I got my Zipper SXT Recurve bloody yesterday with a nice doe. It was a hot afternoon with a swirling wind, but I went and got in a tree anyway. Fortunately, as the afternoon went on the thermals started to rise. First a little spike came in and then she came in and feed all around me, but was head on most of the time. The Spike had me penned down at 7-8 yards so I thought I would never get my bow off of the hanger. I kept inching slowly toward my bow and I was at last able to get my Zipper in my hand. Now it was just a waiting game, trying to get the right angle for a shot. She finally turned enough for me to draw my bow. The spike saw me starting to draw, but I just kept gradually easing the bow back until my nose was on my feather and my first finger was firmly in the corner of my mouth. I was burning a hole behind her shoulder with my eyes and I pulled through my release. The result was that I put a 165 Landshark through the top of her lungs; she went about 75 yards and I heard her fall. It was an amazing sight to see my arrow disappear through her ribs; the shot was a little high but it was a quick death for her. What a way to start the season.
By the way this hunt will be included on a Traditional Hunting DVD that I am currently working on putting together.
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:thumbsup: Congratulations and nice shot. Great way to start the season off!
Good job :archer:
Doesn't look alittle high to me. Looks about right judging from the results. Congrats and God Bless
Congrats on a nice doe!
:thumbsup: :clapper: Way to go.
Congrats Charlie !!! :clapper:
Bill
Good Shoot'n!
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Congrats!! Great shooting!
Way to go Charlie :clapper:
Very nice, congrats!
Congratulations !!!!! :clapper:
Way to go!! Congrats!
Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Great pic...thanks for sharing!
Nice doe. Good shooting!
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Way to go! You'll have some great eating and a hunt to remember! Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Congrats! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Way to go Charlie! Great shooting and some fine table fare!
CONGRATS ! from a fellow Kentuckian. I bet you can guess what the "cat" in Tradcat represents. GO BIG BLUE !
Good stuff, congrats!
Looking forward to watching this kill in the future. Great job!
Good Job! Thanks for sharing, will be in my stand tonight!
Cool ! :thumbsup:
Nothing like some fresh backstrap on the grill in early September!
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AWESOME!!!!!!
Congratulations :thumbsup:
Nice doe and good shooting. Congrats !!!
Love hearing from a fellow Kentuckian ! She will be fine eating, and well deserved!
Congrats!
Bisch
awesome stuff!!!! love all the great stories this time of year.
Congrats Charle, great way to get the season going!
Benjy
Congrats
Thanks, Guys!!!
Nice congrats!
awesome job Charlie! glad to finally put a face with the name. We're terrible you know, live in the same county and have never got together and shot or hunt. My buddy lives up on Liberty Hills and says they are over run with deer. We may need to help them with that problem.
great job on the doe and hope you get yourself a nice buck and tag out.
Thanks, Jeff
You are right, we need to get together, and congrats again on your buck and song dog.