Whats your greatest bowhunting accomplishment

[njloco]

Hitting something that I actually aimed at.

Wow, Charlie, you were young at one time!

[gregg dudley]

Putting together opportunities to meet and fellowship with good people.

[Stringpuller#1]

After about a year of learning and practicing, I shot and killed my first deer at 37 yrs old in December. Granted it was with a wheelie bow but I'm now the proud owner of my first recurve. I practice with it nearly every day and will be taking it on my hunts come September. I love being a traditional archer and look forward to posting my first tradionally taken deer on here soon  

[Mudd]

My 23 year old daughter who is an awesome hunter is by far my greatest accomplishment.

God bless,Mudd

[Izzy]

First day of trad hunting as an adult.   She ran about 150 yards through some of the nastiest rose thickets on earth and died next to my car. Shes in my avatar pic and I can see that arrow spinning through her ribs like its happening right now to this day.

[akaboomer]

So far I would say that teaching my kids the values of good stewardship of the land and game. I knew it was working right when my six year old daughter said "daddy I love hogs, they taste so good". They are learning that the best groceries don't come in plastic wrap from WalMart. They know an animal died to provide sustenance and the serious nature of providing it. It's very important for me to teach them a balance in the life and death of one of Gods creatures. Those values are trad values that keep me shooting and living with traditional dreams.

Chris

[acollins]

Mine would be just picking up a recurve and giving it a chance.  Best thing I ever accomplished.

[coaster500]

Taken quite a bit of big of game with my bows but I think the greatest "feeling" of accomplishment is when another person shows an interest in shooting and I build them a bow suprise them with it and get to shoot with them        

This is a friends daughter who saw the hunger games so I built her a copperhead osage hunger games bow ....

slideshow....

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This is the first time she ever shot the bow!!!!  She's a natural!!!

   

[BDann]

Without a doubt, my greatest accomplishment has been getting my 3 kids into archery.  We have spent countless hours shooting together and going to 3D events all over Texas.  

Next on my list is to get my oldest daughter out turkey hunting-she really wants to get one with her longbow.

[Sockrsblur]

Great thread! I have thought about this often in different ways. Hunting seasons remaining are like marbles in a jar to me... how many remain for us all is a mystery but surely it couldn't be enough. I wonder if I have seen, missed or killed the largest buck im going to? I ponder my treasured happiest richest hunting moments and wonder if my brothers and I can "I do it again!"  Time is deceptive... tomorrow a gift.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

my 2007 moose from 8 steps

[Caughtandhobble]

I would say the my favorite traditional bowhunting moment so far was when my best friend Mike got his first tradition bow kill. It took a while but I got Mike converted to tradition last year. He is now selling his compound after 2 hogs and 2 deer this past season with his Sarrels longbow.

[ozy clint]

there's a few that are special for me. everything i get is a moment to cherish.

for me so far it's a three way tie-

my 1st water buff was special. alot of effort in growing into a heavy bow, making up buff arrows then researching a location then killing one at 10 yards all solo. it was cool.


then there's my tiger shark. again solo. it was a handfull!


i have a passion for high places. i was lucky enough to bag a chamois on the west coast of new zealand last may. it was a 14 day backpack hunt. this one was very special achievement for me personally!

[Terry Lightle]

Having 3 sons follow my footsteps and carry on the tradition

[Ibow]

Besides the joy of having kids and grandkids who love bowhunting and the out of doors, it would have to be the colored bear.    

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[Ibow]

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[Ibow]

Dog gone iPad!

[Mike Vines]

Nice topic Tim.  I have enjoyed reading thru all of these so far, and I am sure many more to come.

[ddauler]

My sons first recurve deer!