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Title: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Goke on October 18, 2009, 10:29:00 AM

I had a chance to hunt a great property that I only get to hunt (unfortunately) once or twice a year. This property typically has large deer numbers but the deer numbers, and definatlely the large buck numbers, have been down the last couple of years. Nonetheless, I was able to connect on this great doe on the first night in the stand. I hadn't been in my stand for 30 minutes when I saw this group of does making their way toward me through the thick brush. Although they have several trail options, they made their way down a trail that comes directly to my stand. I let the first three pass. As the last doe stepped into the opening approximately 10 yards away, I drew and shot. The shot was a bit high. It hit squarely in her spine and she dropped. A quick secon shot finished the job in seconds. I am shooting a 56" Morrison ILF with longbow limbs 60# at 28" and Beeman classics at about 525 total grains including the four blade Magnus Stinger. I was a bit surprised at the penetration through the spine. It was a steep angle but a square hit on the spine and the broadhead penetrated a good four inches after impacting directly into one vertebra. I hunted a few more days trying to find a buck without success. I did have some very cool close encounters with other does (See photos below). We are all very lucky to have these amazing creatures to hunt. God bless.

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Goke on October 18, 2009, 10:33:00 AM

(http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr66/seangoke/p1030653.jpg)

 (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr66/seangoke/p1030647.jpg)

The next morning!!

 (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr66/seangoke/p1030664.jpg)

 (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr66/seangoke/p1030676.jpg)

Sunrise!!

 (http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr66/seangoke/p1030657.jpg)

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Coonbait on October 18, 2009, 11:57:00 AM

Great job! Thanks for the pictures.
  GLENN

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Arwin on October 18, 2009, 11:58:00 AM

Beautiful pics and congrats on a fat doe!!

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Pinecone on October 18, 2009, 01:02:00 PM

Nice doe!  Congratulations!

Claudia

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Ron Haines on October 18, 2009, 03:59:00 PM

Congrats.  Great pics also.

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Gatekeeper on October 18, 2009, 08:56:00 PM

Congratulations, you took some good pictures too.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Jim Espinosa on October 18, 2009, 09:00:00 PM

Nice job and nice pics.

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Chris Surtees on October 19, 2009, 09:32:00 AM

:bigsmyl:     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Terry Green on October 19, 2009, 10:00:00 AM

:bigsmyl:

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: BRONZ on October 19, 2009, 03:10:00 PM

Sweet pics!

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Big Ed on October 19, 2009, 09:37:00 PM

Cool pics

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: on October 20, 2009, 02:38:00 PM

Congrats on your doe. Great pics too.

Bisch

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Irish Archer on October 20, 2009, 03:19:00 PM

Congrats from Ohio!  ;)

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: yellow bow on October 20, 2009, 06:18:00 PM

:clapper:

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: dakota tim on October 20, 2009, 11:42:00 PM

Nicely done!  Great Pics!
 :archer:

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Jack Whitmire Jr on October 25, 2009, 07:04:00 PM

Congrats on the good eating  :)  In picture #3 is that ticks all over that doe?


Jack

Title: Re: First Doe of 2009 (with interesting pics)
Post by: Goke on October 26, 2009, 08:38:00 AM

Thanks Jack. No ticks. We have those here but not this time of year. Those are those small burrs. This area is full of them. I usually spend hours picking them off my stuff. This year was especially bad.