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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: John B on December 06, 2018, 07:30:01 PM

Title: First archery deer
Post by: John B on December 06, 2018, 07:30:01 PM: Got my first deer with the bow this morning. GMU 654 (any deer). Spotted a doe 20 yards out in some really thick cover, got on a knee for a clear shot under some branches. Quartering towards me, I put the arrow just forward of the front left leg. After the shot, hear the arrow smacking on brush, deer rears up and takes off. Very heavy blood trail, find the arrow 30 yards behind where the deer stood. Follow the blood trail 150 yards, find my deer and snap a few pictures. Roll the deer over and surprise, it's a buck. Once I removed the heart I saw my arrow had gone right through it. Pretty excited about my first archery kill (other than grouse and rabbits)
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Post by: NorseNW on December 06, 2018, 07:35:29 PM: Congrats! I love the pic of the heart. Can't get much better than that
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Post by: teanawayslayer on December 06, 2018, 07:36:24 PM: Congrats! Had he shed out or was it a button head? A buddy shot a blacktail several years ago on the late muzzy hunt that had shed out. I wanna sayit was right around December 8th or so
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Post by: huntnfmly on December 06, 2018, 07:40:43 PM: Very cool congrats
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Post by: Seahawk12 on December 06, 2018, 07:41:51 PM: Nice! Congratulations on the first of hopefully many.
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Post by: John B on December 06, 2018, 07:56:20 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on December 06, 2018, 07:36:24 PM
Congrats! Had he shed out or was it a button head? A buddy shot a blacktail several years ago on the late muzzy hunt that had shed out. I wanna sayit was right around December 8th or so

Button head. Very small deer
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Post by: h20hunter on December 06, 2018, 07:57:31 PM: Very small very well shot very good tasting. Congrats.
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Post by: idaho guy on December 06, 2018, 09:07:28 PM: :tup:congrats
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Post by: KFhunter on December 06, 2018, 09:13:57 PM: that's gonna be some fine eating :tup:
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Post by: dreadi on December 06, 2018, 09:14:20 PM: That's awesome. I was just in the unit yesterday but didn't see anything other than a grouse.
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Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 06, 2018, 09:18:09 PM: Nice work! Any deer with a bow is one to be proud of? Excellent shot also
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Post by: MLBowhunting on December 06, 2018, 10:07:41 PM: Nice job!!
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Post by: Jake Dogfish on December 06, 2018, 10:30:16 PM: Nice shot! :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on December 06, 2018, 10:48:16 PM: :tup:
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 07, 2018, 06:55:18 AM: Nicely done mister, congrats!
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Post by: 724wd on December 07, 2018, 04:31:10 PM: great shot!!!!