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Title: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Guru on November 29, 2013, 08:57:00 PM
Sometimes it's not about how big, sometimes there's a deeper reason to release an arrow....today was one of those days...

(you might have to turn up your volume in the beginning)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLL0H3RxVY  

Some pix to follow...
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Post by: Guru on November 29, 2013, 09:03:00 PM
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Post by: D on November 29, 2013, 09:08:00 PM
A very big CONGRATULATIONS.  Great pictures too.  That's just great.
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Post by: ChuckC on November 29, 2013, 09:12:00 PM
Nice Curt

For some reason, I really like that pic where the deer's face is foremost.  Well done, eye catching.
Good job, and congrat's.

ChuckC
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: South MS Bowhunter on November 29, 2013, 09:14:00 PM
Curt great video although My hearing and the low sound kept me from understanding the meaning of the title "10 years and 2 days".

Care to expound some more?
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Post by: bretto on November 29, 2013, 09:16:00 PM
Nice follow up shot. He should be tender!!

bretto
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Post by: snakebit40 on November 29, 2013, 09:17:00 PM
Congrats Curt! The excitement in your voice says it all! Congrats again on a great deer!
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: on November 29, 2013, 09:22:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by South MS Bowhunter:
Curt great video although My hearing and the low sound kept me from understanding the meaning of the title "10 years and 2 days".

Care to expound some more?
Ditto that^^^^^^!

Congrats, Curt!

Bisch
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: RLA on November 29, 2013, 09:25:00 PM
Enjoyed the video! Being shot had to be a life changing experience, glad you made it. Congrats on a meaningful hunt & buck   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Tim on November 29, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Great job Curt!  Hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving!
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Post by: suburbanirma on November 29, 2013, 09:47:00 PM
Way to go, Curt! Nice shooting and great eater of a deer.
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Post by: bow loving man on November 29, 2013, 09:55:00 PM
Congrats bud!   Good job!!
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Post by: Dsturgisjr on November 29, 2013, 10:05:00 PM
:)     :)    :)
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Post by: glenbo on November 29, 2013, 10:10:00 PM
Nice job  Bud. Truly happy for your success!  Vid wouldn't play on the phone but I have been waiting for this post.  We have till the end of December  and  iI know that more will fall in this time.
Glen
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Post by: glenbo on November 29, 2013, 10:25:00 PM
Local or down a county or two? Just watched the vid on the tab. Sweet.
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Post by: J_M on November 29, 2013, 10:29:00 PM
Nice job!  Thanks for taking us with.
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Post by: Tom Leemans on November 30, 2013, 12:30:00 AM
Hard to believe it's been that long already. The best part is that you're here to tell the story!
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Post by: Bowhunter4life on November 30, 2013, 01:18:00 AM
Truely awesome, on many levels...

Congrats brother, and many more!
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Post by: LB_hntr on November 30, 2013, 02:12:00 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: Jack Guard on November 30, 2013, 06:05:00 AM
Nice video and pics.  

Its cool to see you still get excited.  Glad your still hunting with us.


>>>---JG------------->>
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Mamba on November 30, 2013, 06:36:00 AM
Great video and really nice follow up shot.  That's the hard one after the first shot and your adrenaline is pumping.  
Thank God you are still with us hunting.  A lot of good has come because of that shot 10 years ago though. Great friends have been made, and alot of donations to St Jude's.
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Mudd on November 30, 2013, 07:06:00 AM
Congratulations Curt!

Impressive in some different ways.

One is how you maintained your composure for such a quick second shot, next it was easy to tell that you were excited and pleased by your words and the expression seen on your face and in your eyes,yet at no time did you raise your voice so as to disturb the woods around you....that's cool!

Thank you for sharing!!

God bless,Mudd
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Post by: A.S. on November 30, 2013, 07:11:00 AM
Congrats Curt!!
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Post by: TGbow on November 30, 2013, 07:21:00 AM
Congrats! I know the feeling of going a long time without scoring.
Great video
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Post by: Manitoba Stickflinger on November 30, 2013, 07:32:00 AM
Now that's awesome! Impressed by hunters who quickly get the 2nd shot done when needed.....nothing worse than a delayed finishing shot! Always surprised by how low the spine actually is down from the top of the back.

