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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: martin1 on November 23, 2014, 11:24:56 PM
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I was drawn for the late quality quilomene archery hunt! I saw some good bucks before it opened on the 20th of November. Well the first day was a bust but we did find a good buck with only minutes of light left so I let him walk. I went back the next day to a nasty storm that moved in and dumped 3-4 inches of snow. the storm broke over night and the deer where up moving. I climbed to the top of the ridge and was working into the wind with my dad.he was just above me and he spotted a doe. So I carefully moved in knowing a buck could be there. As I'm working in her direction I spot his antler and know it is the one I saw in the evening of the first night. So I knock an arrow and slowly work toward him. He gets up to chase a spike buck off and Is walking away. I put a small pine between him and I. I got to the tree and looked around it and there he is, broadside looking at me. I ranged him at 52 yards. I practice to 65 all the time so I felt comfortable with the shot. I come to full draw settle the pin behind the shoulder and let it fly. My arrow disappears and he jumps, I watch as he slowly walks down the hill. Realizing that I hit just a hair behind where I was aiming I start to follow him. He goes 80 yards and beds down. My dad comes up to where I am and I told him what happened. We decide to give him some time. 30 minutes goes by and he still has his head up so I decided to sneak in and finish him. I got to 20 yards and hit him once more and it was over. I just got my first archery deer!! And got to hunt a unit I'd been waiting 13 years to hunt! He's 24 inches outside and a rough green score of 164" (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ftapatalk.imageshack.com%2Fv2%2F14%2F11%2F23%2Fb747a46252a62c9e40ff9b904b2e24c2.jpg&hash=ffd83968ed3f759e2aca7a1556e3bdb9a1736dc6)]
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Great deer.....that's going to be one heck of a hard one to top if its your first archery deer......nice job.
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That's a great buck :tup:
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great buck congrats
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:yike: Good shootin, dang nice buck!!
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:tup: :drool:
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That's a pretty buck. Fantastic for archery and out of this world for your first one.
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Very nice buck!
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Nice deer
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NICE BUCK!!!
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Wowza..... Great buck. WTG :tup:
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Really nice buck, especially for your first with a bow. Congrats and thanks for sharing
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Great job. Thanks for the pics. :tup:
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Wow great first deer and buck! Congrats!! Sure on the score? Looks bigger!
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wow congrats awesome first deer ! :tup:
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Unfortunately he's not my first deer. But my first one with bow!
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Great buck!
The photos are :tup:
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That's an incredible 1st archery deer! Congrats! :tup:
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That's one heck of a nice buck! Love the color and mass of those antlers!
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That's awesome! I bet that was a thrill! :tup:
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Snuck in on him twice in the snow...great work :tup:. BEAUTIFUL BUCK! Awesome first bow buck too. So cool your Dad got to be there too.
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Are you kidding me SWEET buck! Good job and very cool that your dad could go with you. Glad you got drawn after so many years when it is basically right in your back yard. You made the best out of that tag. CONGRATS!!
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Beautiful Buck, congrats!
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Great Buck! Congratulations on filling your tag! :tup:
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Congratulations Very nice buck!
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Well done with that tag. Heck of a buck :tup:
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Great buck :tup:
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Great buck Martin :tup: Good write up also.
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That's a beauty man!
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Great story! Great Buck!
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Excellent buck congrats
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Incredible deer first or last! Nice work
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You shouldn't have shot that one first...... Kind of hard to work your way up from there! :tup:
