Finally connected with a longbow this morning  

   

  Oh the colors of Fall!

Headed out to public land this morning with one of my longbows.  Wind was forecast to be out of the west so I headed to a little pinch point I like for just such an occasion.  I was running a little late and had to make a heck of an entrance through a briar thicket to get to where I wanted to set up.  It was lot thicker along the field edge than I remembered.  Once inside the woods I realized that the wind was actually coming out of the southeast   :(   .  Too late now,  I picked a tree with a good shooting lane and started climbing.

awesome,nice shot! how far did the game run? what broadhead did you use?what bow?  

November-best month of the year,now the rest of the story please

Sorry...supper was ready...here goes--

Didn't see a thing until around 9 a.m.  I had been busying myself trying to get a shot at a squirrel.  He would come nearly in range and I would change arrows only to switch back to a broad head when the shot disappeared.  Somewhat distracted, I looked over my shoulder and there stood a deer.  I hate how they do that.  Sometimes I think they come up out of the ground.  This deer was headed slowly my way but was acting a little tense.  I quickly realized that it was on my entrance trail and was looking for me.  What I thought was a doe turned out to be a spike with nothing but 2 burrs on his head.  He had me pegged but didn't know which way to go.  Twice he looked me right in the face but couldn't pick me out with my face paint and leafy hat.  He knew something wasn't right and at about 12 yards he turned and headed back the way he came.

He calmed down and started feeding out into the woods out of sight.  About 5 minutes pass and I see him heading back my way.  I didn't even pick up my bow as I didn't intend to shoot him.  As he came closer I began to think that maybe this wasn't the same deer.  Sure enough, this was a nice doe and she didn't seem to have a care in the world.  She was about 10 feet off of and paralleling  my entrance trail and never crossed it.  If she kept coming she would be in my shooting lane straight out in front at 14 yards. When her head went behind a large maple I picked up my longbow.  She continued left to right as I put tension on the string.  I needed her to take about 4 steps and she would be in the complete open and broadside.  As she eased behind the last clump of leaves on a low hanging maple, I hit full draw.  She stopped.  I was buried into all three anchor points, which is a feat for me, and didn't want to let down.  She stood stock still and I concentrated on a spot behind the foreleg that was visible through the thin veil of leaves.  I guess I was still expanding as the string slipped my fingers a little unexpectedly. I didn't see the impact but she kicked hard and took off at a stiff trot.  I could see a hole right where I had been looking and she was starting to wobble.  She made another short dash and then started to get weak kneed.  Somehow she then managed to stay on her feet and take off on a death run.  I was hoping she would pile up before she went off the steep creek bank. She was barely out of sight when I heard the thrashing begin.

I dug my binoculars out of my pack and begin to scan the forest floor.  My arrow was sticking straight in the dirt and the white feather appeared to match the 2 orange hen feathers.  Nearly certain that she was dead,  I stayed in the stand only about 20 minutes and climbed down.  The blood trail looked great and was easy to follow in the yellow leaves.

I had to cut around a big blackberry patch so I left the trail and went ahead and peeked into the creek.  My suspicions were quickly confirmed.

There she lay only about 5 feet into the creek bed.  She hadn't gone more than 50 yards.

Good looking blood ya got there Bud !

Congrats
ChuckC

Congrats.  

Great story thxs for sharing...CONGRATS!!

Travis,

Congrats brother, That is a nice doe!

Thanks guys

Shot her with a Belcher longhorn- 53lbs @ 28"
Arrow dynamic lite with a 125gr Magnus 4 blade.

Awesome, congrats!

very nice congrats

Good job, congrats to you.

Great story, great doe. Congrats! Like the setup too.