We need the story when you can Rick.
Very nice buck Sir!!
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Nice buck! :thumbsup:
Nice animal. Can't wait for my number to come up to harvest one with trad equipment. Congrats!!!
Nice. Congradulations. Hap
Nice animal. Can't wait for my number to come up to harvest one with trad equipment. Congrats!!!
Thanks Bud for getting this in for me.
Here is the story.
This is my first season without the wheels. This started back at the beginning of the season where I made my first attempt at a doe and missed. A couple of weeks later I had another opportunity and ended up hitting a Cow Horn buck in the back leg. Needlessly to say I was disgusted and actually put the bow up since I lost all my confidence in my ability to hit my mark.
The following week I went back in the woods with my Wheels, however I just did not feel the excitement or the love as I did with the stick bow in hand. So, I did some more practicing and decided to give it another try.
The following week another opportunity presents itself and again I miss, but at least this time it was due to the lower limb hitting my treestand cable upon the shot...disgusted even more. I called my buddy Kyle and explained to him how I was feeling. He said that I was new to this trad stuff and these kinds of things happen to us all and to be patient.
This brings me to the success of the buck that I was able to harvest this past Saturday morning.
Armed with Kyles encouragement I headed out to the stand where I had wounded the Cow Horn buck a few weeks earlier. It was one of those mornings where you know that you are going to see something and I did.
At about 8:00 in the morning I saw the buck coming through the thicket and was headed directly towards me. When he got about 12 yards out he stopped broadside and presented me with a perfect shot. I remember saying to myself that I was not going to miss my mark this time and sure enough the shot was exactly where I was looking. I knew it was perfect as it ended up taking out both lungs and the blood trail ended about 75 yards away.
Now, I have a room full of mounts and a man cave full of antlers from deer that I have taken from years of hunting in Illinois with my wheelie and some are exceptional, however none are more of a trophy than this one with the Stickbow.
Thank you all for hearing my story. Can you tell that I am stilled excited? Lol
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Congrats !!! Way to stick with it. :thumbsup:
Bill
Nice buck! Congratulations!
Congrats to Rick!
Bisch
Good job Rick
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Congrats!
Way to go! :archer2: :archer2:
Great Story and Buck and the old adage confirmed again "Quitters never win" Thanks for getting back up!
Congratulations,awesome buck.
AWESOME! Congrats brother!
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Savor the moment !!
Nice job!
Well done, JD, beautiful buck. :thumbsup:
Rick you done real good!Hope you end up in Newfoundland with me next year.
Nice buck, congrats! :thumbsup:
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Good job not quitting and congratulations on a great animal. Still working on getting my first with trad gear but now it's all I carry into the deer woods.
Thanks for sharing a great story with us!
K.C.
Congratulations Rick, good job.
Congrats!!
Congrats on your first :thumbsup:
Outstanding!!
Congrats :thumbsup:
Way to go! Nice buck too. :thumbsup:
Congrats, nice looking buck.
well done Rick , congrats :thumbsup: :clapper:
Drew,
Hope you enjoy that quiver and thanks!
Very nice! well done sir :clapper:
Rut is on Rick. Go out and get #2 :)
Bud B - I am fortunate enough to be headed to Illinois the first week of November to attempt my hand at a beast from the "Land of the Giants" (home for 20 years. Maybe there will be a Part 2 to my earlier story...keeping my fingers crossed.
Again, thanks for posting my picture and getting this thread started for me. It has been a real emotional high to say the leat due to all of the congrats and support from this great community of hunters...The Tradgang.
Glad to have helped out Rick. A harvest like that NEEDS to be shared. It's great motivation :)
Good luck in Illinois. Go get a bigger #2 :thumbsup:
Very nice! Congratulations!
Congratulations :thumbsup: