Good job!!!!!

Congrats Claudia!

great stuff...does are delicious and onerous to hunt... more wary than bucks...but because they are more plentiful...they SEEM easier to hunt ....CONGRATZ

Glad to see you back..  Always enjoy your posts.

Congrats on your first of the year !

Congrats (and great shot)!  Hope you find that arrow.

Congrats,     Would love to see a pic. What was your total arrow weight?

Great Job, Congrats!

Congrats Claudia!

Congrats!

Wool hoo!
Lady Pinecone is back at it.  Even your bare bones story is entertaining.  But that's the last time will allow that. You are a true word smith so next time let er rip!
Glad you found yourself a good spot to hunt.

 Congrats!    

Claudia, have been missing your writings, and am delighted to see you back.  You always bring a breath of fresh air to these meanderings, along with a very perceptive ladies-eye-view of hunting that some of us fail to recognize as a legitimate stance.
I for one am proud to see you gracing these pages again, and look forward to more of your prose.
Thank You,  
Murray

Thank you, Everyone! It is soooo good to be back      !

I was asked about arrow weight, so here are the particulars: 552 grains which is nearly 13.5 grains per pound of arrow weight and high FOC.
Many archers feel this is way too heavy...well, I respectfully disagree.  Some years ago, I kept notes of two years of my critter kills.  During that period, I killed multiples of whitetails, antelope, mule deer, and hogs.  To cut to the chase, the hands-down best performing arrow in terms of penetration was the heaviest @ 13 GPP of weight.  
Example: Two mule deer,one each in subsequent years. Bow weight and shot distance the same each year.  Deer 1)Shot was slightly quartering-toward.  First deer...570 grain arrow from a 46# bow entered behind shoulder and went full length in the deer busting a rib, blowing out in front of the rear-off hip. Recovery 70 yards.  Deer 2)  Everything virtually the same except the arrow weight which was just under 10 GPP. This time, however, the arrow failed to break the rib and was deflected.  I got the deer, but it required a long tracking job and follow-up shot.
Many people express concerns about trajectory with heavy arrows, but honestly, at the distances that most of us kill critters with a trad, this is not an issue.
I believe that everyone should hunt with what works for them, but I also encourage those who have been reluctant to try heavy arrows to give them a go. IMO, especially when using low poundage bows, arrow weight definitely matters!

Congrats Claudia!

Yes Ma'am, very good tag fill.

Congratulations.  

Glad to see you back again Claudia.

I hope you find/found your arrow too?.?.?.?.

       

Congrats Claudia    

Congrats; that's one time I never feel bad about loosing or breaking an arrow.