My wife, Laura, is not retired like her old fart husband. So she can hunt sporadically. I have a stand set up for her that I rarely hunt. It is the best (most active) on our property so I consider it "her" stand as I only hunt it if I know she won't be able to for several days. Yesterday she decided she needed to go out and hunt. She's been very busy with her web design business and with the rainy/snowy evening coming thought she owed it to herself to go out with me. On the way to the property she commented that we need to get one early and find it quickly so that we don't have to leave it overnight. We arrived at the stands about 1:30 PM. She got up in hers and I went the 100 yards to my Double Bull blind which finally has started to show signs of day time feeding activity. As we went our separate ways we agreed that if one of us scored we would simply come and get the other so we could get on the trail.
At about 3:30 she showed up at my blind. "Get one"?, I asked. "Yes" was the reply, "and I saw her go down". Simply, a deer she has passed on previously came in an gave her a broadside shot. She typically won't shoot a doe but this one seemed to be without a fawn and we needed venison in the freezer. It's been a hard hunt this year. Her shot was not perfect and the arrow, tipped with a razor sharp Razorcap, hit the doe in the hip, severing the femoral artery and the deer went down in sight about 30 yards from her stand.
I was very proud. She shot her first doe (up til now she would only shoot something with headgear) and she put meat in the freezer, always getting a deer before me. And while she is a much better shot than this kill would lead one to believe, my guess is that the deer moved as she released. That kind of inaccuracy just is not her. Nevertheless, she brought home the bacon, we got it done early. We registered the deer at the local archery shop and when I checked my watch on the way to the butchers it was just at last shooting light. Laura was shooting her DAS Gen I riser with Morrison Max I Super short limbs that weighed it at 44# @ 26". Her arrow were Easton FMJ with 200 grain Razor caps, four fletched with Lumenoks. We found the broken fletched end of the arrow where the deer was standing but never found the pointy end.
As I was dressing the deer she said, "Look at this scrape" and there, not 10 yards away was a fresh scrape...very fresh. Guess I know where I will be tonight .
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Congrats to you Laura ....Nice shooting.
Great story Bill and congrats to your wife!
Congratulations on a fine deer.
Way to go!! :clapper:
Awesome!! Congrats!!
Great job Sister!
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Great job on that doe.
:thumbsup: Just like shooting at Muzzy.....lol! Good job!! :notworthy:
Congrats Laura!!!
David
great job!!! I hope to experience my wife killing one some day! :)
Congrats to Laura!!!
Bisch
Congrats Laura!!
Way to go Laura!
Very nice, congrats.
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Okay Laura!! :)
Good job fillin the freezer!
two things I stil don'tget about NH hunting laws....still having to check in deer, and having to put your name and address on your arrows.
Congrats Laura! Way to get the job done.
Very nice!! Great, great job!
Woot! Woot!
Congrats on her doe .....
,,Sam,,
Great job. A "dry" doe ( rare these days) is mighy good eating.
Congrats on a beautiful, fine eating animal!
Congrats :thumbsup: Laura!
Congrats guys!!!
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Congrats to the missus
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Congrats sister that's great way to get it done!
Great job, congratulations.
Congrats Laura!!!
Congrats. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper: God bless.
congrats
Congrats Laura!
Awesome Job!
Good job.....way to go Laura. Is that a Day One jacket she's wearing?
There ya go!! :thumbsup:
Congrats Laura, way to show Bill how its done.
Congratulations on a fine deer. Should help with the food budget in the upcoming year.
Awesome. :thumbsup:
Laura good job, thanks for sharing.
Excellent.
Greg: Day One all the way. I got her the fleece outfit last Winter and it was so nice that I got myself one, as well. Lost some weight over the Spring and Summer and had to get smaller pants for myself (a size 34 is for sale...never worn). I was unsure about the pattern but I have to say, if I had to choose just one camo pattern for all around hunting it would be the Predator Deception Brown. I had a dozen turkeys at my tree stand one afternoon and managed to try a head shot on one and was never seen until I started to draw the bow. Can't tell you how many deer that should have seen me that didn't....even on the ground. Really good stuff and all the pockets and quality of the construction is the best I have seen. And it all USA made.
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Very cool! Congrats!
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congrats laura!!
Congrats!!
That is special! How great you can share this way of life.
fmscan.....yep, she is a cool lady...easy to live with and we have a love of the outdoors, grandkids, gardening, canoeing and archery.