Good Start to 2014

[tracker12]

About  6 or 7    years ago I stopped at a garage sale not far from the house.  Guy was cleaning up but said I could look around.  Not much left and I was getting ready to leave when I noticed a bow in the corner of the garage. Asked the guy if it was for sale and he said it was.  It was a very nice condition 70's era bow.  Gentleman  explained the bow was his brothers who loved to hunt and had recently passed away at a relatively young age.  After talking for awhile I asked the guy what he wanted for the bow.  He said you know I am just glad the bow will get back in the woods how about $25.00.  I Told him    bow was worth more but he was settled on the price.  I thanked him and was leaving when he called me back.  Came up with a quiver and tab and a few arrows.  He also had a picture of his brother in his hand with a deer and the Bear bow to show me.  It was kind of taken back a little and kind of felt bad taking the bow.  

Well that bow pretty much sat in the corner of my family room for the next 5 years as a decoration.  Shot it  a couple times but never really considered hunting with it.  Two years ago I got invited to a trad shoot so I grabbed the old bear and went.  That one shoot has been the start of my new obsession.  This year I hunted back and forth with the Bear and a longbow that I picked up this past summer.  Every time I took the Bear I just never got a shot.

Well I always like to start out the new year with a day in the woods and today was no exception.  I got in my blind way before first light and at 7:15 this nice doe came by and gave me a great shot at around 18 yards.  The old Bear threw that arrow true and the 200 grain VPA 3 blade made short order on the deer.  After a great blood trail for 60 yards my 2014 doe was found.  It was a pretty neat time for me and hard not to think back on the day it became mine.  Happy New year TradGang
 

[Bud B.]

Awesome doe and story behind it! Congratulations!!

[Bernie B.]

Great story and a nice doe!  Congratulations!    

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[T-Bowhunter]

Great Story, Congrats on the Doe!

[drewsbow]

nice story congrats

[slim_grim]

Super cool! Nice way to ring in the new year.

[T-D]

Awesome! Great deer and what a way to start the New Year! 2014 is going to be great

[Sockrsblur]

Great story behind the bow... a little sad but that's life sometimes.

[Steve Jr]

Nice story and a great way to start off the new year       Congrats.

[tracker1]

That is the way to ring in the New Year.  Good job.

[RC]

Good job and congrats.RC

[oldskool]

[tracker12]

Thanks all.  2013 was a great year for me and the family.  Everyone heathy, last child got married and the hunting was awesome.  Very blessed for sure.

[Warden609]

   Congrats!!

[Warden609]

Double post. Congrats again.

[TooManyHobbies]

Great story. Gave me chills. I'd send the gentleman that pic. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

[njloco]

2nd what TooManyHobbies said.

Thanks for sharing the story.

[dbd870]

Very cool story, congrats

[wooddamon1]

   

[joe ashton]

now that is the way celebrate the new year,,,!