about 10 yds, I had mad up my mind that he came looking for me, I wasn't going to pass thins up, if possible....

Then, every bowhunters dream happened: at aprx. 10 yds, perfectly broadside, the buck stopped with only his head behind a large tree. I leaned forward, drew, and saw my arrow bury up to the fletch in his side! He ran off about 50-60 yds, jumped a deadfall, stopped, and fell!!!
At that point, I about dropped my bow in excitement...A quick "thank-you" to the Lord and impatiently waited 20 min. before walking over to find my 1st. Trad. Buck, and again, another thank-you prayer went up.
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Fine buck, Well Done! Congrats.    :clapper:

Way to go sir!  Congratulations!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

The first is always special...Good for you!

Nice pic too!

:thumbsup:  Nice one

congratulations

Way to go! Congratulations!

Its that left handed mojo- that along with a MOAB is a good combination. Nice buck, congrats.

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Very Nice...  Congrats.  You will never forget the first one.  Jeff

Congrats  :thumbsup:

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Awesome

Way to go Ben, nice buck!

Nice Buck   :clapper:

Thanks for the post, congrats on a nice buck, bet it will make fine table fare as well!

Thanks for sharing the hunt Ben!  Good shooting!

Thats a nice one bud, congrats.

Congrats!!

Congrats, man!    :thumbsup:

Good job    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

Dandy buck,congrats.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Congratulations!!!

Excellent!    :clapper:

congrats   :thumbsup:

thanks for sharing

Great buck  !!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Great deer Ben, I've hunted a few times down there this year and seen some really nice deer.

Good looking deer. Well done.

Well done.RC

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Way to go.Congrats!!!

congrats!!!

SWEET!!!! Shawn

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Very nice, and well done. Congrats your way !

Froggy

Great job, nice buck

Fantastic congrats.

Great job Ben!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

congrats!

Congrats Ben that bow is a good luck charm for you.  :thumbsup:

Congrats!

Bisch

Congrats

QuoteOriginally posted by longbowben:
Congrats Ben that bow is a good luck charm for you.   :thumbsup:  

Lookin that way....hope to keep it up!  :archer:  

thanks guys!  :archer2:

Right on Ben. Congrats on your first trad buck. All of those Twig shoots paid off LOL. You gotta come out and hunt elk with me again man. I got a new area that is crawling with elk.

:clapper:   nice job

Nice buck, congrats! Don't drop that bow though, you might need it again  :p  .

Congrats on a nice buck!    :thumbsup:

QuoteOriginally posted by BlacktailBowhunter:
Right on Ben. Congrats on your first trad buck. All of those Twig shoots paid off LOL. You gotta come out and hunt elk with me again man. I got a new area that is crawling with elk.

Would love to do that again......those big critters were awesome!

Congratulations!  Great story!

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