Hello, I'm new to Tradgang and I am curious to hear about and see some pictures of other peoples first traditional bow harvest. Mine was a carp taken in June of 2009 in Manitoba with my 42 lb Ben Pearson Hunter 709. What a great day of bow fishing that was, I will definitely go again this year. Hope the picture works.

 

Cottontail over 40 years ago. I didn't have a camera though, sorry.

Here's my first, shot this guy 2 years ago, my first season hunting with a Longbow! He is now on my wall!

About a 3' copperhead. I didn't harvest however, just killed him instead.

my first trad kill was a carp. I'm hoping to take a deer with my recurve next season.

Squirrel about 35 years ago. My how time flies.

Greg

My first was a Jersey DOE at 15 yards On opening day in 2005

PARTRIDGE  NORTHEN MAINE 1989 OR 90

It was a rockdog

MAYBE THAT WAS A RUFFED GROUSE?

I shot 2 chipmunks can't find the pics right now but have a eye witness  and if you think they are easy to hit give it a try you have never seen anything jump a string like them.  Widow

My first animal with my Mikuta recurve was a black bear here in upstate NY. Sorry but no pictures. It was such a thrill.

My first trad kill was a cottontail over 20 years ago, first big game kill was a spike elk 6 years ago.

Travis

Slow moving cottontail, 25# longbow and a target arrow. 49 years ago, (hey I was only 6 years old, Parents wouldn't allow me to have broadheads!).

QuoteOriginally posted by bawana bowman:
Slow moving cottontail, 25# longbow and a target arrow. 49 years ago, (hey I was only 6 years old, Parents wouldn't allow me to have broadheads!).

LOL! Me too!    

Summertime in "68", I was 10 yrs old. Hunting the railroad tracks near home. Jumped a cottontail & hit it on the run. Lucky you say?!! You're right, cause I missed by a mile....the arrow skipped off the rail and hit the bunny right in the head!

Squirrel in the back yard last September. Sorry, I was too busy doing the Snoopy dance to think about a camera.

Ground squirrel long time ago.

Mine was a Jack Rabbit last May 2009 hunting in Crane Texas with Curtis Kellar and Mark Horne.

A beautiful bull elk many years ago...