Homemade Longbow Whitetail

[Todd_ID]

I had a pretty good story written before the server crash.  I'll abbreviate that, but I still wanted to share some pics since I am still smiling ear-to-ear about the buck I shot with my homemade longbow.

I made a good shot at 25 yards on the second to the last day of an 8 day hunt in Kansas.  My 58# longbow drove a 591 grain cedar arrow with an Ace 2 blade broadhead through ribs on both sides and lungs on the way through to burying in the dirt on the other side.

The taxidermist I had cape him to meet WA's CWD importing rules said he was 5.5 years old and scored 155-3/8".

The view from one of my stands:


The arrow as I found it:


The buck as he laid:


One happy hunter:


And the best is to get to share it with a great friend:

[dirty24d]

WOW Great Job man!!! And to do with it your own homemade bow is just amazing!!

Congratulations!!!

[halflife65]

   Right on!

[Camp David]

Beautifull area and Buck  I hope to make and use a recurve soon.

[pianoman9701]

Awesome shot and deer. Did you make the bow yourself? Arrows? Great story, thanks.

[Oneshot1Kill]

That's an awesome buck and an awesome way to take it! I'm trying for one with my homemade recurve.

[quadrafire]

  Way to go. nice work

[boneaddict]

PERFECT!   Thats awesome right there.

[400out]

That is so awesome todd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! way to go 

[blacktailer]

Wow, what a beauty.  Love the droptine...

[PolarBear]

Very nice, congratulations!

[longashes]

Congrats! ... that's getting it done old school. 

[Pathfinder101]

Wow.  Awesome!

[Machias]

Awesome buck, congrats.  VERY jealous.  Starting next year I'll be going back to Missouri every Nov. 

[Todd_ID]

Awesome shot and deer. Did you make the bow yourself? Arrows? Great story, thanks.

Yeah, I made the bow myself as well as the arrows, too.

Thanks all for sharing in my excitement!