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bayouboy263
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 01:18 am |
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I took these two (my first with a bow) on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I shot one Thanksgiving morning but hit it too far back. I never did find that one. The doe came in first. The spike came in about 45 secs after the lil doe and ran her off. I shot the buck at 13 yrds. Not 5mins later the doe comes back and gets an Easton ACC tipped with a spitfire mechanical broadhead right in the boilermaker.
I killed this three point on the third Sat of December. This stand is sitting on top of a levee with a ditch on both sides. I had some tinks 69 across the ditch in front of me. When I first spotted him he was about four yards from the stand. He stomped, my head jerked towards him, and he bolted. I grunted at him and he came back staring me down. He came to the stand staring me down and ran away four times. On the fifth time as he was running away I raised my bow and drew. When he turned to come back I could see his neck and brisket. Everything else was hidden behind trees and a bush. I set my thirty yard pin on his brisket and waited for him to take a step. He took a step and stopped. I released and watched the arrow connect. Square in his hind quarter. The 2" Rage severed the femoral artery and the deer comenced a 15yrd death run. He fell in sight with no tracking job neccessary. After this I felt horrible and almost decided to give up bow hunting. Instead I decided to use a lil better judgement of when to take a shot. Maybe a lil more experience will help.
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Nutoy
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 03:43 am |
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WTG,,, you were wacking and stacking. I bet that doe didn't go very far. Nice shot.
I know how you feel after making a bad or questionable shot. I made a few when I first started bow hunting 30 something years ago.
You are correct. Experience will give you the patience needed to wait for the right shot opportunity. Even then there are times when it just doesn't happen and all you can do is watch em walk away.
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 04:57 am |
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nice pile o meat. I see another head back on the spool i bet ya freezer is full.
U are right nothing teaches u more about hunting than days in the field.
you can tell those deer come from a very soft and wet area by there hoove's.
Last edited on Fri Mar 7th, 2008 04:02 am by instagator911
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bayouboy263
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 09:57 am |
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| Absolutely correct about the soft and wet part. How could you tell? I hunted the edges of the swamp this past season. Next season I am going in after the big boys. I am going to have to trade my knee boats in for chest waders.
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 09:27 pm |
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Congradulations on some nice deer.
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 01:41 am |
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| You can tell they most likely came from a wet, soft, or boggy area by the lack of wear on the deer's hooves & dewclaws. If u will notice how sharp looking the hooves are and the length of the dewclaws.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17th, 2008 07:57 pm |
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| Congrats!!!!
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