.....of killing a buck with the longbow. She started shooting a longbow with me 3 years ago this past spring. She was good enough to hunt that first fall and killed a doe. Last season was her second season with the longbow and she shot another doe. Now her goal has been to kill a buck and tonight she did just that. I work for our county EMS and do 24hour shifts and was just unlucky enough to have to work today so I missed the opener. I just got this text picture from her and she said she balanced her phone on the limb and used a timer. LOL. along with the story.
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He passed through her shooting lane at 15yds and she made a great shot on him. It was a hair high but she said it had double lunged him and the hit was solid.
The rest of the story (and why the dog is in the pic) is that my wife is color blind and can't see blood. It's never really been an issue in the past, but I've always been there to remedy that situation for her. Our Bassett will track wounded deer. We haven't worked with her too much but she has found every deer we've put her on, which is about a half dozen.
she took bell to where she shot the buck and bell was right on it. Went about 10 yards and Rach said she came across the arrow. She said that her and dog covered about 50 or 60 more yards and then they were on the buck. I just got off the phone with her and she said that she got him gutted and he's hanging in the barn now. I can't wait to get home in the morning and see him. I'm so proud of her!!!
Oh, she's shooting a 50@28" MOAB and she draws about 26". She was using Poplar arrows that she built herself with shafts we got from Magnus and scary sharp 2 blade Zwickey's.
THAT IS AWESOME!!!! congrats to your better half!!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Good job Girl!! :notworthy: :notworthy:
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That is just too awesome Brad!! Congratulations to your wife!
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It sounds like she had things under control. Congratulations to you both.
How lucky for you both to share such an experience. Good on ya both! Great pic and great shot. Thanks for sharing ... hurry home from work and take a look see in your barn!
Bob.
GREAT JOB i really think useing dogs to track downed deer is awesome.
congrats and well done see Girls can do anything :clapper: :clapper:
Now thats some lady!!! Congrats to you both,to her for finding the buck,and to you for finding a wife who shares your sport. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
WOW, what a woman. Shoot the deer, field dress it and get it home in the barn. Dude, what a special lady :-) You should be proud and what a great hunting partner.
Sweet!!!!
WOW! what a lady!!! Congrats. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Great job Ma'am!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's just pretty darn neat!
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Hope my bride gets one this year!
Lucky to have a great huning parterner! (both of us)
Your wife is awesome! Don't ever let her go! What a gal! I am beyond impressed! I love to see the girls showing up the men!
That's awesome.Congratulations.
Thats too cool. :thumbsup: :clapper:
WOW, congrats to the girls.. :clapper: :clapper: My wife has been shootingq my 50# MOAB pretty good lately. Maybe this'll be her year too. :pray:
Good shootin' !!!
Congrats!Thats just to cool... :thumbsup:
Congregations !
Now that is way cool.
Good Shoot'n!
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Like Lin said, She sure had things under control.
Way to go the both of you.
Great sharing all this with the other half.
I am so tickled for her. I wish we had more women in the sport...especially mine. LOL
Congrats!!!
WAy to go!
That's great!!! Congrates!
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Awesome story - Congratulations to you both!! ...and Bell :)
Very cool, congrats!!
I love women that hunt. In fact, I get more concerned and excited about my wife doing the same. Makes married life a bit richer as well, to share the outdoors like that. You and I are lucky men.
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:goldtooth: :goldtooth: That's great!
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AWESOME!!!
Well done. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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As we all know deer hunting can be very rewarding, but is a lot of hard work. Very impressive she did it all herself. Congrats to her!
Congrats to your wife ,what a pleasure it must be to share your passion with her.
:thumbsup: Awesome!
Hi Everyone, this is Rachel.
Bradley told me about this thread and I just wanted to take the time to come on here and thank you all for the kind words! I've shot quite a few deer with the compound but its not the same. This has been a journey for me that means more than I can put into words, which I'm sure that most of you guys who have been doing this for awhile can understand. Thank you all again, I really appreciate it.
Congrats Rachel & Bell!!! That's too cool.
She's smiling this time. Great job you you both!
Sweet, this will be inspiration to my wife.
God Bless,
Nathan
Congratulations Rachel! What a fantastic job! I think you've impressed a lot of people on this site! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
fantastic!!! :clapper:
That is pretty awesome!!..congratulations lady!
Excellant, congratulations!
Great story and pic,congrats.
Leland
Awesome!!
Congrats to your wife and you Sir. Sounds like a match made in heaven.
Way to go ma'am! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Ok, Rachel must be Mrs. Trad Gang for 2012!! 3rd deer, a buck, tracked it with a dog, gutted it and hung it in the barn. She's got my vote. Way to go lady! And way to go Brad for introducing your wife to archery.
Great story! Congratulations to both you and your wife! Way to go....
Nice going to your wife!
Very very cool your wife is a keeper for sure.
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That is very cool.