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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2012 => Topic started by: Gvan on October 16, 2012, 08:35:00 AM

Title: Short blood trail
Post by: Gvan on October 16, 2012, 08:35:00 AM
Well, I couldn't help myself last night. I checked the wind and decided on a stand as I was walking out last night. Come to find out, there's a guest on the property who decided to park his quad about 30yds from one of my stands on the edge of a food plot that I planted for the landowner. Already aggravated, I got into my stand overlooking a trail leading to a radish food plot that I've had lots of activity in.

About 30 minutes later this big doe snuck along the trail towards the plot, sniffing every overhanging twig on the way in. She stopped perfectly at 18yds and I zapped her with a AD Trad Lite with a Centaur Big Game head. It passed through her and I watched her tip over about 75yds away. She weighed 125lbs field dressed. My two little boys (5 & 8yrs) have taken deer this year so this marks the first year that we've all been able to hunt and tag deer. What a year and it's only began! Oh, and who says a pretty bow can't kill animals?  

She walked right down this trail and stopped in the opening perfectly
 (http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/gvan17/101_1484.jpg)

Gotta love a blood trail in your food plot!
 (http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/gvan17/101_1462.jpg)

Great blood trail, love these broadheads
 (http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/gvan17/101_1473.jpg)

I watched her tip over backwards into this log
 (http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/gvan17/101_1467.jpg)

Chalk up another one to the Two Tracks Longwalker
 (http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m586/gvan17/_MG_0441.jpg)
Title: Re: Short blood trail
Post by: MERGANZER on October 16, 2012, 10:34:00 AM
AWESOME!  Great pics to.  Congrats!
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Post by: joe ashton on October 16, 2012, 10:39:00 AM
very good!
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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on October 16, 2012, 10:49:00 AM
Love to watch em fall , Congrats sir......
,,Sam,,
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Post by: John146 on October 16, 2012, 11:00:00 AM
:clapper:  Nicely done sir!
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Post by: 2treks on October 16, 2012, 11:41:00 AM
Nice big doe Gabe! Congrats.
I hope the bucks get in the game for you now,its just going to get better.
Happy for you and the family to get that freezer full for the winter. I bet the boys are pumped.
Congrats agian,

CTT
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Post by: buckeye_hunter on October 16, 2012, 12:01:00 PM
She a beauty!
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Post by: tarponnut on October 16, 2012, 01:59:00 PM
Nice job, great pics,too.
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Post by: rastaman on October 16, 2012, 02:35:00 PM
Good shooting! i really like your pictures..
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Post by: Fritz on October 16, 2012, 03:40:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :notworthy:    :archer2:
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Post by: LITTLEBIGMAN on October 16, 2012, 03:50:00 PM
That is a huge doe! congrats!
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Post by: Josh Perdue on October 16, 2012, 05:07:00 PM
great job
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Post by: owlbait on October 16, 2012, 05:21:00 PM
Those pics are nice, is that the first time you've been behind a camera?  :D    ;)  Those Longwalkers are great bows and it sure looks like you have the right set-up(equipment and food plot). Congratulations Gabe,
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Post by: MIPredator on October 16, 2012, 07:31:00 PM
Nice job Gabe!!  Any chance you got it on film for MOOD TV?  Love seeing trad bowhunting on TV but it's few and far between.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on October 16, 2012, 08:28:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: Cwilder on October 16, 2012, 08:54:00 PM
Nice congrats
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Post by: SheltonCreeker on October 16, 2012, 09:05:00 PM
Congrats! Great pics and story!
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Post by: Sheepshooter on October 16, 2012, 10:12:00 PM
Congrats! How do you sharpen those broadheads? I won some a few years ago but have never used them.
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Post by: wooddamon1 on October 16, 2012, 10:29:00 PM
Way to go, Gabe!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Short blood trail
Post by: Gvan on October 17, 2012, 10:18:00 AM
Thanks guys. I had just got back from deer camp in Grayling this past weekend and a buddy borrowed my tree arm so I couldn't tape that evening (no camera guy) unfortunately. Wouldn't you know, besides rainy days, it's the only day I haven't had the camera along with me. Oh well.

But, I've got quite a bit of good hunting footage so far this year. Hope to get a good kill on camera here shortly. I'll try to let everyone know if it works out.
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Post by: Huntrdfk on October 17, 2012, 01:54:00 PM
Great doe, congrats!!!

David
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Post by: Dendy Cromer on October 17, 2012, 08:08:00 PM
good deal man!~
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Post by: djohnson on October 17, 2012, 08:45:00 PM
Congratulations!!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Anointed Archer on October 17, 2012, 09:25:00 PM
Excellent job!
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Post by: on October 18, 2012, 09:01:00 PM
That a BIG doe! (would be around here anyway)

Congrats,

Bisch
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on October 20, 2012, 09:48:00 PM
Congrats! Be on the look out for the annual Biggest Doe contest put on by Bobby Urban, she’s a qualifier!
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Post by: Tsalt on October 21, 2012, 03:27:00 PM
Big doe!  Great shot and nice pics.  Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: lunchbucket on October 21, 2012, 03:35:00 PM
Nice doe congrates!
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Post by: Jayrod on October 29, 2012, 06:57:00 AM
WAY TO BLEED EM OUT!! NICE JOB
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 29, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
Very nice!
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Post by: ti-guy on November 15, 2012, 10:08:00 PM
:thumbsup: