Old guy, old bow, old deer......(just added something else)

[Huntschool]

Went to a stand late this afternoon just to spend some time.  Vetrans day has always been good for me.  I had hopes of getting a chance at a big deer that I had close Sunday but does kept me from getting the shot.

Any way, I am enjoying the on set of sun down and then there is a racket to my right.  Doe comes trotting through some pines and behind her is a buck.  I get a good look at him as he moves in and realize he is a deer I have been trying to get out of there for two years (he is 4.5 and has looked the same since he was 2.5).  Sooooo...

He comes into a mowed road at 15 yards and I get the old Widow Hancrafted MA up and drawn and he stops.  Off goes the AD shaft with a Zephyr Scirocco on the end.

Ice moment.  Everything goes into slow motion.  Arrow looks good till the last second when the arrow seemed to twitch.  Then it dissapeared.  I mean dissapeared!

Deer bounds away about 20 yards and looks back. I have a good look at him and I don't see the usual red patch.  Oh %^&#@.  I watch as he walks into a heavy thicket.  I can't hear very well anymore but in about two minutes I am sure I hear a bunch of rustling.

Call wife....  Bring more flashlights etc.  Down from stand.  Look for blood...  find blood.. lots of blood.  Walk out to truck and meet wife.  Drive back to stand.  Find over half of arrow covered in blood and begin following blood trail from spot deer stopped and looked back.  It was a red road... 30 yards from that spot...

Black Widow Hand Crafted MA III 45# (bow was made a while ago), AD Medalist shaft, Zephyr Scirocco head........

Here he is...  Not one of our Illinois booners but I needed him out and by the fat he is carrying he should eat good.  The arrow hit a blackberry cane that I did not see.  Got back of lungs and liver.  Down in less than 3 minutes.

Need to add, I had a cardiologist app this morning and I am now free of Plavix and he says I am healthy beyond my years...  Good day all around

   

[lpcjon2]

Very nice!

[rastaman]

Awesome job sir!          
And it sounds like it was a GREAT day all the way around!

[Froggy]

Them older Widows shoot better than the new ones imo. Good looking buck and congrats !    

Froggy

[metsastaja]

Mighty fine sir. Congratulations.

[Hooper]

Nice buck! Congrats!!

[DannyBows]

Very nice Buck. Thanks for sharing!    

Congrats on the health issue also.

[Bigkid]

Congrats on a Nice Trad Trophy not to mention getting rid of the Plavix.

I would say good day all around!

[Bone lake]

Congrats, nice buck.

[Wannabe1]

Good looking buck! Congratulations.  

[Huntschool]

Thanks... wife and I had a heck of a time loading him in the Suburban and then trying to get him hung at the house.... gettin old....

[Mike Vines]

Sounds like a great day.

[straitera]

Excellent heart news. Thanks for the deer pix & story.

[Gerardo]

 

Excellent for your health and this great day and hunt !!!!!

[pacopperhead]

good job

[BigJim]

Fantastic deer and heart news! - I don't remember you being that old! oh well, I guess I didn't realize, it's been 16 years since I was in your class. I definately feel 16 or more years older.
congrats, bigjim

[Huntschool]

Thanks Jim...  I am making mid 60's look good.

[imhntn]

Good story and pictures.  Congratulations.

[crosseye]

great hunt, bruce. i was down in your neck of the woods today with my 5 year old boy flingin some arrows in new burnside with his little osage bow.  i think he was not even 2 when you had me down to your place to hunt...great evening with you and marilyn that day...we need to do it again.

stan stout

[Huntschool]

Stan...  Good to hear from you.  Got this one at the pines past the pond where we walked to get in that day