I am proud to report I got my first traditional deer this morning. She weighed 95 pounds field dressed, and she was taken with the Morrison
Shawnee I bought from Crash here on the classifieds a few weeks ago.



I am a frim believer in the old saying,"it's better to be lucky than good" I was up in my stand at 6:06am. As I reported in my "keeping my fletching dry" post yesterday, I went hunting yesterday, and turned around and went home when I got drenched 1/2 way to my stand. Well, today was a better morning. It was a nice 39 degrees, with a slight North wind. My spot had received over 2 inches of rain, and everything was a muddy mess in the bottom I was hunting. It is usually a quiet spot, but they just started drilling a well across the road, (guessing 700 yards away) and that process sure is noisy!!!



A couple minutes after 8:00am, I looked to the East, and here she came down the hill towards me. I was able to stand up, and when she went behind a tree, she stopped, allowing me to pick up my bow. After 45 seconds, she headed to the North and then turned back back to the East quartering away from me. I shot, and watched my arrow nail her in the neck!! The shot was not far off from where I aimed, but gosh if I know how I got her in the spine. she dropped in her tracks. This is the view of where she was when I was still in the tree



Luckily, she expired quickly, because a tree was blocking a good follow-up shot from the stand. I am just tickled to death. I have killed "double digit" deer in my life, but sure tried hard to get one with a longbow. Talked to my cousin whose dad own's the land I was hunting on, and he said that is one of the best things about traditional hunting, you can always say it was a perfect shot and the "deer just jumped the string"

Here is a close-up of my damaged shaft and the spot in the neck where my Magnus Stinger hit her. Just had to share my awesome experience with the gang!!

Congrats!

Congrats and welcome to thr addiction. The rush from a trad kill is better than any other type of hunting!

Congrats great looking Doe!

Way to go!

Congrats!

Congrats,the first one is always a thrill.

Wow, outstanding and a huge congratulations! I hope to get mine next weekend as our late season opens then. Way to go!      

Thrilled for you, we all know how proud a moment you are in right now. Enjoy it, you deserve it!

congrats on ya deer!! that first is somthing ya wont forget in a hurry thats fer sure      

i bet ya going out again right  

Nice shooting, congratulations on a fine deer.

Congrats man

This has been a good year with many "First" taken place, congrats on a nice deer!

Great job! Congratulations
GLENN

Great Job on your first deer.      

Congrats! Nicely done!            

alright.  good job.

i felt the same way you did woooooooohoooooo!!!!! i glad for ya. ruddy

Thats A FAT doe. Well done!- Phil

Congrats, I got my first this week also. What a feeling!