Well I shot a decent 8pt last night. Not the best buck I have ever shot by a long shot. But it still feels good to have taken this buck with a bow I made.
Little but of a story behind this deer. I have been hunting with longbows and recurves for many years. Last hunting season, I saw a real nice 140 class 8pt. I saw that deer about 6 times while hunting. One time I had it at 20 yards broadside in an open field but didn't have my bow with me as I was putting on a one man drive for my son as I was trying to help him get his first archery kill. Each time I saw this buck after that, it was 30 to 40 yards away. Just too far to take a shot. That buck was haunting me! I saw it after season and got a few pics of it. I decided I was going to buy a compound and set my sights on taking that deer this year.
I bought a compound and and put the longbow away for the year. Where I hunt you must harvest a doe before you can take a buck. I shot my doe about a week ago and was ready to hunt for my buck.
While shooting the compound last Sunday, I just couldn't get the grouping with the broadheads I was hoping for.After much trial and error, I realized the draw stop screw had come loose. Fixed that, then a few shots later, the quiver bolts came loose and the quiver flopped over. After some more shooting, I just couldn't get it shooting how I felt it should! I then realized the bolt on my rest has somehow loosened and the rest had slid down. I had enough.
I went into the basement and pulled the longbow back out and shot for awhile. Although I wasn't driving tacks right off the bat, the FUN of watching the arrow fly was back!
I shot in the yard yesterday morning and by the end of an hour or so, it felt like I had never put the longbow down. I went out to a stand  that I had hung and got set-up.
About an hour and a half later I saw this buck coming towards me. The story of the harvest was fairly uneventful as I took the deer at about 18 yards. But the feeling of being back in the woods with the longbow, and taking a deer with something I had made, I think feels better than taking the 140 buck would with the compound!
So now I can set my sights back on the 140, but with my longbow! Steve

There you go! Great job! Congrats!  

    Congrats on a nice buck! Good shooting!  Now go get that big one.

Congratulations and a great buck! Thanks for sharing.      

Congrats,
Good story and Leave the compound at home take the Longbow to the woods, it seems you have better Luck

   

Bad boy LB to begin with! Great story & invaluable lesson. Some folks will NEVER get it. We're just luckier I guess.

Congrats on an adventure that never stops fulfilling the hearts desire....  

Congrats Steve.Glad your back from the dark side  

That's great! Congrats!!

awesome!!!

Congrats!

--------------> Good Stuff!!

Steve nice goin buddy!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

That's sweet  

       

Congrats!!!!      

Congratulations on the nice buck.  What are the specs on that bow, it is a looker for sure!!!

Travis