Feels like the first time...

dragonheart · January 03, 2012, 10:00:00 PM

Lets do a picture thread for 2012 to remember those first for us in trad bowhunting. Sometimes those old photos can be inspiring and just really cool to look at and enjoy the memory of the past adventure. Share as much as you can about the past hunt: equipment, special circumstances, etc.

A scrapbook thread of the #1's. First rabbit, buck, doe, bear, etc. Lets of course, keep this trad related boys and girls...

#1 deer circa 1995: My first deer with any weapon. Taken on the ground still hunting. Mason, Texas. 21st century shedua longbow (Bud & Jim bow, man I miss those fellas building bows), cedar arrow (Drumbstick), wolverine BH. Max Drumb that taught me to shoot longbows gave me the "Robin Hood" hat and told me to take a picture with it when I shot a deer. I think it was from the Howard Hill Longbow company.

#2 First buck 1996
Elburg jaguar longbow. Mason, Texas. Shot from a tripod-boatseat stand backed into a cedar that was only about 5 ft tall. I shot him with a borrowed 2213 and a zwickey head. We were practicing in camp and I broke a wood arrow and sent the shaft and fletch into the web of my hand. Chris in camp let me borrow his extra arrows and I shot him the next am. One of the best shot I have made on a game animal.

ishoot4thrills · January 03, 2012, 10:05:00 PM

First buck with trad bow, 1997. Black Widow MAB Recurve:

dragonheart · January 03, 2012, 10:07:00 PM

Now that is backyard bowhunting, I can see the slide to play on in celebration.

Duncan · January 03, 2012, 10:08:00 PM

I'll play. First Trad buck 1988

Dragonheart, is that a welders cap in pic #2?
I was a pipeline welder and wore caps like that, that came hand made from Salitpa, Alabama. Had some made from Trebark camo.

dragonheart · January 03, 2012, 10:13:00 PM

You betcha. My dad was a welder for many years. I worked in machine shop/welding before moving into other areas to make a living. Those caps are awesome for bowhunting. You can pull them down so the critter cannot see your predator eyes, but you can still stay focussed. Don't really know why I got away from them. See these old photos remind us of things that work.

Manitoba Stickflinger · January 03, 2012, 10:20:00 PM

My 1st bear which was also my 1st trad kill. I was a young teenager and killed him with a Mamba and home made cedars

. It was also my first hunt ever with a trad bow.(1989)

Manitoba Stickflinger · January 03, 2012, 10:24:00 PM

That same year (1989) I shot my 1st trad buck which ended up being my 1st P&Y buck. Same bow with aluminums.

January 03, 2012, 11:15:00 PM

Here is a "First" for me. (1997) This is my first animal taken with traditional equipment. I shot him at 20yds with a palmer recurve and a 2016 aluminum arow.

Bisch

January 03, 2012, 11:25:00 PM

And here is a more recent "First". (9/12/11) This is my first (and only) alligator with any weapon. I shot him with a Bob Lee recurve 52@29, a couple of fiberglass bowfishing arrows, and several 55/75 Gold Tips with GK Silverflame broadheads. He was 11'1" and weighed 390#.

Bisch

BTW Jeff, this is a great idea for a thread!

Pat B. · January 03, 2012, 11:37:00 PM

Bisch,
That is a large lizard!

Congrats

Buckwheaties · January 03, 2012, 11:52:00 PM

AWESOME Gator Bish!!!!

Skipmaster1 · January 04, 2012, 12:09:00 AM

First Traditional deer, Oct 26th, 2005. I was using a 55# Bear Super Kodiak and Simmons Razor Sharks.

Skipmaster1 · January 04, 2012, 12:14:00 AM

First doe with the longbow. January 31st, 2007. The last day of season! 49# Super Shrew Deluxe and Silver Flame

dragonheart · January 04, 2012, 03:14:00 AM

This is cool! Bisch, That gator photo, man what a lizard! That is a water monster!

Wife was teaching me to scan old photos and thought about this. Plus that old rock tune got me thinkin, feels like the first time, feels like the ....

BTW: 9 year old had a bad dream, hence posting at 2:13 in the am!

lpcjon2 · January 04, 2012, 08:25:00 AM

My first trad kill was 32 years ago. It was a frog I shot in a pond in a gravel pit. Used a Ben Pearson Jet bow(red fiberglass) and a cheap hardware store wood arrow with a crimp on tip.Sorry no picture, cameras were off limits to us kids,just to expensive for us to play with. And I did bag a big coon last year in my underwear at 4am eating my trash, also no pic was to tired.
Great pics guys and there is a thread called old duffers were young one to that has some great old pics. Ron Le Clair started a while ago.

dragonheart · January 04, 2012, 04:30:00 PM

TTT

GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN · January 04, 2012, 09:04:00 PM

jsweka · January 04, 2012, 09:10:00 PM

My first deer with a bow I made (2010).
68" straight limbed Hill style longbow, Cherry/bamboo limbs, Walnut riser, 54# @ 28"
Douglas fir arrows, Magnus heads.

dragonheart · January 06, 2012, 07:42:00 PM

Great looking bow and trophy

dragonheart · January 18, 2012, 01:41:00 PM

Anybody else got a FIRST to share?