Congrats Curt...need to hear more about the 10 years 2 days stuff?
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Post by: PICKNGRIN on November 30, 2013, 07:37:00 AM
Congratulations Curt!!  Thanks for the video.  Nice Winona camo hat!
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Post by: Big Ed on November 30, 2013, 07:49:00 AM
Well done bud!
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Post by: Huntrdfk on November 30, 2013, 07:58:00 AM
Great job Curt, congrats.


David
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Post by: Mike Gerardi on November 30, 2013, 08:40:00 AM
Nice buck Curt. Awesome follow up shot!!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on November 30, 2013, 08:40:00 AM
:jumper:      :jumper:      :jumper:

Congrats Curt
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Post by: Got2strum on November 30, 2013, 08:46:00 AM
Congratulations! Still out there and still shooting straight, give thanks    :thumbsup:
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Post by: varmint101 on November 30, 2013, 09:14:00 AM
Awesome, congrats again!
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Post by: far rider on November 30, 2013, 09:23:00 AM
:thumbsup:  
Really nice quick follow up shot. That is a tough one to make.

Tim
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Post by: twitchstick on November 30, 2013, 09:41:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Killdeer on November 30, 2013, 09:45:00 AM
I remember reading your thread about getting shot, and the pictures. That spike is my favorite eating size.

I wonder whatever happened with that kid who shot you. How did he heal from his stupid mistake? Wouldn't it be great to see you two bowhunting? Or maybe my armchair musings are off the mark.

I worked 11 hours yesterday and got paid for 7.5. You had a much better day than I, and it did me good to see it. I love the geese in the background. They remind me of tha sacred rhythms of the seasons. Thanks for posting, and for being here to post it.

Killdeer   :campfire:
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: pitbull on November 30, 2013, 09:48:00 AM
Any deer taken with a stickbow is a trophy, congrats on your spike!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Izzy on November 30, 2013, 10:19:00 AM
Way to get it done. Loving the looks of that bow.
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Post by: Fritz on November 30, 2013, 10:46:00 AM
Sweet!!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: jonsimoneau on November 30, 2013, 11:01:00 AM
Good stuff Curt.  Great shooting.  Cool video!
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Post by: Tsalt on November 30, 2013, 11:08:00 AM
Great video.  Awesome shot and quick follow up shot!   Glad your able to celebrate 10 years and 2 days!
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: njloco on November 30, 2013, 11:13:00 AM
good  shooting,  don't  know  what  happened  to  you  ten  years  ago,  but  glad  your  still  with  us  and  taking  great  video's

G-D  bless.
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Guru on November 30, 2013, 12:06:00 PM
Sorry about the confusion....the "ten years and two days" refers to what happened to me...here's a few threads from the "classics" forum...
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000035

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000044

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000042

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000046

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000067

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=39;t=000141


Thanks for all the well wishes, congrats, and support!

Yes, I was "unlucky" to get shot...but since day one I've said I was the luckiest guy in the world that day because I made it through it, and have had so many wonderful experience with family and friends since then!

This is the result of the follow-up shot...
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Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: larry on November 30, 2013, 12:21:00 PM
wow, time sure does fly. Glad you're still with us Curt and congrads on the deer
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Post by: Manitoba Stickflinger on November 30, 2013, 12:24:00 PM
Read a few of the threads from a decade ago! Crazy story! Cade hasn't changed much other than a hundred pounds and 4 feet.... but boy was he a cute kid! You're a blessed guy Curt!
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Post by: wapiti792 on November 30, 2013, 01:37:00 PM
Wow Curt I had actually forgotten even though I read those threads before! Great shot and what a way to remember such a tough day in your life. Gonna be some fine eatin' brudda    :thumbsup:
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Post by: on November 30, 2013, 02:00:00 PM
Whoa, Curt! I never knew that story. Yo are rightabout being lucky. I am glad it worked out and you are back good a s new!

Congrats again on your spike!

