Only took 5 years, but........FIRST TRAD KILL!!!!!!

[tomsm44]

I've been hunting with trad gear for 5 years now, almost exclusively trad for the past 3.  I blew two shots at does last year, but it all finally lined up this morning.  

15 yard shot.  Placement looked good, but penetration wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but was pretty sure I heard her stop running, then I thought I heard her go down 15-20 seconds later.  

I waited about 20 minutes or so, then took up the trail, through a hands and knees thicket.  Not much blood, and the leaves are wet, so what was there was tough to see.  Found this about 15-20 yards in.  



Went another 5yards or so around a youpon bush, and saw white about 20 yards ahead.  She only ran maybe 45 yards total.  





'66 Bear Kodiak, 55@28.  CX Wolverine 6070s tipped with 250 gr Tusker Concords. 610 gr total.

Patience and lots of practice does indeed pay off.

Thanks for all the advice all of you have given me over the last 5 years.  This wouldn't have happened without Trad Gang.

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice, congrats..

[Caughtandhobble]

Congrats my friend... Perfect shot to boot. Well worth the wait  


 

[Trenton G.]

Congrats, thats awesome!

[kleine]

CONGRATS!!!!  

[jcp161]

Well done! Congratulations.

[bruinman]

Awesome, congrats!!

[fnshtr]

Congrats, you done good! The first one is the most difficult.
         

[ChuckC]

Good job....well done Matt.

ChuckC

[old_goat2]

Nice job! Some fine eats too!

[wooddamon1]

   

[Cove-Creek]

Congrats!

Way to go!!!!!

                 

Congrats,

Bisch

[Tradcat]

Congrats sir !

[tomsm44]

Thanks guys.  

I need to make a correction.  I turns out that penetration was phenomenal.  And I got a pass through.  The shot was quartering away, and I hit the off side leg, breaking the arrow.  The broadhead and front half of the arrow turned down the inside of the leg and exited the back of the leg just below the elbow.  Didn't see the exit hole until I hung her up.  I probably walked right by my broadhead.  I assumed it was in her since my fletching was sticking out the entry hole.  I went straight to where she went in the thicket to start tracking, so I was looking at the ground when I walked by where she was standing.

[Bvas]

Nicely done.
And nice quiver  

[YosemiteSam]

Fantastic!  Congrats!

[Buckeye1977]

Looks like the new quiver worked out perfectly. Congrats on a nice doe!


Nick

[Fun4all]

Congrats!

[Richard Rounds]

Congrats!