9 1/2 weeks after quadruple bypass. It was pretty sweet. Muzzle loader season was open in MO and I was going to hunt with a gun. I popped a cap before loading it and the bolt froze up so I had to bowhunt. Right side antler popped off when I grabbed it. I'm holding it on in the pic. 70's Kodiak Hunter.
-------------------- When a man shoots with a bow it is own vigor of body that drives the arrow, his own mind controls the missile's flight......His trained muscles and toughened thews have done the work Posts: 697 | From: Troy, Il | Registered: Jun 2003
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-------------------- To me, the ultimate challenge in bowhunting is not how far away you can succesfully make a killing shot but rather how close you can get to the animal before shooting. Posts: 1478 | From: Yankton, SD | Registered: Mar 2003
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Well I only have a couple hero shots with a trad bow so here is the most recent and the most special. I've been trying to get a turkey with a bow for 8 years (6 with compound, 2 with trad) and I finally connected this spring. I not only got my first turkey but my second in one shot. I was carrying a quiver that was originally Big Fred's (Tim's late best friend) and I was shooting an original Silvertip that a great friend gave me. I can't describe the feeling I got when I saw that arrow go into the bird, even as I type this I get overwhelmed.
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Genesis 27:3 Now then, get your weapons--your quiver and bow--and go out to the open country to hunt some wild game for me. >>>>------------> Schafer Silvertip 62@28 Schafer Silvertip 71@28 Posts: 1465 | From: Studley, Kansas | Registered: Oct 2010
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1st trad buck, 1st velvet buck, 1st time my buddy's got to help me track, all with a bow I built with the help of my lil guys. Oh yea and it was 9/11/11 just a special kind of day.
first bird with a round ball, suprised the boys with this one....
-------------------- Brandon Moore Rome,Ga Posts: 389 | From: Ga | Registered: Dec 2009
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These don't have a great story behind them...but for me they will last a lifetime. All firsts for me...first deer and elk and turkey with traditional gear. On two of these hunts I was wearing a hat my father gave me years ago when I first started hunting...I will always have that hat.
The deer was taken during a hunting/camping trip with my wife and we both agree with live on as the best week of camping/or anything we have ever had together.
The elk was pretty special as well - again shared with my wife during a week of hunting/camping and I killed the elk with a very special bow.
The Turkey was taken with my Father's bow.
-------------------- “Elk are not hard to hit....they're just easy to miss" Posts: 6222 | From: Colorado | Registered: Jan 2006
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Great stuff guys. I've enjoyed seeing all these pictures. Interesting the common themes of family and the connections to the land that are in many of these post.
Here is mine. This is the first decent buck I have ever shot and it was on the farm I grew up on. My brother still lives there and it is always good to share a hunt with him.
This next one is a doe that my friend Tom Porter shot. We had lost the blood trail after tracking it for a considerable time. All of us who have hunted for long enough have unfortunately encounter a similiar situation where you are wondering who is going say what everyone is thinking...that the deer is lost. I think Tom and I were both thinking the same thing. Just as it seemed all hope was lost then suddenly fortune shone on us and we found the deer! Nothing Better!
-------------------- Life ain't a dress rehearsal. Posts: 970 | From: Weston, MO | Registered: Apr 2003
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Here is my newest addition. I have longed to have a kill pic with my Dad (pic on previous page) and all of my sons. I blew a great opportunity with my son Tyler several years ago (see signature line) But on Monday night it came together with my oldest. Even better I watched it and he made a great shot. It's his first Archery kill. I am very proud to say the least
-------------------- " Just concentrate and don't freak out next time" my son Tyler(age 7) giving advise after watching me miss a big mulie.
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