Finally posting pics of 1st. Trad Deer! Details on page #3!

[Bonebuster]

I`ll second the "many happy returns on the day"

Congratulations!

Bowhunting at it`s best!!!

[Danny Roberts]

Way to hang. Beautiful youngan !

[maineac]

Great!  Was your princess with you, or just helping?

[KentuckyTJ]

Fantastic job. What kind of stick are you carrying there?

[KHALVERSON]

way to go
good eats there
nice to see the next generation of hunters also
love the patriotic fletching
kevin

[Osagetree]

[AdamH]

Awesome Picture !! Love the Feathers Also !!

[Chris Surtees]

[Wannabe1]

Echoing Frassettor here! Small deer but, big memories!    Congrats on a fine animal, may she taste as sweet as the accomplishment.

[daveycrockett]

 Any deer with trad gear is a good deer!!!

[BEN]

OK...........some details:

I shot this little doe in first week of November on the edge of a deep ravine on a neighbor's property. He had told me to hunt the bottom because the does bed there every day. The day before, I had been in the bottom and sat there stuck as a doe waltzed down for the opposite side, walked towards me and bedded down only 5 yds from my stand, but on my left side. I'm left handed and since I didn't move early enough, I didn't dare move then. After about 45 minutes she just calmly stood up and walked back the way she came.

So, next day I climb the opposite side of ravine and climb up about 35' up a tree and nestle my climber right in a big bundle of grape vines. Watched a big buck come out early about 40 yds away, scout the vineyard and leave. Next 4 does came from same direction and followed his path. About 2 hours later, I'm thinking I picked eh wrong spot when this little lady comes running along the bottom, up the side, and right to me. Lucky I learned from teh previous day and had stood up when I first saw her. She started browsing to my left about 10 yds away. I drew back and for some reason she scooted forward a little jog and was now even closer but more in front of stand. I swung back around a little, re-drew and let it fly.  Watched her run along teh edge for a bit and then tear off down the bottom. My heart was THUMPING!!!!!
After about 30 minutes, I climbed down, unhooked my stand, packed up my stuff and took off on the track. No Blood! But i had clearly seen my unmistakeable Flag going through the woods. circled about 25-30 yds up and WHOA!  Blood everywhere! Of course, I had to crawl on my hands and knees about 40 yds through some nasty briars as she took the most inaccessible route down the ravine, but she was laying just a few steps from the bottom. I actually jumped up and Whooped!!  

[razorsharptokill]

Two awesome accomplishments to be proud of! The deer and that beautiful daughter.

[JoeM]

Good story Thanks for sharing!!     Joe

[Jim Boettcher]

Ben, that is a great story. Congrats on your first trad deer. Just wait till she sees her first animal in that blind, talk about excitement! Good hunting Jim

[Whip]

Very cool story Ben!!! Great job - I can see in the eye's of your little girl that she sure thinks you're a hero!      

[Chris Surtees]

[Shleprock]

Cool! Now get that lil one shootin.

[straitera]

Thanks for the great story.

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

   

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