2 great seasons >----> 1 lucky arrow

joe ashton · January 22, 2016, 01:11:00 PM

This is a picture of my luckiest arrow. Gold tip 35/55. 4 4inch yellow feathers, a 100gr brass insert and 125gr Woodsman. I marked each kill with a black ring.

I shot this mule deer in Sept 2014. I got a pass through and I found the arrow 3 weeks later. Yellow feathers in an Aspen grove.

3 weeks later I shot this White tail.

A few days later I got another White tail.

Now we move forward to the 2015 season and I still have the same arrow/woodsman.
I shot a coyote with the arrow, sorry no picture because 10 minutes later I shot a deer. Having a downed deer trumped photos of a 'yote.
So I shot this deer with an other arrow. The two arrows were in the ground only 10 inch apart!

Well I cleaned up the lucky arrow from the 'yote and 3 days later got another deer. This one broke the arrow.

Yes it was a very good 13 months. mule deer, white tail, white tail, coyote, white tail and white tail.

joe ashton · January 22, 2016, 01:13:00 PM

opps I posted the same picture twice.

CRM_95 · January 22, 2016, 01:37:00 PM

That's too cool. Congrats on the kills!!

J. Cook · January 22, 2016, 01:58:00 PM

Ha, you posted it 3 times!!!! Photobucket gets me all screwed up too.

That's great though - sad to see that arrow find it's end. It definitely earned retirement though.

Cyclic-Rivers · January 22, 2016, 02:00:00 PM

Congrats Joe! Looks like you posted the same picture 3X lol.

joe ashton · January 22, 2016, 02:12:00 PM

Ok I'll try again.

WESTBROOK · January 22, 2016, 02:19:00 PM

Well done Joe, that arrow certainly earned its keep!

fnshtr · January 22, 2016, 07:24:00 PM

That is too cool Joe! I wish I got that kind of life from my arrows.

Congrats!

Wayne

JEFF B · January 22, 2016, 07:34:00 PM

congrats on the kills looks like the arrow needs a rest LOL!!!

Paul Cousineau · January 22, 2016, 07:40:00 PM

Wow, that's pretty wild to kill that many big game animal with one arrow. Do you have any plans to some how display that arrow?

KentuckyTJ · January 22, 2016, 08:12:00 PM

Good work Joe. I've had one go through three before it broke before.

PICKNGRIN · January 22, 2016, 08:14:00 PM

I am not that lucky! 3 deer, 3 broken arrows. Pretty neat to get a 5 for 1!

Friend · January 22, 2016, 08:43:00 PM

Excellent...three animals max with same arrow for me....five max for smaller critters.

Possum Head · January 22, 2016, 09:20:00 PM

Good job Joe!

January 22, 2016, 09:41:00 PM

Yep, you got a good life out of that arrow!

Congrats,

Bisch

Steve Jr · January 22, 2016, 10:44:00 PM

That's awesome, and what a season

Congratulations

Smallwood · January 23, 2016, 11:34:00 PM

Congrats Joe, your a heck of a great shot and great hunter/outdoorsman. And your ethics are outstanding.

joe ashton · January 24, 2016, 08:13:00 PM

Thanks Sammy... but mostly I am persistent and very patient. And, well, lucky..

Onions · January 24, 2016, 08:33:00 PM

Cool Story! I like the idea of the black rings around the shaft for each kill.

chris <><

Jerry Jeffer · January 26, 2016, 02:37:00 AM

Way to go Mr. Ashton. I don't think I have ever re-used an arrow for that many kills. Maybe 3