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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2012 => Topic started by: Bud B. on September 09, 2012, 11:03:00 AM

Title: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Bud B. on September 09, 2012, 11:03:00 AM
I received the 2013 Faith on Sept 4th. The NC opener was Sept 8. I was able to get some GT Trad 35/55s flying well out of her with broadheads.

Opening morning I got into my Rockingham County stand a little later than I had planned, but by 6am I was settled in and waited for daylight, which was already appearing in the east. Not 20 minutes later I heard footsteps behind my stand. Soon a figure appeared and it was a very quiet nice young buck with a companion I never did see fully. The young buck went by me and presented a good shot opportunity, but the second deer still being behind me I did not take it for fear of being seen while drawing. The young buck went past my stand but distant voices from a nearby farm caused him to make a u-turn. He came right back to the opening and presented another close up broadside shot. The next thing I knew I had drawn and released and was watching him run away. I knew I hit him as I heard hair being cut as the arrow struck. I do not remember seeing the arrow's impact point. I heard him run and crash and then silence. I looked at my cell phone clock.  It was 6:37am.

A 30 minute wait and a sparse blood trail afterwards eventually led me to my first traditional buck. He was down in roughly 75 yards.
I was very fortunate to have had the events play out as they did. The Hill Country Cree recurve certainly did its part. It's a fast little lightweight bow pulling 61@28.

I was the first one to bring in a deer to the processor I use. He was amazed that someone still hunts with a recurve. I told him he should visit TradGang.com.

 (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012a.jpg)


  (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f94/Equismith/Faith019.jpg)

 (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012b.jpg)


As I was dragging him out I stopped to retrieve some dropped gear. I turned back and saw this. I thought it was a pretty cool sight with the sunrise glowing through the wooded plot so I snapped a shot.

       (http://www.tradgang.com/upload/terry/Faith2012c.jpg)
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: varmint101 on September 09, 2012, 11:28:00 AM
Awesome congrats!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: on September 09, 2012, 12:05:00 PM
Congrats again, Bud!

Bisch
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: awbowman on September 09, 2012, 02:26:00 PM
Congrats Bud, fine job.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Anointed Archer on September 09, 2012, 02:48:00 PM
nice   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Tony Sanders on September 10, 2012, 07:14:00 AM
Congrats on your first Trad Buck. Hopefully more will continue to fall to your arrows.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 10, 2012, 10:37:00 AM
Very nice, congrats!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: bansheewins on September 10, 2012, 12:08:00 PM
Congrats and great looking bow.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Josh Perdue on September 10, 2012, 02:23:00 PM
good job
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: BrownA5 on September 10, 2012, 10:13:00 PM
Congratulations!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: gregg dudley on September 11, 2012, 07:58:00 AM
Congratulations!  Nicely told.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: djohnson on September 11, 2012, 12:36:00 PM
Congratulations! You will never forget this moment.  :clapper:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Big Ed on September 11, 2012, 12:45:00 PM
Well done!!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Fritz on September 11, 2012, 01:38:00 PM
Congrats!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: SheltonCreeker on September 11, 2012, 09:05:00 PM
Congrats! Good stuff.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: pitbull on September 11, 2012, 09:14:00 PM
Congrats on the first of many!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: leatherneck on September 12, 2012, 06:08:00 AM
Great job Bud on a fine buck!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: maineac on September 14, 2012, 10:56:00 AM
Fantastic!  In velvet no less.  Congrats
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: david janssen on September 14, 2012, 04:27:00 PM
Congrats,Love the photos.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 15, 2012, 09:34:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: wapiti1997 on September 15, 2012, 03:45:00 PM
Congratulations! Well done!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: bowhawk archer on September 15, 2012, 07:33:00 PM
Congrats on your first!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: sheephunter on September 18, 2012, 09:14:00 AM
Congrats!!   :clapper:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: East Coast archer on September 18, 2012, 11:55:00 AM
Nice!  Good way to start Miss Faith.
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: stocker56 on September 18, 2012, 06:37:00 PM
Nicely done Bud.    :thumbsup:      :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: roundbal on September 21, 2012, 05:19:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: rastaman on September 23, 2012, 10:27:00 PM
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Jayrod on December 05, 2012, 08:17:00 PM
Great job
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: djohnson on December 05, 2012, 09:22:00 PM
Congratulations!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: RedShaft on December 06, 2012, 08:24:00 PM
Love the last pic!!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: Anointed Archer on December 07, 2012, 08:31:00 AM
very cool!
Title: Re: First trad buck...with the St. Jude 2013 Hill Country Cree Recurve
Post by: ti-guy on December 07, 2012, 10:19:00 PM
congrats!