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Biggest accomplishment bowhunting
jaymark6655:
Mine was taking my first Washington blacktail. It was legal shooting light, but because I was back in the shadows, I could not see the pins on my new compound. I have never been so happy that I spent my entire life prior to that bow shooting instinctively. Double lung, nicking the heart... almost perfect. Only animal I ever shot in all the hunting that I ever had a chance to do out there and one of only two deer that I have shot with a bow and first deer that I butchered myself. Saw plenty of game, tons of awesome stories and memories.
Rutnbuxnbulls:
I can’t compete with the huge elk, AK moose, big blacktail, cougar and some of the others. Thanks for sharing guys!
Mine is probably last years mule deer. Late season special tag, any buck. Belly crawled after seeing bedded horns on skyline. Got within 80, made a few doe bleats, he fed to within 65, put the 60 pin top 1/3 on a steep quarter away shot angle. I was proud of the shot at impact knowing it was deadly. But when I finished cleaning the buck up I was tickled to see the perfect three blade hole in the heart. The other shocker was that the arrow didn’t pass through only because it stuck his front leg so hard the bone fell apart when I cut the meat off. First deer with a heavier FOC and I like the result.
Gringo31:
Great thread Bone!
Speaking for myself I can't seem to think of big accomplishments. When I try to think about the past all I can come up with is the stupid things I did in the day like how many arrows I could ruin trying to shoot rock chucks in the rock piles. I suppose it's like fish, you remember the ones that got away....
boneaddict:
THat reminds me of one of my early accomplishments. One of my first "trad"bows. It was literally a piece of yellow plastic with a soft white grip handle on it and I shot wood arrows I bought from the Merc (mercantile in Twisp). I was to young to be solo with a gun yet. I snuck up on a big ole fat marmot sunning himself on a rock and I smacked him good with an arrow. He tried to get back down his hole, but the arrow was stuck across him and they couldn't disappear down into the hole. I learned at an early age the advantage hunting with a bow versus a .22. :chuckle:
pd:
@Rutnbuxnbulls
I’ve got one of those.
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