It has been a serious mental battle for me to completely switch to trad. Mostly due to my lack of confidence in shooting an animal because I am mostly concerned about making an ethical shot. This year I told myself I would take a buck with my longbow. And on November 3rd.. I achieved that goal in perfect fashion.
I hadn't seen anything all morning long while sitting over my clover plot I had planted in early September. My buddy texted me asking if I had seen anything and I texted back not a thing at 8:37. I looked up after putting my phone in my pocket and here he comes.. Straight across the plot at me on a string. I stopped him at 5 yards and he only ran 40 yards before tumbling over. I had trail cam pics of this guy during the summer but the majority of them started two weeks ago over a nearby scrape. I couldn't be happier! And more addicted to trad!!
Sorry if the pics are too large my computer is broke and I'm doing this from my phone. I believe I have sized them correctly. If try are too big will someone help me resize them on photo buckets app?
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Congrats and great shot :thumbsup:
Congrats! Gotta love those 5 yard shots!
That is a heck of a first! Congrats! :thumbsup:
Good job :thumbsup:
Way to set a goal and achieve it! That's a darn nice buck, some nice shooting also.
-Jay
Good shootin'.
Wow! Nice first! :thumbsup:
congrats :thumbsup:
Congrats,you're off to a great start!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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That's a very nice buck! Congratulations on sticking with it. I really like your tractor as well! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Great buck! and just the way I like them CLOSE.
Congrats!!! :clapper: :clapper:
Very nice!!!
Congrats on a fine buck, first or any.
Chris
congrats,what bow you shooting,kanati?
Waht a beauty!! Congrats
Nice shot!
Congrats on a nice 1st buck. You should text more often!
You will always remember that one, congrats! :archer2:
nice tractor, nice bow, nice shot, nice deer!
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Congrats, nice buck. I love your game cart. :clapper:
Way to go buddy!! Excellent job! Trad works, eh? :D
Congrats!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Great shot too!
EXCELLENT!!!!! :clapper:
Nathan
Great shot! I can only imagine where your confidence level is at now! Now that's a trophy buck! And a special story around many future campfires! :campfire: :campfire: :campfire: You go boy!
That's a dandy, congrates. :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats!!
thats a fine buck to start with, congratts! :thumbsup:
Nice deer,dear and Deere :D
Black jack.. It's a 56" life ender from chad at lost creek. And as far as the game cart goes.. Thanks it was definitely nice using that as opposed to dragging my brothers buck out for an hour and a half the next morning... I'm still sore ha!
Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Very nice deer!
Congrats! Great Buck :clapper:
Congrats on a GREAT buck! :campfire:
I'd say you made a perfect shot. That should up your confidence level a tad!
Congrats on a great buck,
Bisch
Awesome first trad experience. Great shot as well.
Awesome first trad experience. Great shot as well.
Congratulations on a very nice buck! May you be blessed to take many more.
:thumbsup: congrats
Very well done...congrats!
Very good! :thumbsup:
Way to go! :clapper:
Congrats on your hard work and sticking with it. :clapper:
Wow thats a good one! Congrats!
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That is a hog of a buck! When I saw the body size and how he filled up the bucket on that tractor you can tell you'll have a lot of venison in the freezer this year. Did you weigh this bad boy?
Congratulations on a great buck!!
K.C.
Congratulations...awesome buck!
QuoteOriginally posted by oklahomaleatherman:
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That is a hog of a buck! When I saw the body size and how he filled up the bucket on that tractor you can tell you'll have a lot of venison in the freezer this year. Did you weigh this bad boy?
Congratulations on a great buck!!
K.C.
It is a smaller model of tractor than the full sized models. The Buck only weighed in at 230 not dressed. Looking at his body and all the pictures we have of him. I put him at 2.5 years old. I just couldn't pass him up though..
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Wow and a dandy one too! Way to go.
Congrats!! and that is my kind of deer cart :-)
Heck of a first buck glad you made the switch i did it in 2008 and will.never go back!!!
doesn't get any better than that...congrates
Good shot and congratulations on your first Trad kill and it's a nice one at that.. :clapper:
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great job, and great buck
Nice buck congrats.The other deere is pretty nice also
That's awesome great shot!
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Great job and super shot! First of many I'm sure. That should have you hooked on the stick and string for a while. :thumbsup:
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I was pumped when I got your text :jumper:
Another nice Iowa buck! Congrats!
What a great firs trad buck!! Congrats
Good for you Caleb. Great shot and great buck.
nice buck! perfect shot as well.
Congratulations!! Looks like my tractor. What model is it?
BTW, are there any small bucks in Iowa??
Congrat's on a great deer. Looks like you and the "Life Ender" are a good pair. Glad to see you put it to work.
Nice shot! :thumbsup:
Way to go!! :clapper:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caleb Andes:
QuoteOriginally posted by oklahomaleatherman:
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That is a hog of a buck! When I saw the body size and how he filled up the bucket on that tractor you can tell you'll have a lot of venison in the freezer this year. Did you weigh this bad boy?
Congratulations on a great buck!!
K.C.
It is a smaller model of tractor than the full sized models. The Buck only weighed in at 230 not dressed. Looking at his body and all the pictures we have of him. I put him at 2.5 years old. I just couldn't pass him up though.. [/b]
Caleb, here in Oklahoma a 230 lb buck is HUGE...virtually unheard of! But I know in Iowa it's a different world. In any case, he's a trophy!! Congrats on a great shot! :clapper:
SWEET!
Nice shooting. Congrats.
Congrats.Job well done.Thanks for sharing bro
Congrats! just got my first yesterday :)