It all started back in the spring. I got a call from Jim Neaves from centaur archer. My name had came up on the list. I gave him all the specifics, and a few weeks later I had it in hand. I practiced with it during the summer preparing for this occasion.
My day started about 4:30 yesterday morning. I was meeting a fellow tradganger for a moring hunt. I arrived at his house about 5:30, and we planned out the hunt. I climbed up my tree an hour before daylight. Just as it was getting light enough to see the ground I could hear two deer walking my way. As some of you know Tim has a pet deer running around on his property. She is sporting two bright red dog collars. I didn't think it would ever get daylight enough to tell what was standing under my tree. I waited and waited to make sure it wasn't Zoey, or a small buck. The best I cold tell they where two "does". I made the decision to take one if it presented the shot.
Sorry, I have to run. Its time for church. I will finish later.
Jeff
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The deer worked ther way to my left. I waited for the biggest deer to turn broadside. I tried to pick a spot didnt see anything that stood out on her side. So I just looked behind her left shoulder and drew my bow. The string slipped through my fingers and the arrow sailed over her back. The just jumped a hi orthopedic distance so I took another arrow from my quiver. The big doe stepped back out in the open so I drew and before knew it the arrow was gone. I have no clue where the arrow went. The deer jumped and ran up the hill and stood for a minute, then walked off. As she walked off I the other deer stepped back into the opening. I took the third arrow from the quiver and noticed a dark spot just behind the right shoulder, so I drew to anchor and watched the arrow disappear throughout the spot. The deer ran off throughout thw woods and crashed a short distance away.
I sat in the stand until around 10:00. When I saw Tim working his way down the ridge toward me.
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After inspecting the arrow it was determined that the first deer was just grazed. The arrow had a little fat and hair but no blood or gut material. Tim wanted to go back to his house and get his new tracking puppy Ximo. After a short tracking job we recovered my deer but it was a button buck.
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Her is a picture of Tim and Ximo
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Jeff
Well done sir. Simon appears to be proud of his accomplishment.
Buttons happen - congrats on a good shot
Sorry typo with this so called smart phone. His name is Ximo
Good work... not sure what the "bitter" part was!
Congrats to you! Great job!
Wounding another deer. Wish I had made a better shot.
Jeff
It happens , Congrats on your deer...
,,,Sam,,,
Congrats. When I looked at the first picture, I was going to ask why you only a one blunt in the quiver. Now I know...you were out of bullets.
Beautiful country you have there too.
Yeah down to one arrow. And a judo. Great leason learned. This is only my second trad deer. I just have to pick a spot. Sometimes its hard to pick a spot on a deer. The first doe was light brown without anything to shoot at. Not a tuff of hair or discolord area. I need to figure something out. I was hoping by shooting a lot of 3-D tournaments it would help.
Jeff