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Title: Finally..........
Post by: slayer1 on November 10, 2008, 10:06:00 PM
I have not posted much lately but my life has been crazy...Here is a teaser. I will post the story later. I am pooped.  I had to drag this joker about 600 yards by my self. I shot it with my brand new cold mountain long bow. 63@29" 60" long, arrow dynamics trad heavies, with a 160 land shark.
 (http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x29/chopncut/crazydeer1.jpg)
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Post by: zilla on November 10, 2008, 10:08:00 PM
Nice one...
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Post by: Wannabe1 on November 10, 2008, 10:08:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :clapper:
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Post by: GAstumpshooter on November 10, 2008, 10:09:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Son of Texas on November 10, 2008, 10:09:00 PM
Congrats!!!   :archer:    :clapper:
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Post by: jacobsladder on November 10, 2008, 10:10:00 PM
hey...thats not 1 of those 160 grainers i sold ya is it???? i knew i should of kept them    :thumbsup:
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 10, 2008, 10:12:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Johner on November 10, 2008, 10:16:00 PM
Nice job...
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Post by: slayer1 on November 10, 2008, 10:19:00 PM
My favorite one. My 6 year old daughter.
  :bigsmyl:   (http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x29/chopncut/morgan_crazydeer.jpg)
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Post by: jacobsladder on November 10, 2008, 10:21:00 PM
what a sweetie!!!
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Post by: Blasterjdh on November 10, 2008, 10:22:00 PM
Nice !!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: slayer1 on November 10, 2008, 10:32:00 PM
You cant see it from the pictures but he has a 3" tign growing out of the back of the week side of his rack. I promise I will post the story tomorrow!
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Post by: Chris Surtees on November 10, 2008, 10:36:00 PM
:bigsmyl:
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Post by: Widowbender on November 10, 2008, 10:36:00 PM
Good Job Slayer!!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

David
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Post by: BOFF on November 10, 2008, 10:47:00 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: Stan the bow man on November 10, 2008, 10:55:00 PM
WAH TO GO   :notworthy:    :jumper:
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Post by: Matty on November 10, 2008, 11:25:00 PM
What a unique deer!  Good job...
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Post by: the not so straight arrow on November 10, 2008, 11:27:00 PM
bueaty!
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Post by: Aeronut on November 10, 2008, 11:31:00 PM
Congrats, that's a dandy.

Dennis
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Post by: Fritz on November 11, 2008, 12:48:00 AM
Nice buck!  Can't wait to hear the story.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jerry Wald on November 11, 2008, 12:58:00 AM
Nice job and great looking gal you have there.

Jer Bear
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on November 11, 2008, 01:49:00 AM
Good stuff!
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Post by: slayer1 on November 11, 2008, 08:05:00 AM
I am not a great story teller like a lot of you guys but I will do my best...To be honest this past year has been a tuff one. Confidence in my shooting went in the crapper, I guess that came from switching bows to many times. To be real honest, it got so bad I went back to the wheels for awhile. I just didn't want to cripple up an animal because I couldn't make a good shot. On October the 6th I killed a 18" wide 9 point from the ground at 9 yards. It would have been a buck of a lifetime with the longbow. I was disappointed that my shooting had gone so far south that I had to go back to the wheels.
     That same week I received a bow that Bill Stroup had made for me. I was so disgusted with my shooting that I really didn't shoot it that much until last week. I pulled her out dusted off the arrows I thought would fly and low and behold the arrows flew great and went where I was looking. Its like my shooting just showed back up after being on a 6 month vacation. Last year I killed 5 deer with a Dwyer Long bow that ended up selling to Ken Denton. Since I sold that bow my shooting has been terrible. I thought that bow had cursed me for selling it.
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Post by: slayer1 on November 11, 2008, 08:23:00 AM
Here is another picture. Me with all of my trophys....Minus my wife. She was running the camera.LOL
  (http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/slayer1_bucket/101_0147.jpg)
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Post by: longbowben on November 11, 2008, 08:39:00 AM
Congrats   :thumbsup:
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Post by: slayer1 on November 11, 2008, 08:44:00 AM
With all that being said I took my new bow out on its maidien voyage. My shooting confidence was back the weather was great and I headed to the woods feeling like something good was going to happen.
About 3:45 I had a spike roll through. He offered me a great shot but I passed. He is going to make a fine buck in 3 or 4 years.  He thought he was the king of the woods the way he was making scrapes and rubbing his nubs in the trees. I took this as a good sign.
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Post by: 30coupe on November 11, 2008, 09:05:00 AM
Nice job. Nice bow too. Now you can sell the wheels so you aren't tempted back to the dark side.   ;)
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Post by: Apex Predator on November 11, 2008, 12:54:00 PM
Your wife must me a beautiful woman, cause those are two gorgeous little girls!   :)

Congrats on re-gaining your stickbow edge!
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Post by: drewsbow on November 11, 2008, 07:29:00 PM
congrats :0)
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Post by: PaPaFrank on November 11, 2008, 07:40:00 PM
CONGRATS!!  and thanks for sharing...
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Post by: Shaun on November 11, 2008, 08:48:00 PM
Love the little gal's greenie gillie suit. I want one like it!

Nice buck and photos. Know all too well that bugaboo where shooting accuracy takes a vacation and just shows up again. Wish I knew what the secret is, but just be glad it came home.
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Post by: Guru on November 11, 2008, 08:50:00 PM
congrats...but please re-size pix or they will be deleted
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Post by: KYArcher on November 11, 2008, 08:52:00 PM
Congrats!! Nice Buck.  :thumbsup:  

                      KY  :archer:
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Post by: buckshot95 on November 11, 2008, 08:57:00 PM
congrats nice buck!!!!!
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Post by: JoeM on November 11, 2008, 09:39:00 PM
Congrats   :clapper:
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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on November 11, 2008, 09:46:00 PM
Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ybuck on November 13, 2008, 09:12:00 AM
Congratulations! Great looking buck!