After 15 years of bow hunting, I picked up a recurve for the first time this spring and have completely converted to traditional archery. After shooting about 100 arrows a night for the last 4 months, I finally felt confident enough to try my hand at elk hunting this fall.
Here in Utah, a big bull tag may only come around once or twice in a guys life, but I'm perfectly content to hunt cows and spikes every year. I ended up calling in this calf to about four yards this weekend.  That's a shot even I can make.       . I'm shooting a Tall Tines, that I love, with 150 grain Muzzy Fred Eichler heads and 75 grain brass inserts on Beman Classic shafts. I've shot some big critters, but I'm more proud of this little calf than anything I've ever shot because of the time and effort I've put into dedicating myself to traditional archery.
While I haven't posted much, I've learned a ton from this site!  You guys are the best. Happy hunting and good luck to everyone else this fall.

I'm working on a first one of those in Utah too. Good job.

Congratulations and great shot!  Your smile shows how proud you are.  Awesome.

Congratulations on your achievement,

That is going to be fine eating.

Good going!

Congrats, no thing like a shot at point blank!

Thats what it is all about right there...


Well done!

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Good stuff. Congrats. Nice table fare as well! Good shooting sir.

That is just too cool! Congrat's

Good job and congrats!

She'll be tender for sure.  

Congrats! Great shot and story, thanks for sharing man!

What a trophy and a great (happy) smile. Congrats!

Great job

Congrats!

Alright there, first one is in the bag. You should be proud of that!!!!!!  Shoot em straight and shoot em often......Bobby

Good job!!! Would love to do the same! Thanks for posting the photo

Congrats!

Nice!

That's what it's about man!