first doe of the year! Now with a photo!!

[Mike Bolin]

Didn't have any luck on Thursday morning. Saw eight deer, but the high winds had them pretty spooked and they were all heading to the creek bottom at a gallop.
After a weekend with the grandson in TN, we made it home Sunday by 2:30 p.m. After getting unpacked, I decided to hit the woods for a quick afternoon hunt. It was the last day of our early turkey season, so when I had 17 birds parading around at 25 to 35 yards I was thinkin' that maybe I would get a crack at a bird. They just kept working  their way further into the woods toward their roost area leaving me pretty disheartened.
I glanced to my left and 20 yards from my stand stood a button buck and a doe. I repositioned myself and noticed another doe on down the trail. The first two fed off down the trail and I focused on the last doe.
She fed her way to me and at 20 yards, she stopped broadside and turned her head away from me. Hit her tight behind the right front leg and popped a rib and the leg bone on the way out. Her offside leg broke the arrow off as she bolted, leaving 5" of shaft in her chest. She dropped about 60 yards away.
I got in the stand at 4:30, shot the doe at 5:30, had her field dressed and loaded on the cart at 6:30 and checked in at the processors at 7:30!
I didn't get a turkey, but I've got fresh venison headed to the freezer!
I do have one cell phone pic, but it is a new phone and I don't have a cord to transfer it to the computer! I will try to figure it out and post it if anyone is interested.
Mike

[steadman]

 Way to go. I'd love to see pics if ya have time. Congrats!

[stevewills]

good day for us indiana boys

[bolong]

 Congrats!  Good shooting!

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Nice going!

[Tom]

Congrats on the doe.

[adeeden]

Well done Mike!

Send that picture to my cell phone and I can post it for you if you would like.

[owlbait]

Congrats Mike. What broadhead,arrow,bow set-up did you use?

[adeeden]

Here you go Mike!

 

I tried to resize it bigger but it goes all blurry.

[Mike Bolin]

Thanks Dennis! Mike

[Big Bird]

congrats,good shooting.

[Mike Bolin]

owlbait, I am shooting a Timberhawk recurve that is 50#@27", making it 52-53# and my draw. 3 Rivers Traditional Only 400 shafts cut to 29" bop with 4-4" parabolic feathers, 100 grain brass adapters and 200 grain VPA Terminators. Total arrow weight of 585 grains. Thanks, Mike

[IndianaBowman]

Awesome shooting Mike!  Congratulations.

[Guru]

Congrats Mike!

[Blue Knight]

Great shot, back staps tonight.