6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3

[hickstick]

I can't type the whole story now, will do that later....but my last deer (also my first deer) was shot around this time October 2001, it was a large doe taken with an osage self-recurve.  I have had several near misses/close encounters including missing a pope and younger 2 years ago.

I january this year I set my mind to drastically improving my accuracy and also bought a custom recurve made by a friend and hunting partner, Mark Malkowski.  I posted several videos of my form on the shooting page and you tube....and worked on it as much as I could all winter spring and summer.  mostly shooting at night from my driveway into my garage at 15 and 20 yards (25 yards would put me in the middle of the street).

well.  In guess it paid off      

7:10 this morning I shot a nice mature doe from a  treestand, she was about 10 yards away, but uphill  so she was almost parallel with me.  double lung and top of the heart.    

quick specs....56#@27"  58" takedown recurve "Red Thunder", CX terminator 4560 shafts with 100grn brass insert, 125grn woodsmans with 75grn steel adaptors, and home made lumi-nocks.   got a pass through, though it hung by the fletching end in the exit for a few feet.  she went about 70 yards and I watched her pile.   Would guess her around 110 or 120 or so....

 
this is a lowres pic from my cell phone.  Mark took a pic with his digital cam and will email them to me tonight.

with this, the Sox 2 up in the world series, the
bruins up 6 wins 3 losses,the Patriots 7-0....I couldn't be any happier!!!!!

[swampbuck]

Very nice Congrads!!  

[Tim Fishell]

Very good looking deer!!  Congrats!!

[Glenn Carl]

Congrats    

[mike g]

Good job.........  

[John McCreary]

Congrat!! I share your joy, I killed my first with a bow since 2000 just 2 weeks ago. Nice to get that "Monkey" off your back, ain't it?

JOhn          

[BamBooBender]

Sweet,  

p.s.  send some mojo this way so I can end my drought.

[BMN]

Congrats.  

[madness522]

Great looking doe!  Congrats!

[LV2HUNT]

Alright!    Congratulations on the doe and for sticking it out through the lean times. Sorry to hear about the PY buck you will be ready for the next one.

[hickstick]

thanks guys.....will do boobender....

[Missouri Sherpa]

There is no water that is sweeter than the first drink taken by a man dying of thirst.  Congrats

[Hackbow]

Congratulations Marc...she's a beaut!  

I still haven't connected with a stickbow since I made the switch in '99. Will give it a good try this weekend. You and others are providing plenty of inspiration this year.

[Dianne B. Lotz]

Marc that's awesome man. First Jawge, and now you, and all your teams doing well,you guys are having a heck of a year. You should be buying lottery tickets.

Couldn't be happier for ya.

Ferret in Wisconsin

[hickstick]

go get 'em Darren!


my hands are still shaking 5 hours later  

[kennym]

Congrats Marc!!          

[Jeremy]

Very nicely done!!

[Huntrdfk]

Way to go Marc, congrats!    


David

[Jason Jelinek]

Congrats,

I ended a 6 year drought last year with a wooden yew longbow.  I've taken 2 since.

Jason

[woodchucker]

CONGRATULATIONS My Friend!!!!!!!!!!