First off, I got to say that I'm having a very blessed year. I decided to hunt hear the house this morning on a small acre lot that has been fruitful over the past couple of years. I climbed up the stand just before sun up. Well about 30 minutes later, I had a total of about 6 does feeding under me. I had decided that I wasn't going to take one and was waiting on one of the three bucks that I had seen in the area to appear. About an hour after the past on, I came this single doe @ 15yds. After toying with the idea on whether or not to take her, I decided that since my 58" 56# @ 28" Gene Sanders Mantis II longbow, had not drawn blood, now was the time. I hit anchor & watched the arrow disappear a but further back that I had planned. She ran about 10yds and laid down.
The excitement didn't end there. I later saw an little 8pt buck come in and a nice wide 10pt come in at about 25 yds, but the 10 would give me a shot that I would have been comfortable taking, so I let him go for another day.
When I got down to recover my "doe", I learned unfortunately that it was a "button". However, I'm thankful and blessed for this offering.
Gene Sanders - Mantis II 56# @ 28"
Surewood Shaft 70-70#
140gr Grizzly Broadhead
(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x363/chenryiv/2013%20Trad%20Season/c469d353-de48-40fc-83ac-fa31f72c80cd_zpsa6f15e13.jpg) (http://s1178.photobucket.com/user/chenryiv/media/2013%20Trad%20Season/c469d353-de48-40fc-83ac-fa31f72c80cd_zpsa6f15e13.jpg.html)
nice button will be good to eat . congrats :clapper:
Congrats!
Bisch
Way to go Crispin!!! you are having a great year.
Buttons taste as good as doe! Nice shooting.
You are definitely a meat making machine!
Nice going!
Rodd
Nice going!! :thumbsup:
You're putting together an outstanding season, Crispin. Congrats on "baptising" your bow with its first kill!
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Great pic and fine eatin! Congrats!
Way to go Crispin!
don't worry about the button part. that deer will eat great!
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Strong work!
congrats
Congratulations-Hap
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Congrats! That's going to be some good eats!! Nice gear too!
Dang, #4?! I need to move to GA. :thumbsup:
Nothing wrong with that! Congrats kid!
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Way to go!
Sir, you are on a roll!
Good shootin'!
Congrats Congrats...Love those Mantis lines!!!....
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Great Deer congrats! I have a Mantis by Gene. Great Bow!
You are pilling them up! Nice!
Congrats, Crispin!! I got the pictures you sent. Tracy will post them up for us on her next day off.
Bill
Good job Crispin!!RC
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Another nice one. Hope you have a big freezer! I think it won't be long until we all get to meet that 10.
Congrats....thanks for sharing!
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Glenn
Congrats on another one!!! Gene builds a fine bow.