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Well, I finally was able to kill a deer with my stickbow, after a couple of years without training wheels. Shout out to Joebuck for helping with my tackle and form.
The hunt itself is not much of a story; sitting near some white oak trees after a stormy cold front blew through and she came slipping out about 20 min before sunset.
The real story is in the tracking and recovery. I hit a rib going in and did not get the penetration I wanted - stopped just inside the hide on the off side - so it was a long tracking job. I was hunting on my friend's farm - we've been hunting together for 30 years and getting to enjoy the place with his family is a real blessing. He and his 15 y.o. daughter brought some lights and came to help track right after dark. Turns out that Mikaela is the ace tracker in the group; she used the flash feature on her iphone (which was brighter than my Streamlight) and tracked for almost 4 hours through some extremely wooly cover until we found the deer.
Backstraps tonight; starting to rig up some EFOC arrows with heavier BH's tomorrow.
Oh, gear was a 1968 Kodiak Mag I got from a fellow TG'er to help rehab my bad shoulder, 45# @ my 28" draw. POC shafts with Zwickey Eskimo's.
Thanks to all on the Gang for advice and inspiration.
Congratulations!!!! It is a real accomplishment, I still remember my first with Recurve, better than a book animal to me.
very nice
Congrats my friend. I killed my first about this time of year with a Kodiak Magnum many years ago.
Congrats! Always nice finding them after a long tracking job! Good job Mikaela!
congrats, no looking back now!
I also got my first with a Kodiak Mag. Good stuff and congrats Brother.
Way to go! Nice story ending with a great trailing job! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Good job and congrats!!!! That Joebuck is a good feller.RC
Congrats!
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Congrats.
Beautiful!
Way to go man
Congrats, I'll never forget my first with a recurve either.
Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great job sir! Congratulations
Congrats on your first!
Bisch
This is what bowhunting is all about!
Many happy returns!
This is a perfect example of the great aspects of trad archery...getting help from a fellow trad archer...a classic bow from days gone by, friends involved in a shared effort in the recovery, and Im sure lots of dedication and effort on the part of the hunter!
Carry on. :campfire:
Congrats! Young eyes are a great help on the trail. The old K Mag, just as fine as it ever was.
Thanks er'body. The KMag is just fun to shoot, that grip is so well crafted. Still got a little zip in the limbs, too. This one was not used much at all over the years.
I wish we could've gotten Mikaela in the picture, but she crashed as soon as we got to the house. Not many 15 y.o. girls can track for 4 hours in the dark and bust brush without quitting or getting whiny.
:clapper: CONGRATS!! :clapper:
Wish you many more!!
Congratulations, I hope to join that group soon here as well!
Good Shoot'n!
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fire up the BBQ
Outstanding sir! Congrats from a fellow Mississippian.
Congrats. :thumbsup:
Congrats, tasty looking deer.
Good job!
Great job
Nice going and congratulations on the first one!
Congrates on a fine doe!!!
nice bow!!...nice deer!!...nice job!!...Congrats
Congrates on your first. And with a classic Bear bow. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Very nice!!
congrats Mike . Well done. I just grinned when I got your email. I put you some goodies in the mail today. I am happy to tell you that the next deer and the next and the next etc. Will feel just as good or almost as this one. it's what I call the Magic of Traditional Bowhunting. It never gets old. I tip my hat to your dedication....hope I can help again.
Congrats! I have the same feather pattern on my hunting arrows! :thumbsup:
Congratulations!!! :clapper:
Nathan
GREAT FEELING ISN"T IT?!
way to go!
just got my 1st last Sun.
Congrats! Its a great feeling. :thumbsup:
Congrats on your first!!
Congrats!! Nothing like the first.
I enjoy reading these stories. Thanks for sharing and cogratulations. :thumbsup:
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QuoteOriginally posted by joebuck:
congrats Mike . Well done. I just grinned when I got your email. I put you some goodies in the mail today. I am happy to tell you that the next deer and the next and the next etc. Will feel just as good or almost as this one. it's what I call the Magic of Traditional Bowhunting. It never gets old. I tip my hat to your dedication....hope I can help again.
Thanks, Joey - much appreciated. I was so focused on getting form right and picking a spot, didn't have much chance to get shook up until after.
Awesome
Mike, Well done sir. Congrats on some fine eating venison.