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Title: First Woody Kill
Post by: Tsalt on October 18, 2015, 12:28:00 AM

I made up my first batch of Douglas Fir woodies a couple years ago but never hunted with them. I decided this would be the year and this morning I sent a 180 grain cutthroat tipped one through a young doe. :bigsmyl:

I was hunting a stand we call the spine (because of line of rock that travels 75 yards or so and looks like the back of some pre-historic beast).

The stand is set up at the end of the spine feature where a couple trails intersect. My view...

(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/timsalters/IMG_1751_zpspi7cyrwm.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/timsalters/media/IMG_1751_zpspi7cyrwm.jpg.html)

About 8:45 a spike and what I assume was his twin sister came walking down the trail right under my stand. They were on me before I knew it and I was left sitting, unable to move a muscle. I had dropped a glove at the base of the tree :banghead: and the spike stopped to smell it. When he got a good whiff he jumped out of his skin and scampered 20 yards away. The doe jumped but stayed close to the tree. She nervously worked her way out in front of me 15 yards. I turned my body slightly as she passed behind a tree. A tree shielded me from the spike's view and when the doe looked his way I drew and shot from the sitting position. The silent flight of my wood arrow ended right where I was looking. Her death run only last 50 yards. I watched her crash and die from my stand. :pray:

I took this pic right after the shot. haha
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/timsalters/IMG_1750_zps9ntpb76c.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/timsalters/media/IMG_1750_zps9ntpb76c.jpg.html)

With her quartering away positing my arrow passed through the front of her opposite side shoulder, busting off with about 6 inches of my fletching sticking out. I recovered the broken shaft and broadhead at the point of impact...
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/timsalters/IMG_1780_zpse1atmgpl.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/timsalters/media/IMG_1780_zpse1atmgpl.jpg.html)

(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/timsalters/IMG_1755_zpswp3lkgbs.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/timsalters/media/IMG_1755_zpswp3lkgbs.jpg.html)

(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/timsalters/IMG_1763_zps8pl8ajz9.jpg) (http://s1105.photobucket.com/user/timsalters/media/IMG_1763_zps8pl8ajz9.jpg.html)

This was also the first deer I've taken with my new-to-me 60" Cari-bow Tuktu which pulls about 60# at my 30 inch draw. Thanks for reading!

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: KyStickbow on October 18, 2015, 12:54:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Hot Hap on October 18, 2015, 01:01:00 AM

Congratulations-Hap

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Post by: Ouchigan72 on October 18, 2015, 01:06:00 AM

nice

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Post by: Michael Arnette on October 18, 2015, 01:56:00 AM

Congrats Tim!

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Post by: Sockrsblur on October 18, 2015, 05:04:00 AM

Nice shot Tim! Wood is cool :)

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Post by: Izzy on October 18, 2015, 05:53:00 AM

Beautiful doe and bow. Congrats.

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: John146 on October 18, 2015, 07:20:00 AM

Awesome!!! Congrats on the deer!!

Looks like that Cuthroat left a good blood trail. I have some coming so this is good to see.

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: drewsbow on October 18, 2015, 08:42:00 AM

congrats

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Mud_Slide_Slim on October 18, 2015, 08:43:00 AM

Great job! Keep waiting til I get to send my Cutthroats through a deer...looks like they do the trick!

Bill-

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: MR BILL SHORTY on October 18, 2015, 09:42:00 AM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :archer:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: goobersan on October 18, 2015, 10:44:00 AM

:thumbsup: yet another reason for me to get at makin woodies.
Great job Tim !! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on October 18, 2015, 11:29:00 AM

Congrats sir , nice shot.....

,,,Sam,,,

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Homey88 on October 18, 2015, 12:04:00 PM

Congrats! Great pictures! And great deer!

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: on October 18, 2015, 12:29:00 PM

Awesome!

Congrats on your doe!

Bisch

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Post by: goingoldskool on October 18, 2015, 12:44:00 PM

Great shot!

Congrats,

Rodd

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Post by: ron w on October 18, 2015, 01:38:00 PM

:thumbsup: :notworthy: well done.......

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Post by: jt85 on October 18, 2015, 03:27:00 PM

Congrats Tim

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Post by: Matty on October 18, 2015, 04:36:00 PM

Congrats man. Woodies!!

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Post by: wooddamon1 on October 18, 2015, 05:32:00 PM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Mjolnir on October 18, 2015, 05:40:00 PM

Nicely done.

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Post by: kennyb on October 18, 2015, 05:51:00 PM

Way to go Tim! Congrats on a true trophy!

Kenny

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Post by: joe ashton on October 18, 2015, 07:04:00 PM

FIRE UP THE BBQ.

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Post by: DanielB89 on October 18, 2015, 08:27:00 PM

Congrats, Tim!

That is a great doe!

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Post by: Pointer on October 18, 2015, 08:46:00 PM

Nice!

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Post by: JEFF B on October 18, 2015, 11:36:00 PM

way cool congrats :clapper:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Jerry Jeffer on October 19, 2015, 12:04:00 AM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Tsalt on October 19, 2015, 08:21:00 AM

Thanks for the comments fellas!

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 19, 2015, 08:38:00 AM

Nice work Brother!

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Post by: Slickhead on October 19, 2015, 09:30:00 AM

AWESOME!

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Post by: bruinman on October 19, 2015, 09:52:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: mark Willoughby on October 19, 2015, 01:35:00 PM

Good job bro

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: mark Willoughby on October 19, 2015, 01:35:00 PM

Good job bro

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 20, 2015, 07:40:00 AM

Nice one. Congrats

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Post by: DDawg on October 20, 2015, 11:05:00 AM

Nice Doe, Congrats!

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Post by: Randy Strickland on October 20, 2015, 04:28:00 PM

Well done, well done!!!

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Post by: Big Ed on October 20, 2015, 04:41:00 PM

Well done!!

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Post by: Joeabowhunter on October 20, 2015, 07:26:00 PM

Nice! doe and bow

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Post by: David Brent on October 20, 2015, 07:31:00 PM

Nice!!! Well done and nice doe.

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: chase perry on October 21, 2015, 03:06:00 PM

That's really cool! Great photographs. I love seeing the perspective from the tree stand; it's so different from how we hunt here in Central Texas. It's my first season with wood arrows in the quiver as well. I'm hoping to send one through a deer real soon.

Congratulations!

P.s. Beautiful bow.

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: 2wfstlhunting on November 01, 2015, 06:50:00 PM

That is some serious muscle strength to pull a cold 60# bow to 30" AND get a perfect shot.

Nice healthy doe and the smile says it all

Steve G

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Terry Green on November 02, 2015, 03:52:00 PM

:clapper:

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: swamper on November 02, 2015, 04:00:00 PM

Congrats! :clapper:

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Post by: Possum Head on November 02, 2015, 07:29:00 PM

Sweet congrats

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Post by: Onions on November 02, 2015, 08:38:00 PM

Cool stuff!

chris <><

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 03, 2015, 12:42:00 AM

Real nice .

Title: Re: First Woody Kill
Post by: goldflinger on November 03, 2015, 03:43:00 PM

Very Nice!!

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