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My First Deer

Unread postby Jlaneb » Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:51 pm

I killed two does with a rifle as a kid. My Dad walked me through it. This is my first year on my own, my first year hunting since I was 10 (im nearly 30), and my first year with a bow in my hand.

As planned, I sat the productive pinch where I have my mature 8 and some younger bucks on cam. This was the first sit since my daughter was born, and perhaps one of the last of the season. I got in early, got set quiet, had the wind in my favor and everything looked good. At 6 PM, a doe and two older fawns hit the watering hole 50 yards from me, through the brush. I watched them for 30 minutes and got it all on film. They moved along the trail where my ambush was set, the first fawn came within ten yards of me, oblivious. The doe and second fawn followed just a minute behind. A gust of wind swirled my scent and sent mom into full alert. She started to zone in and looked my way, tail up, ears alert, nose sipping the air. She stomped 3 or 4 times, like she was moments away from spooking. She turned around and stepped into my shooting lane. I took a 20 yd, quartering away shot while she was on the move. I hit high. The arrow impacted just below her spine, paralyzing her. It passed through both lungs and her heart. She bled for 30 seconds and died 5 yards from the shot. This was my first archery kill, and I'm beaming with pride and satisfaction. Today was a good day.


77lbs dressed, public land, hang and hunt, no bait

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Re: My First Deer

Unread postby oldrank » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:02 pm

Great job!! Sounded like a great day !!!

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Unread postby Ol'DanBoone » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:12 pm

Heckkkkkkkkk yeah buddy, congratulations!!!!

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Unread postby Bonecrusher101 » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:20 pm

Congrats on a great public land bow kill!

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Unread postby john1984 » Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:35 pm

Congratulations

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Unread postby Bubbles » Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:01 pm

Nice job!

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Unread postby SOMDHunter » Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:15 pm

Congrats!

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Unread postby Dewey » Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:23 pm

Congrats :clap:

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Unread postby PK_ » Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:19 pm

Ain't nothin' like putting one down with the ol' stick n string.

Congrats. Here's to the first of many.

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Unread postby nor' easter » Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:01 pm

Great job! That first archery kill causes an addiction!

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Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:19 pm

I never forgot the first. I doubt he will. Congrats!

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Unread postby fishlips » Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:56 pm

Awesome. Congrats

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Unread postby cedarsavage » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:37 am

Nice job

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Unread postby grangger » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:46 am

Nice deer. congrats
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Unread postby Cut it out » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:49 am

Great job!! Congrats

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