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Title: First of the year for me...
Post by: J. Cook on November 04, 2013, 09:23:00 AM
I've seen a lot more deer from stand so far this season than normal, but nothing ever presented the shot I was looking for.  Finally, this past Saturday morning, a little 6pt made it's way in to me feeding on acorns and showing a littl attention to a pair of does that were around me.  

The last 2 years I've hunted with traditional only and, while I've had success, I've had some misses that were pretty frustrating.  This was very nearly one of those.  Simply put -- I got lucky.  The deer was completely calm, head down browsing when I shot.  He ducked and wheeled to run and th arrow went in behind the shoulder -- only by the time the arrow got there he had spun 90 degrees and it went in behind the shoulder, took out 1 lung and came out the front of the neck.  It severed his main artery and his windpipe so it was a 60 yard dead run -- easy recovery, 6 feet wide blodd spray!  

None-the-less, I got a quick kill, some good young meat in the freezer, and a bloody arrow!

Kind of neat in that his left antler still had the velvet on it, all dried up and hanging in shreds -- odd for this late in the year, but cool and unique all the same.

 (http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/WJCook/20131102_094558.jpg) (http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/WJCook/media/20131102_094558.jpg.html)
 (http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af295/WJCook/20131102_093214.jpg) (http://s1017.photobucket.com/user/WJCook/media/20131102_093214.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First of the year for me...
Post by: Bernie B. on November 04, 2013, 09:27:00 AM
Congratulations!  That's a great looking buck!  Very nice pictures also!     :thumbsup:

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Title: Re: First of the year for me...
Post by: magnus on November 04, 2013, 09:28:00 AM
Congratulations Jonathan !!!!
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Post by: John146 on November 04, 2013, 12:24:00 PM
Way to go!!!
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Post by: on November 04, 2013, 01:43:00 PM
Congrats!

Bisch
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Post by: Wannabe1 on November 04, 2013, 01:48:00 PM
Congrats on a nice little buck!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on November 04, 2013, 01:49:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: VictoryHunter on November 04, 2013, 03:47:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Gen273 on November 04, 2013, 04:01:00 PM
Way to go, Congrats!!
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on November 04, 2013, 05:01:00 PM
Great job congrats Brother!
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Post by: drewsbow on November 04, 2013, 06:22:00 PM
congrats
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Post by: zepnut on November 04, 2013, 06:25:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Sam McMichael on November 04, 2013, 06:28:00 PM
Sounds like a great hunt!
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Post by: T-Bowhunter on November 04, 2013, 06:40:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on November 04, 2013, 06:51:00 PM
Congrats!  Great Deer!
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Post by: akbowbender on November 04, 2013, 07:27:00 PM
Good show...congrats!
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Post by: Duncan on November 04, 2013, 07:45:00 PM
Good job!
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Post by: BDann on November 04, 2013, 07:47:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: varmint101 on November 04, 2013, 07:57:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: BRITTMAN on November 04, 2013, 09:07:00 PM
Nice Deer    :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: rastaman on November 05, 2013, 09:44:00 AM
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jerry Russell on November 05, 2013, 05:25:00 PM
Congratulations. That is a neat rack.
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Post by: daveycrockett on November 05, 2013, 08:46:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :campfire:
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Post by: CoachBGriff on November 05, 2013, 08:53:00 PM
I want to thank you for this post because this is the first year I have gone trad only.  I have killed one deer with my longbow before, but this year with a recurve I shoot better than my longbow, I've missed a couple times.  It's frustrating (I know my mistake; I just need to not make it.), but it's comforting knowing I'm not completely a lost cause.  
Congratulations.
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Post by: just_a_hunter on November 05, 2013, 08:55:00 PM
Nice buck.

Thanks for sharing.

Todd
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Post by: Tsalt on November 05, 2013, 10:26:00 PM
Nice job.  Sounds like a good shot to me!  Congrats!
Title: Re: First of the year for me...
Post by: Skates on November 06, 2013, 05:24:00 AM
Way to go!!!