Got up this morning,ligt drizzle, bed sure looked good on my day off, but had not gotten a shot at a deer so far this season, been seeing lots of them, just no decent shot opportunity. I showered, put on my camo and a rain coat, grabbed my stuff and headed to my huntin spot, which this morning happened to be the back deck of a vacation house. It has shrubs growing up past the deck, acts as a natural blind. The back yard of this house has a trail worn out through it, good morning hunt going into the dark side of the moon phase, first time I hunted it this year. 8:10rain stopped, 8:30 here comes a big doe, with twin fawns, starting to lose their spots, right on the trail, will pass me at 15 yds. Then here comes two more does, yearlings, would go about80-85 field dressed. I stay calm, let the parade go by. I was focused on the last one in line when the changed direction towards some acorns falling, changing my angle. Waited and waited, finally got a quartering away  shoton left side, pretty steep, but I felt confident. Arrow barely missed the ham, entered behind the last rib, hit paunch, lung and took off the top of heart. She started bucking and ran over the hill about 50yards,steep bank  and just made into the woods when she crashed, then rolled about another 40 yards over a bluff, straight up and down, no easy way out. I went home after making sure she was down and out, telechecked her, then took some garbage bags, a cleaver and knife,put them in a frame pack. I walked in peeled the hide off and used it as a tarp, then Quarterd out the shoulders and hams and put in the garbage bag, pulld the Back straps out and packed her out. Came home and finished up my butchering, ended up with 9 large packs of ham steaks, 2 packs of backstraps, 3 bags of stew meat and 3 bags of odds and ends to pressure cook for BBQ! I was using Vapor 2000's, Wensel woodsmans razor sharp, and a #50 Quinn stallion. I measured the shot with a rangefinder when I retrieved the doe, 30 yds on the button. I dont really pay attention to yardage, just if I feel they are in my shooting zone. I practice a lot to around 40 yards, I am confident to about 35 or so.I hunt on the edge of fields alot and this offers a lot of wide open shots. I called the owner of the property, he was gladd, they had destroyed about $1500 in landscaping shrubs, plants and flower this past year. Well, just thought I would share, pepper steak and mushroom gravy for supper tonight, with some wild rice and some cathead biscuits!

great hunt. thanks for sharing it.

Your gonna share that meal with all of us?  Thanks.  I'll be there at 7:00.

 attaboy, Sam. Good shootin'- obviously recovered from the shoulder work. Good to hear it.       Grant

Your story makes me anxious. Good hunt & deer. Bet dinner is 5-star.

MMMMmmmmm, MMMMmmmmmm  You got my mouth watering talkn bout all of those yummy vidals.  Congrats.

Big congrats.  "Deconstructing" them in the field sure beats dragging them out whole.

congrats Sam...and dinner sounds good!!

I still have to wait 1 more month and your story just made it harder. good job and great shot.

Congrats  

Congratulations!

Ain't nothing like it!!! Congrats...

Great story and great kill and recovery. Surely I don't live very far from ya so after we've eaten my doe I'll be over to help ya on yours! Just kiddin', (I think)! Did ya take any pics?

Doug

Extra Groovy !

Congrats  

Congradulations Sam. That'll make a good tune up for that elk. Hap

Congradulations Sam.  Just got back and wondered if you had tagged out yet.

Congrats bud    

Hot Hap, Glen, Curt,Grant and all you other guys I appreciate the replies. It has been a long rehab road back since march 31 and shoulder surgery, but things are looking up. I also clipped a few feathers off a turkey, I am planning a rematch with that bird. Curt I am making up some arrows with those turkey feathers you sent me, just  the mojo I need to whack one with my longbow. I will post pics when done.