Have always enjoyed reading everyone's hunting stories on here stories on here so decided to try putting one on here myself. I'm not much of a story teller so don't be too hard on me.
Due to poor shooting and a Kentucky Lake fall/winter crappie affliction haven't hunted much the last couple years. My poor shooting started when I decided I needed to perfect my form. I really fell off in the rabbit hole with mechanical thoughts and got myself to the point I didn't feel right about hunting. That's really another thread though. Long story short, this spring I went back to heavier bows(had dropped into low 40's trying to work on form)and my old set-arm snap shooting method and regained my confidence. May not win any trophies but it works well enough for me.
Enough with the little backstory, on with the hunt. Have been hunting hard the last couple of weeks and passed several shots at does hoping an old buck would be following. My brother has trail camera pictures of a couple of mature bucks with strong left sides and very weak right sides that I was really after. But as of yesterday I hadn't even got a glimpse of either one and unfortunately had seen another younger buck with the same traits as the two old guys. When he(the younger one) came in yesterday morning, I decided it was time. Ended up angling to my right and I found myself having to shoot from an awkward postion. The shot was a little less than perfect, but I gave him plenty of time and the big Snuffer 160 from my Fred Anderson Skookum did the trick. First time shooting the big Snuffer, was impressed with the blood trail even if it was a little longer than I would have liked.
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Congrats Austin!
Fine harvest!!!!
Handsome buck!
congrats man
GREAT picture! Nice job!
Way to go, Austin! Congratulations! Nice story too!
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Way to go !! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats!
Congrats. That was a good story.
SCHWEEEETTTT!!!
Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Congrats! :thumbsup:
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Great job and I too suffer from late fall/winner crappie disorder, also the blue cats are biting!!!
Very nice!
congrats...
Great Deer! Congrats!
Nice one , I think I shot his twin last year here in Texas , Congrats on the buck.........
,,,Sam,,,
Good Work!
Congrats :thumbsup:
Looks like getting off the lake and into the woods was a good thing !!
Congrats.
Great job!
I hear ya on the snap shooting. I figured out some time back that perfect form and hunting just don't mix. I got tired of getting beat on the 3-D range and got into messing around trying to perfect my form. Shortly after that I was on a boat slinging arrows at some fish. My partner shot at a fish and missed. The fish took off fast and I just swung and flung and nailed it. At that moment I thought you know perfect form has its place but here and in a treestand isn't the place. Snap on Brother.
Fallen warrior...
Thanks guys, can't wait to get this set at work over with and get back after them.
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I think your problem is with that crappy bow...I think you need to send it to me right away to save your season and self respect! :) :)
congrats on getting back on the horse and a fine deer....
That's the way to go with what works for you. Congrats on a fine buck!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Brock:
I think your problem is with that crappy bow...I think you need to send it to me right away to save your season and self respect! :) :)
congrats on getting back on the horse and a fine deer....
LOL, that one won't be going anywhere!!! There are alot of nice bows out there, but the Skookum doesn't take the backseat to any of them. Not a quieter hunting bow out there, period.
good job :thumbsup:
CONGRATS :thumbsup: Great story and pic :archer2:
I can smell the BBQ now....good shot !
Good job!
We should get together. I got the other half of a good set of rattling antlers this year.
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Way to go!
Congrats,
Bisch