It was a really nice morning for hunting,about 32 degrees and pretty much calm and quiet,since it was sunday so there was'nt the constant traffic noise from the hyway, so i could hear footsteps in the leaves even with my bad hearing.
i had four deer up on the hill over my right shoulder,dont know how they got so close without me knowing they were there, but when i turned and seen them they were moving away from me, i thought they seen me or winded me, i was a little bummed that i had blown an oprotunity and almost didnt even know it. i settled back for somemore waiting and watching and about 30 minutes later i hear footsteps behind me, i turned to look to quickly and got spotted by a doe, DANGITT!. so i watch as they move off, and turn back around to watch and listen some more, im staring off in the distance and listening when a little noise gets my attention straight off my left shoulder.
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its a doe coming out of the cedars with a yearling behind her, i turned and got my bow off the hanger and tried to get turned back around for a shot, im still sitting and dont really like shooting sitting, but no time to stand now so i start my draw and she catches me and turns around ready to head back into the cedars, for some reason i cant come to full draw,(must have been the way i was sitting)so i just tried to pick a spot and shoot with a short draw,i release and she lunges and rolls away to continue on her origanal path, and the yearling bounces back into the cedars,the arrow hits way back and im thinking OH NO!$*^&$#%!
So i put another arrow on the string knowing that the yearling is gonna fallow behind pretty quick.
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it was'nt about ten seconds or so when the yearling came out and stopped just before going into the cedars on the other side.
still sitting im at full draw and release, the arrow flies right where it was suposed to but she dropped a little and i spined her and she dropped in her tracks.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/045.jpg)
you can see her white tail in all of the pics.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/055.jpg)
those tree sharks make a helluva hole!
so i drag her to the bottm of the hill and gut her and tag her and call to check the deer in.
then went back to pickup the trail of the big doe ,sign was pretty iffy at best,just pinhead size drops of blood and bits of fat until i got about a hundred yds. then it started to get a little better , drops the size of your fingernail and more of them.
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i was on her trail for about a hundred forty yds. or so.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/061.jpg)
and i look up and there she is about fifty yds. ahead of me i grabbed my binoculars to see if she was dead and sure enough she was done.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/063.jpg)
sorry for the long post but it was a good morning. :jumper:
Nice,thats a great picture on the bottom
Good job!! :bigsmyl:
Congrats!
Nice! Congrats!
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Had a double 2 yrs ago. Lots of luck after years of preparation.
Congratulations on your double!
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Congratulations on the double!
thats a really good morning! nice shooting.
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Congratulations!
My last double was January of 2009.
Yes Sir, that's good shooting !
Congrats on the double!
Bisch
Congrats! Lets hear it for those sharks! :archer2:
Doubles are good!
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Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I've never got a double! Congrats!!
:thumbsup: :clapper: Now thats cool.
That is one great day! Congrats
You're deadly!Nice going on the double. :thumbsup:
Great job and it wasn't long. Too short in my opinion for this time of year. I would be interested in knowing where you hit the doe if you don't mind elaborating. Do you think the big treeshark helped you in that hit?
nice, congrats
congrats on the double. Lots of meat in the freezer now!!
God Bless,
Nathan
Wow, that's pretty cool! Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Doubles is a great day. Congrats. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice job :thumbsup:
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Congrats! Thanks for the story and pics! :clapper:
thanks guys,
tj, yes i think the tree shark helped me on this one, since i was shortdrawn i was probobly only in the upper 40's for draw weight on that shot. the arrow entered just in front of the ham,sliced a little of the meat that flanks the front of the ham and cut one of the inner loins in half then went through where the liver connects to the blood supply(thats where she bled from) then through the diaphram and poked through the opposite side ribs(the broadhead was running sideways to the ribs or i think it would have came all the way through) after seejng the shot i was really happy to find her after a somewhat short trail. it was three hours later that i started followjng her trail,and she was pretty cool when i found her,so im guessing she was dead within thirty minutes.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/060.jpg)
this is the yearling.
wish i would have taken better pics of the big doe.
(http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae69/arrow30_photos/002-6.jpg)
A big Congrats!!!
Job well done.
:clapper: Congrats!
Awesome hunt, congrats! :thumbsup:
Very nice, congrats!
Great hunt...and a double! Awesome! Plenty of meat for the freezer. I am going to make a batch of deer meatballs this weekend. I'm fresh off a nice pot of deer stew from last weekend!
Nice job! If you killed those deer on that "island" you told me about in another post you are a "Warrior".
Just the dedication walking in that place and hauling deer out is AWESOME!
Man its hard not to get busted in thise leafless trees. Great job making it happen in tough circumstances! Thanks for sharing.