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Title: First in my 70's
Post by: Hot Hap on October 17, 2015, 10:13:00 PM

I turned 71 on Sep.29. Last night I was successful in taking a doe. It was the first deer in my 70's. I went out about 3pm and found the wind was bad for where I wanted to hunt. I went to an area about 200 yds further and figured to just do a little scouting and watching along a creek. I found a bag chair that washed up from the last flood built a small ground blind and settled in for the evening.

About a half hour before sunset a spike buck and a doe crossed the creek and came walking by at about 15-17 yds. I had never hunted from a bag chair before so while waiting I had been drawing my bow a few times, and thought I would have no problem. The doe offered me a nice shot, so I took it. The chair wasn't as easy to shoot out of as I thought and the string hit my bicep and the arrow fell short.

I was sitting in the chair thinking about what happened and after about 15 minutes I got up to look for my arrow. I looked behind me and there stood a doe at about 15 yds. She was slightly quartering to me and the arrow hit about 4" left of aim point. It went in the front of the shoulder and the exit was behind the off shoulder.

She went straight up in the air, hooves were 4 to 4 1/2 feet off the ground. She ran less than 50 yds. and piled up. It wasn't very big, maybe 65#, but thanks to my son for dragging and gutting her after 2 weeks of 12-14 hr days.

Sorry no pictures. I have tried to register with photobucket 3-4 times but am no good at tech.

Hap

Title: Re: First in my 70's
Post by: John146 on October 17, 2015, 10:18:00 PM

Congrats Hap!!! Awesome!!

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Post by: Warden609 on October 17, 2015, 10:19:00 PM

Congrats sir. Hope I'm still chasing deer when I turn 71.

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Post by: Homey88 on October 17, 2015, 10:19:00 PM

Congrats to you! Great job!

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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on October 17, 2015, 10:49:00 PM

Congrats! Obviously you still have the "Hot" hand at 71 Hot Hap :notworthy:

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Post by: Archie on October 17, 2015, 10:53:00 PM

Congratulations Sir!

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Post by: on October 17, 2015, 11:01:00 PM

Way to go, Hot Hap!

Congrats

Bisch

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Post by: CoachBGriff on October 17, 2015, 11:19:00 PM

I hope I'm still shooting at 70!

Congrats

Title: Re: First in my 70's
Post by: Hot Hap on October 18, 2015, 12:29:00 AM

Thanks guys-I should have added that I used a CM Hunter II recurve that is 50# @ 30" w/ a full length footed cedar shaft and a woodsman bh-Hap

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Post by: KyStickbow on October 18, 2015, 12:52:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Tom on October 18, 2015, 05:02:00 AM

Way to go, seniors are still getting it done.

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Post by: DWT on October 18, 2015, 05:24:00 AM

Congrats, hope I can still get it done when im that seasoned.

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Post by: Izzy on October 18, 2015, 05:54:00 AM

Congrats Hap, never met you in person but from what Ive seen you do for St. Judes tells me you're good people. Congrats and thanks for the inspiration. If you'd like to email me a pic, Id be glad to post it.

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Post by: Tsalt on October 18, 2015, 07:16:00 AM

That's awesome....and inspiring! Congrats

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Post by: drewsbow on October 18, 2015, 08:44:00 AM

congrats

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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on October 18, 2015, 08:48:00 AM

Congrats! Way to go!

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Post by: Phillip Fields on October 18, 2015, 09:04:00 AM

Congrats.

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Post by: kennyb on October 18, 2015, 09:27:00 AM

Way to go Hap! You are an inspiration! Congratulations!

Kenny

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Post by: MR BILL SHORTY on October 18, 2015, 09:34:00 AM

:thumbsup: :archer:

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Post by: highlow on October 18, 2015, 10:42:00 AM

Shot a five pointer last winter bow and took a doe during this year's early NJ season. I'm 71 and even though I'm getting older, IT never gets old. Congrats Hap. Ain't it great to be able to do this at our age? :clapper:

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Post by: elkken on October 18, 2015, 11:20:00 AM

congrats Hap .... great stuff !!

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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on October 18, 2015, 11:26:00 AM

Well done sir , Congrats....

,,,Sam,,,

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Post by: jonsimoneau on October 18, 2015, 12:02:00 PM

Good job Hap. I bet Dave would have come to help no matter how many hours he's been working!

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Post by: fnshtr on October 18, 2015, 12:47:00 PM

Congrats!!!

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Post by: Sirius Black on October 18, 2015, 01:02:00 PM

:thumbsup:

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Post by: Mudd on October 18, 2015, 02:28:00 PM

Hot Hap, you and highlow give us all hope for a future that still includes something that we love doing.

Thank for sharing and congratulations to the both of you.

God bless,Mudd (a pup)

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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 19, 2015, 12:11:00 AM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by: Butchie on October 19, 2015, 08:39:00 AM

Awesome! Hope to be doing the same at 71!

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 19, 2015, 08:48:00 AM

Good job Hap!

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Post by: JD Page 1965 on October 19, 2015, 08:54:00 AM

Nice bean bag chair story not too many of those going around! Great shooting and a great kid (man) you raised there.

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Post by: John3 on October 19, 2015, 09:06:00 AM

See if your son can get us a pic uploaded... Congrats!

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Post by: Fletcher on October 19, 2015, 01:18:00 PM

Congrats, Hap! This was a great weekend in IL.

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Post by: 30coupe on October 19, 2015, 02:08:00 PM

I've got about 7 1/2 years before I hit 70. Glad to hear there is still life after 70, lol! Congrats, Hap. Hope you have many more such adventures.

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Post by: DennyK on October 19, 2015, 06:53:00 PM

Congratulations Hap! :clapper:

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Post by: mark Willoughby on October 19, 2015, 08:48:00 PM

Awesome brother

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Post by: Bernie B. on October 19, 2015, 09:24:00 PM

Great story! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing with us! You have two years on me, and I'm hoping I can make it happen again this season! :thumbsup:

Russ (30coupe) It's good to see you back! I wondered where you've been! Good luck this season at your deer sanctuary!

Bernie

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 19, 2015, 09:41:00 PM

Congrats hap!

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Post by: 30coupe on October 20, 2015, 06:16:00 PM

Thanks, Bernie. It's great to be back. I messed up my elbow and shot with wheels last year. Didn't want to be a hypocrite, so I just lurked here. Elbow healed up, so I'm sitting in my box blind with a longbow hanging in front of me at the moment. I'll post some pics of the new to me bow when I get back to the house.

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Post by: BRITTMAN on October 21, 2015, 07:49:00 PM

Good job, I hope I can still bow hunt in my 70's

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Post by: Montanawidower on October 22, 2015, 07:54:00 PM

You're an inspiration.... that chair appearing sort of sounded like fate.

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Post by: Big Ed on October 22, 2015, 08:59:00 PM

Awesome!!

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Post by: todd smith on October 23, 2015, 02:21:00 PM

Excellent!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing. :archer:

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