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Offline sweetlou

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Finally got my first deer!
« on: September 09, 2014, 01:03:34 PM »
After the last 4 years of hunting, 2nd with a bow I was finally able to connect! woke up Friday morning at about 930 am, went to work at 4 pm, got off at 330 and straight from there out to the woods! Finally got to our spot at about 5 am. my buddy and I decided to head back to the truck and head to another spot down the road. on our way back we walked up on a huge clear cut, my buddy glassed off to the left as I turned to glass off to the right, I instead ranged one of three spikes at 50 yards. Before I had the chance to get all shaky and nervous I drew back, took a deep breath and let it fly. by 730 am we were gutting my first deer! The unfortunate part about it all, when I released he jumped the string pretty hard, ending up hitting him back a bit, but still piled up about 20 yards from where I shot him. all in all, despite the not so great shot, I was beside myself!

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2014, 01:28:55 PM »
Nicely done!   :tup:
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2014, 01:31:21 PM »
Way to get it done!  Good eating deer too.  Congrats.

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2014, 01:32:24 PM »
Great job.  The first one is the hardest (especially starting out by yourself).  Your experience will grow from here.
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2014, 02:02:42 PM »
Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it! only bad part is that I now have to wait a whole year to go again... hahaha.

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2014, 02:10:51 PM »
Congrats!! Nice first deer! :tup:
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2014, 02:15:11 PM »
Nicely done. 
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2014, 02:31:51 PM »
Good work boss!!!!!! :tup:
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2014, 02:37:30 PM »
congrats!

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2014, 03:14:49 PM »
 :tup: congrats.

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 04:29:14 PM »
Good eats there! :tup:
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2014, 04:33:16 PM »
Once I tag out I'm looking to get out with others and help out any way I can. Good buck and good luck.

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2014, 06:10:25 PM »
Very nice,   congrats

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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2014, 06:19:07 PM »
Congrats, you never forget the first one :tup:
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Re: Finally got my first deer!
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2014, 10:31:39 PM »
days later I'm still beside myself! Everything happened so fast, I still replay it back in my head over and over! such a rewarding feeling, and an awesome feeling, especially being able to share it with a goo friend, nothing beats that!!!

 


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