A few days ago I posted about a new property my brother and I got access to. Well tonight this area paid off for me and Mike, my little brother.
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A couple Christmases ago, I gave him the bow, an old Ben Pearson takedown. It's 45# at 28". I think Mike draws more like 29". This Fall, I made him the arrows, some GT Blems tipped with 190 Ribteks.
Around 5:00 he texted me that he shot a doe. I was happy but worried when he said he only had maybe a third of the arrow in the deer.
I hunted the rest of the night and actually had 2 shots at the same big old doe. I mmmmisssed both times. Yikes. My little brother showing me up :)
After dark, I met up with Mike. The landowner wanted to help with the tracking so we waited. When he arrived, he said he had seen a weird acting deer on the way in and he and Mike went up to see if they could find blood. That left me to blood trail. Thankfully it was a pretty easy job. Less than 75 yards from first blood, I found his deer. It was a button buck and he had hammered him in both lungs. It's his first bow kill, and with a recurve, no less. I am very proud and happy.
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Excellent .....and with a neat old bow..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice way to break in a new hunting spot! :archer2:
Congrats. God Bless
Congrats to Mike!
Bisch
Congrats on your newfound passion !!!
Very cool!
Thats real cool . :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Awesome!
By the way, he did get a hole on the opposite side. He hit a rib to prevent further penetration. The old bow did its job.
Congrats! Great shot too! :clapper:
Congrats, looks like some good eating.
Button bucks eat really well...nice job.
Congratulations Mike! :thumbsup: Looks to be a great place for both of you guys John, congrats on the newly found hunting grounds.
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:thumbsup: Contrats on your first! :thumbsup:
Splendid job on that nice deer John! Well done.
Well done ! Great photo!. Maxx
fire up the BBQ!
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The old bow still got some life left. Good story!
Very Nice! Congrats!!
A couple more details. Shot was 15 yards from a ladder stand. Slight quartering away. Hit top of right lung and center punched left lung. Blood was never profuse but fairly easy to follow. I had drops at first in a straight line but when I started to see splashes and a wandering trail, I knew it wouldn't be long. Landowner had a Gator so the "drag" was an easy one up to the trail. Especially in light of the size of the deer :)
I bought the bow off Craigslist for $20. A refinish job and she looks great and works pretty good too. It's the Signature Takedown circa 1950's if I remember the research I did a while back.
Sweet!
Nice work , Congrats......
,,Sam,,
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A memorable hunt indeed, congrats! :archer2:
well done , congrats :thumbsup:
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Congrats! :thumbsup:
John, that is awsome. Recycling an old bow, getting you little bro involved, plus keeping the land owner involved, all makes for a great experience. Them little ones taste great and are easy to drag.