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Title: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Nook on October 03, 2010, 12:05:00 PM

Finally October arrived.  Now my turn to spend time in the Virginia woods...

About 8:00 a 1.5 year old forky comes into my hunting spot.  Harrasses a sapling and sucks up some acorns.  I'm not realy interested, but if he presents a shot I like to put meat in the freezer.  At 25 yards he decideds to take another route.  I thank the Lord for seeing a deer.  I look over my right shoulder and into a cow pasture and see five more whitetails heading away.  I use the can call.  They take flight,  Note to self... trust your stand placement and keep quiet the first of the year.  Fifteen minutes later two herd does, two yearling does and two fawns come into my shooting area.  Their busy vacuuming up the white oak acorns that litter the ground below me.  A big doe presents a shot at ten yards.  From my Lone Wolf climber nestled between a triple poplar I draw back and let the arrow loose......  Here's the result:

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/JHarper/P1010123.jpg)

55@29", 64" Schafer longbow. 500 gr. 55-75 Goldtip arrow tipped with a Snufer.  Double lung heart shot.  One of the nicest I've made.  She went ~70 yards.  It's 8:20am.  Time to have a snack and some water.  Beautiful morning...

   :campfire:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: cecilm on October 03, 2010, 12:27:00 PM

good job Nook;great shot; Congrats  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: rastaman on October 03, 2010, 01:20:00 PM

Nice doe!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: wv lungbuster on October 03, 2010, 01:36:00 PM

Congratulations

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Boone the Hunter on October 03, 2010, 03:17:00 PM

pretty doe, congrats!

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: 2hats on October 03, 2010, 05:05:00 PM

I still like the pic with the leaf removed.Nothing but the hole and I mean a great big hole..LOL..Great job ole boy,glad to be the one to haul it out as usual.....  :thumbsup:  
When is my turn I wonder?   :pray:  LOL.....

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Shinken on October 03, 2010, 05:10:00 PM

Great shot Nook!

Shoot straight, Shinken

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: customcrester on October 03, 2010, 07:09:00 PM

Great shooting!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Cool Springer on October 03, 2010, 09:03:00 PM

Nice going Jeff.  You and Two Hats always find a way to start the season with a bang.  Or is it a twang!!!   :)

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: 4runr on October 03, 2010, 09:20:00 PM

Congrats on a nice doe Jeff.

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: bolong on October 03, 2010, 10:28:00 PM

:thumbsup:     Good job! Be some fine eating!

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Gerardo on October 04, 2010, 12:29:00 AM

GREAT !!! excellent morning, and great shot

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: gretchen on October 04, 2010, 07:00:00 AM

Congrats and man what a shot!!! Looks all the practice this summer paid off.

Congrats,

Dewayne Martin

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Chris Surtees on October 04, 2010, 09:09:00 AM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Igor on October 05, 2010, 05:23:00 PM

Congrats

Sounds and looks like fun!


><>
Glenn

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: pj starrett on October 05, 2010, 05:30:00 PM

good job and nice shot

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: on October 07, 2010, 12:12:00 PM

Congrats!

Bisch

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Gatekeeper on October 07, 2010, 04:04:00 PM

Conratulations...one down!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Carcajou on October 07, 2010, 08:49:00 PM

Jeff, way to go on a nice old doe..I can always count on you to make that Va. venison!

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 10, 2010, 04:39:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: mike70 on October 10, 2010, 08:34:00 AM

Congrats.Great shot. Nice looking big doe.

Title: Re: My Turn... Virginia Opener
Post by: BEA on October 10, 2010, 09:12:00 AM

nice doe!