I Guess 2blades Work OK

varmint101 · October 02, 2011, 10:43:00 AM

Opening day in Indiana started out uneventful for me yesterday. Fast forward to this morning with a whole different story.

I head out to my aunt's place(which she is selling :( ) with my buddy and try to decide on the way in exactly where I want to sit. I grab my Tall Tines and my Summit Viper climber and get to gett'n.

I make it to where I want to be and find a perfect poplar tree with a bramble of briars underneath that I had to clear out.

I get it all finished up and attached and do my last thing before I get into my stand; reach for my haul rope. GONE! It had apparently fallen out at the truck.

I now proceed to clunk up to where I want to be in the tree. BEAUTIFUL morning to be out! High 30's, no wind, perfect!

varmint101 · October 02, 2011, 10:51:00 AM

I get up to a beautiful symphony of life quickly getting louder all around me. At about 745 I hear a few steps in the leaves so I stand up. I look around and see what I thought at first to be a squirrel moving. After further examination what I was looking at were 4ft tall bushes. It wasn't a squirrel!

Finally a doe materializes on the forest floor following an old grown over logging trail. Then another higher up and farther forward comes to my eye.

The first doe comes out and presents a perfect shot, but I wanted to wait for the other doe who would be closer to come by. This lead doe proceeds to mill around and then move off about 5 more yards. She THEN starts to groom herself presenting a PERFECT SHOT!

Ahh!! I'm looking at this other doe who will end up closer 30yds back and then looking at the doe directly in front of me. I look a couple times and said I can do this. I focus and let my 175gr. Simmons Tigershark go.

I thought I'd shot over, but the sound of a broadhead cutting through ribcage is unmistakeable.

I get out to check a bit later. I didn't miss.

CDR · October 02, 2011, 10:52:00 AM

At least you didn't get up the tree and go to pull your rope up, and realize you forgot to tie it to your stand. Oops...I hate when that happens!!

varmint101 · October 02, 2011, 10:55:00 AM

Let me tell you, two blades are alright! That Simmons cut through her like butter at 35 yards on the dot.(I got my rangefinder) Slight quartering away. They left a blood trail anyone could follow! Even me!!

Here's where she was standing when I shot.

What I came up to just another 35-40yds later.

varmint101 · October 02, 2011, 10:58:00 AM

Just a beautiful day. My buddy helped my drag her a little ways to the trail where I backed my truck up to get her out.

I'd always forgotten to use it, but I finally did! The knife my buddy made me out of my first bow killed buck. Monster eh?

The hero shot

varmint101 · October 02, 2011, 10:59:00 AM

Broadhead entrance. I think I'll be using the Simmons Tigershark more often! It's still sharp enough to shave with.

CDR · October 02, 2011, 11:00:00 AM

Great job!!

October 02, 2011, 11:02:00 AM

congrats,great shot too!

Scott Beitzel · October 02, 2011, 11:03:00 AM

nice job and hope for more of them its such a rush when it all comes together and an even bigger one when it all works lol.

Scott

KentuckyTJ · October 02, 2011, 11:06:00 AM

Fantastic story and deer Matt and wow what a great shot. Good job Brother.

Night Wing · October 02, 2011, 11:07:00 AM

Great report.

Duker · October 02, 2011, 11:08:00 AM

CONGRATS:::Great job

straitera · October 02, 2011, 11:11:00 AM

Good stuff V101! Pretty convincing if you like complete passthroughs. I do. Well done!

David Dumke · October 02, 2011, 11:12:00 AM

I had a bust yesterday and didn't want to wake up to go this morning so I didn't. I was almost about to say forget it with an afternoon hunt but I can't do that when there's deer to be had.

This was a spirit lifter, I don't care if im blessed with a shot, but I want to see the deer come in. Haha.

Grats on the harvest.

Shawn Leonard · October 02, 2011, 11:15:00 AM

When ya showed the first pic. of blood I knew ya had lung blood!! Great shot and congrats!! Shawn

maineac · October 02, 2011, 11:18:00 AM

Great shot!! Congrats!

Bjorn · October 02, 2011, 11:20:00 AM

Nice work!

smokin joe · October 02, 2011, 11:25:00 AM

Well done. Thanks for the story.

COOCH · October 02, 2011, 11:26:00 AM

Awsome job. Very well done congradulations!

Jason Kendall · October 02, 2011, 11:32:00 AM

Nice!