Bisch
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: kestimator on November 30, 2013, 02:16:00 PM
Congrats on a great day in the field and for sharing it with us along with your very personal story!
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Post by: jeanpaul3006 on November 30, 2013, 02:51:00 PM
Congrats on the deer. Sorry to hear about the accident, what happened to the kid that shot you?
I can see how things like that can happen. Son came home early from hunting and told me two guys were trespassing with shotguns on our lot. He was afraid to get out of the tree, didn't want to be mistaken for a deer. No shotgun season was open, just poachers.Not even safe on a small acreage on private property.
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Post by: Wapiti Chaser on November 30, 2013, 03:46:00 PM
Curt great job. A lot has changed and Cade has really come into his own in the last ten years. I will never forget the first time we hunted after you were shot. I still don't think your wound was healed but you needed to be in the woods again. I'm sure somewhere there is a picture but mine was lost in a computer crash. Here's to another fourty years of memories.....
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Post by: hybridbow hunter on November 30, 2013, 05:54:00 PM
Nice hunt and impressive accident ten years ago.
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Post by: T-Bowhunter on November 30, 2013, 06:16:00 PM
Congrats, thanks for sharing your Hunt!
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Post by: Stone Knife on November 30, 2013, 06:19:00 PM
Very nice Curt congratulations, you certainly can shoot there is no doubt about that. Very thankful that 10 years later you are still at it, God Bless.
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Post by: JoeM on November 30, 2013, 06:48:00 PM
:)     :)    :)   :)Til we meet someday, be well and carry on, love all your stories and pics through the years  Joe    :)    :)    :)
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Bonebuster on November 30, 2013, 07:22:00 PM
Some days are better than others...in this case, WAY better!

Great buck...and thanks for sharing your day of reflection. Bravery is always rewarded.
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Post by: Bonebuster on November 30, 2013, 07:22:00 PM
Some days are better than others...in this case, WAY better!

Great buck...and thanks for sharing your day of reflection. Bravery is always rewarded.

  :campfire:
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Post by: 2Blade on November 30, 2013, 07:46:00 PM
Curt never knew about the accident WOW! Glad to see your back out there and getting it done. I really admired how quick you made that follow up shot. I hate watchin  an animal thrash as the camera pans back to some Bozo freaking out while the deer suffers. Very ethical and clean kill.
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Post by: njloco on November 30, 2013, 07:49:00 PM
Curt, very sorry to make you relive it, I didn't know. I give you a lot of credit going back into the woods for hunting, and very happy you have been able to handle well, especially for your son.

A long time ago a friend told me a story about a day he was hunting, it was up in Rosco N.Y. It was bow season and he was standing next to a tree, maybe a foot or less from it. He said he heard a noise like someone was throwing a stone through the trees as it hit various branches and leaves, and then a thud sound. He heard it 3 or 4 times then realized the thud sound was bullets hitting the tree he was standing next to, he said he never heard the shots. Needles to say he got out of there quick.

Good for you, and keep up the great posts you put up here.
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Post by: Hooper on November 30, 2013, 08:23:00 PM
Great follow up shot Curt! Never thought about a spine shot before, I am sure it will happen to me someday. Getting off a second fast and accurate shot will be something I will keep in mind and practice at. Thanks for sharing that video. Congrats on a nice size spike!!

You know you got that second shot off in 8 sec. Nice!!!!!!
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Post by: Jerry Russell on November 30, 2013, 08:34:00 PM
Well done on both the deer and video. I always enjoy watching your hunts.
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Post by: Jayrod on November 30, 2013, 08:54:00 PM
Great job!!
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on November 30, 2013, 09:04:00 PM
Wow, Curt just read the posts from the past 10 years   :scared:

God is good, nothing but good!

The old saying of count your blessing comes to mind and we all should everyday.

The bible says the Lords mercies are renewed every morning.
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Post by: Whip on November 30, 2013, 09:41:00 PM
Congratulations Curt, both on the deer and on being able to put your experience behind you and continue doing what you love so much. That took some courage!
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Post by: mwosborn on November 30, 2013, 10:15:00 PM
Very nice - thanks for sharing!  We can all learn from your story in many ways.
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Post by: jcar315 on November 30, 2013, 10:45:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: NoCams on November 30, 2013, 11:08:00 PM
Curt.....  :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:  

Congrats bud and first time I have read the threads about your experience. WOW !
Title: Re: "Ten Years and Two Days"
Post by: Wiley Coyote on December 01, 2013, 02:52:00 PM
Thanks for sharing your hunt and your accidental shooting incident. Scary thought, being shot at!!
  :thumbsup:    :notworthy: