I had a nice hunt after work tonight. There is a spot that is usually productive with a north wind this time of year at my parents cabin. I was able to get there, climb the hill, and get settled in by 4:00. I did bump 2 deer (does I think) on my way in and hoped they didn't alarm any others that may be in the area. It was pretty windy and at 5:10 I heard the crunch of leaves to my left, it was a basket racked 8 pointer. I haven't been seeing a lot of deer this year and decided I would take the first deer that presented a good shot opportunity. He did just that and I made a good shot at about 8 yards or so. I followed his run and climbed down after a bit to look for blood. As it turned out he didn't bleed externally but I was able to follow his path to where I last saw him and there he lay.
To make it extra special I got him with a zebrawood longbow I made and gutted him with a knife that I made with a piece of bubinga that was left over from a bow that I made for my wife. What a great feeling!
-Jay
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Awseome
Wow! Congrats! :thumbsup:
Awesome!!
Congratulations Jay! That's extra special to take a deer with your own homemade equipment. We'll work on getting your doe tag filled this weekend. :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund (Dad)
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
WOW knife and bow you made ... Outstanding! Nice deer man. Good on ya!
Bob.
Congrats sir , all three look nice......... (buck,bow,knife)......
,,Sam,,
Very nice....!!
well done!
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Beauty of an animal. Congrats
Congradulations-Hap
Good job on all three :thumbsup:
well done!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome story!
Good job. :clapper:
Congrats annd God Bless
Very nice indeed!
Thanks,
Josh
Well done, Jay. An earned feeling of accomplishment. :thumbsup:
"I had a nice hunt after work tonight."
No kidding, well done. A number of accomplishments there.
All three are nice:
Deer
Bow
Knife
Congrats!
Thanks for sharing your deer with us. Congratulations!
Nice deer sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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NICE!!
Nice...... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great job, Congrats.
Cool. That has to be one of the neatest little 8's I've ever seen.
Congrats to fellow Wisconsinite!
Kris
Well Done Jay. I was in your area last week and seemed as if there was a lot of movement.
That deer is nice. YOur bow and knife turned out Great. Congrats again :clapper:
From your own bow and knife.... that's gotta feel good. Congrats! :clapper:
Cool buck, and to do it with a bow from your own hands - that is truly special! Congratulations!
Nice job! I'd be very happy with a deer like that.
I need to get my butt in gear and join the ranks with you fellow Wisconsin guys getting meat on the pole :)
Great story, nice time to be in the woods eh?
Hey Jay,
for many people, its the famous guys who they admire. The big names, which is human nature I guess.
For me, its guys like you. You MADE YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT! And then used it successfully. Too cool, I love to hear stuff like this.
Great job, be proud!
A very nice harvest with your own longbow!
Most - excellent!
Enjoy the feast!
Shoot straight, Shinken
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Fantastic!! Congrats!!
Way to go Jay. That is a special one when you do it with a bow you made. Get that buck hung up on the WTA game pole and make sure Tim gets a pic for the Stump Shooter. We appoved a full color issue for member photos.
I did the same thing myself last year buck,bow and knife, it was cool, congrats to you, nice shot and job.
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That is way cool Jay!! Nice job!
What a great success. There is nothing more satisfying than accomplishing things with your own handiwork!
Good Job!
Good job Jay! :thumbsup:
congrats :thumbsup:
Congrates Jay, That's one to be really proud of. :clapper:
What more can be said? The smile on your face will be there every time you think or tell the story.
Congrats
Tim
Congrats!
Awesome little buck!
And home made bow makes it even better!!
Home made knife!! Sweet
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Sweet!
:thumbsup: Great job!
Very awesome. Congrats on a great kill.
Oh what a feeling! Great job! You have my respect on the do it yourself things too. Takes a lot of patience and discipline. Not just anybody has those qualities.