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Title: First trad kill !!! Photos added
Post by: ohiobowhunt on November 13, 2008, 12:10:00 PM
Well he came in chasing a doe at 8:10 a.m. To be honest I shot at him while he was on his way in but went just over his back  :oops:  Anyways when he pushed her again she ran beneath my stand and I was thinking " this is perfect here he comes" but he just stood there for probably half a minute. I think he was trying to catch his breath from chasing the doe. When she got off the flat we were on he started to trot out of the area to catch up to her. I drew back followed him for about ten yds and gave him the old "aaaaattt". He stopped dead in his tracks looking around not knowing where the sound came from. I aimed in, concentrated on a spot raised up a little higher and let her rip. It was a thing of beauty, he stopped behind a tree but it was covering his belly and left the boiler room open. I could see my arrow arcing to it destination due to the lighted nocks i made out of fishing bobber lights. I heard a thwack and watched him run off with a little red light stuck to him just behind his left shoulder. It was a 35 yd shot which is long but I felt very comfortable at the time. The shot ended up being a double lunger that stopped in the off side shoulder and caused him to drop within 45 yds. I was and still am so pumped for connecting with trad gear. Well I'm trying figure out how to put up a pic but so far I'm lost.
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 13, 2008, 12:14:00 PM
The tutorial is here.

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=045582

Congrats on the first blood!
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Post by: Raven on November 13, 2008, 12:18:00 PM
SWWWWEEEEETTTTT!! Congrats! Can't wait to see some pics. Hope to have a good story to tell this weekend. Passed on a 3 1/2 8pt last weekend, I know of two other older bucks running the farm I hunt. Just a matter being in the right tree at the right time  :pray:    :pray:    :biglaugh:  

 Good Shooting! Now ya can get after some doe meat.

 Raven >>>>--------->
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Post by: longarrow on November 13, 2008, 12:23:00 PM
Good shootin & good huntin!!!!
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Post by: Blasterjdh on November 13, 2008, 12:47:00 PM
Congrads -look forward to the photo's
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Post by: BEN on November 13, 2008, 12:49:00 PM
Congrats!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ybuck on November 13, 2008, 12:55:00 PM
Right on! Congratulations! Hope the pic is as good as the story!
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Post by: Chris Surtees on November 13, 2008, 12:56:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :archer:
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Post by: ohiobowhunt on November 13, 2008, 02:25:00 PM
Got it figured out !!!

   (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/ohiobuck.jpg)

   (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/ohiobuck2.jpg)
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Post by: Autumn Whitetails on November 13, 2008, 03:44:00 PM
That's a beauty.Nice Job
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Post by: billy shipp on November 13, 2008, 03:46:00 PM
Good job....Very nice buck

Billy
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Post by: cahaba on November 13, 2008, 05:30:00 PM
Great deer. Congratulations!
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Post by: Brian Krebs on November 13, 2008, 05:32:00 PM
nice job; nice buck  :)  now yer hooked!
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Post by: mqqse on November 13, 2008, 06:08:00 PM
Great pics and congrats on your first.
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Post by: GingivitisKahn on November 13, 2008, 06:10:00 PM
Great job - where did you take him?  Was that either just north of just south of Columbus on public land, by any chance?

My son and I ran into a recurve shooter the other day at Alum Creek - of course, I pointed him towards tradgang.com.   :-D
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Post by: Terry Green on November 13, 2008, 06:48:00 PM
You almost got it figured out...please size your pics no more than 640 wide.  I fixed these for ya.

Congrats!!!!!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Harmless on November 13, 2008, 06:55:00 PM
Great Buck, congrats !!!!
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Post by: yellow bow on November 13, 2008, 07:05:00 PM
congrats!  :clapper:
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Post by: Otto on November 13, 2008, 07:18:00 PM
Way to go Aaron!!!  That's awesome man!!!!
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Post by: stringstretcher on November 13, 2008, 07:19:00 PM
Congrats on a nice buck
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Post by: BroMark on November 13, 2008, 07:25:00 PM
Good-lookin' deer - congratulations!
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Post by: sgrogg on November 13, 2008, 07:38:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: ohiobowhunt on November 13, 2008, 07:43:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys, I just wanted to share my exmitement    :jumper:  Oh I wanted to give a shot out to Tusker Broadheads. I won the monthly drawing in Sept. and after putting an edge on them they did wonders on that deer. I mean I think I'm shooting around 180fps with an arrow weight of 465 and would have had a complete pass through at 35 yds if it were not for the off side shoulder. Agian Thank You  "TUSKER Broadheads"
 
 
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Originally posted by GingivitisKahn:
Great job - where did you take him?  Was that either just north of just south of Columbus on public land, by any chance?

My son and I ran into a recurve shooter the other day at Alum Creek - of course, I pointed him towards tradgang.com.   :-D
Actually I was on private land in Pickerington. To be honest I can't remember the last time I hunted public land. Oh I guess I did last week at the AEP hunt where I met some great guys.
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Post by: ohiobowhunt on November 13, 2008, 07:44:00 PM
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Originally posted by Terry Green:
You almost got it figured out...please size your pics no more than 640 wide.  I fixed these for ya.

Congrats!!!!!    :thumbsup:  
Sorry I thought I had fixed them. Thanks for fixing it for me.
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Post by: bghunter76 on November 13, 2008, 08:13:00 PM
Congrats on the deer.

 so are you going to stick with it now
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Post by: Keefer on November 13, 2008, 08:39:00 PM
Congrats on a Fine looking Buck...God Bless! Keefers <")))><
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Post by: Shaun on November 13, 2008, 08:42:00 PM
You'll always remember the first. Nice going!
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Post by: K.S.TRAPPER on November 13, 2008, 08:55:00 PM
Shaun is right, Nothing like the first. Congrats  :thumbsup:

Tracy
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Post by: coconutdave on November 13, 2008, 08:58:00 PM
Great job!  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: 30coupe on November 13, 2008, 09:04:00 PM
One to remember! What a great first deer.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on November 13, 2008, 10:32:00 PM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: longbowben on November 13, 2008, 10:35:00 PM
Congrats   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: DRR324 on November 14, 2008, 09:51:00 AM
Congrats! nice buck and great memories  :thumbsup: