So I am up early to meet my hunting buddy for a public land hunt. We pull in around a quarter to six and start to walk to our spots. It is foggy as all get out! I know the general area that I will be hunting, but not sure of the tree, so I needed it to be just getting light. Sure enough I found a tree close to a couple fresh rubs and proceeded to put up the lone wolf sticks.
I tied my tree saddle off, got the bow on its hanger, and realized that I needed to trim a couple branches to my left. I look right going for the saw, and see a buck about 40 yards out and closing fast.
ooh boy..sounds like a good story coming..cant wait :campfire:
then what?
:coffee:
Anticipation :-)
One problem! My tab is in my pocket. After a second of trying for it I ditched the idea in favor of nocking an arrow. By the time the arrow was nocked he was at three yards and about to clear my last shooting lane. I hit anchor and released. I hit him high and he went right down. I nocked another arrow, hit anchor, and my brain was telling me something wasn't right as I hit anchor. I realize that I put the cock feather in and couldn't feel it on my nose. I release and put it through both lungs (mind you this happened in seconds).
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Got him home, went to work, got home around 4:00, and spent the next 4 hours processing him. Finished around 8 and made dinner. Tenderloin, Mushrooms, and Onion were never so good!
This is my first deer with a recurve, and my first deer on public land. Woohoo!!
Damon Howatt Hi-Speed 58"
45lb at 28"
Gold Tip 1535 with a Tusker Concord 250gr single bevel.
lol theres a trend going on here for sure
He had a small rack, but a good size body, which is fine for me. More deer meatballs!
Obligatory tenderloin post
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A note on the tree saddle. I will not go back to a regular climber. This is my second season. I now feel like a seasoned pro with it. It is the only way to go!
Way to go! Nice job keeping it together, and makeing the follow up shot.
:thumbsup: Congratulations
Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats on a great deer and meal!
Bisch
Way to go, nice job! Congrats!
Congrats!
Good Shoot'n!
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very nice deer and congrats...vittles looks real good as well
Dang, that looks good! Congrats!
Heck yeah! God Bless
Way to go!
Congrats! Good looking food right there was well!
nice, im hungry
Man that is just cool, huge congrats!!!
Hope that dinner was half as good as it looks!!!
Thom
Very cool, what part of tn?
Middle TN
Very cool! Got to look into one of those tree saddles. With back problems a traditional hang on stand is getting harder and harder to sit in for more than an hour.
Great job!! :clapper: :clapper:
That was quick, congrats!
nice!!!
Congrats.
lock and load! i love it! :clapper: :clapper:
Wow, sometimes hunts just go like that! Congratulations on your buck! I could feel your excitement! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Very nicely done! Auto-pilot works
Great story. Many congrats on a good day and good meal.
Nicely done. Dinner looked good too!
Good job! yes, dinner did look tasty.