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Title: I love my osage bow( dead deer pic)
Post by: Eric Krewson on October 29, 2008, 10:36:00 PM
Went up to John's place this evening, lots sign but the deer have eluded me so far this year. There is one place I call the "old bucket road" I bushhogged it this year to make it accessible. I saw two bucks in this area last year so I decided to give the place a try.
 
About 100 yds after I left the field and entered the woods (ten year cutover) I couldn't decide where to climb as trees big enough to climb are few and far between up there.
 
While I was standing in the road trying to decide where to hunt a small chinapin oak tree sent a shower of acorns to the ground in front of me. This must be the place I thought and climbed just off the road in a clump of elm, maple and hickory trees.
 
About 1 minute before dark I hear a deer walking down the bushhoged road in my direction. He cleared the brush and offered me a clear shot at about 15 yards. I shot him walking, he kicked and ran off down the road toward the field. Because I use natural turkey feathers I couldn't tell where I hit him.
 
I took my time getting down, walked over to look at my arrow, not there, I didn't get a pass through. I found a good bubbly blood trail that went about 30 yards down the road and stopped abruptly.
 
I decided to take my stand back to my trunk and come back to sort out any blood trail I might have missed. I already had about 30 minutes on my hands and knees, when the blood trail stopped it stopped completely.
 
As I walked down the hill where I bushogged I saw one tiny spot of blood about 50 yards from the field. I shined my light down the road and saw what looked like a log in the road. Didn't remember any logs in the road. The log turned into a fat six point when I got a little closer. What a relief! He went about 75 yards.
 
I made a perfect double lung hit, he broke the arrow when he fell. Killed him with my copperhead backed osage bow, a chundo arrow and Zwicky delta broadhead.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/hunting%20stuff/bucketroadbuck.jpg)
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Post by: Fletcher on October 29, 2008, 10:41:00 PM
Great Job, Eric!  Nothing like walking in, setting up and making meat.
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Post by: ductape on October 29, 2008, 10:42:00 PM
Great story. Nice deer, way to go!!!
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Post by: DBerrard on October 29, 2008, 10:43:00 PM
nice read, nice deer.  :)
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Post by: b.glass on October 29, 2008, 10:44:00 PM
Nice, nice, nice!
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Post by: Walt Francis on October 29, 2008, 11:07:00 PM
Eric, congratulations on the nice deer.         :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:  
It appears your bows of yours are as deadly as they are good looking.
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Post by: Chris Surtees on October 29, 2008, 11:10:00 PM
Congrats on a fine deer Eric!!!
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Post by: SoNevada Archer on October 29, 2008, 11:19:00 PM
Congrats!   :notworthy:    :clapper:
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Post by: vermonster13 on October 29, 2008, 11:21:00 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Mark Baker on October 29, 2008, 11:22:00 PM
Congrats on that fine buck, Eric!  I know the feeling well, taking game with gear you made.  Even though you've built many fine bows for others too, it's always nice to take one for yourself out to woods and "validate" it's creation!
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Post by: Billy on October 29, 2008, 11:24:00 PM
Well done,Eric. Bow,story and deer.
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Post by: pseman on October 30, 2008, 12:15:00 AM
Nice buck Eric, but you gotta show that bow in the pic! Congrats on your buck.
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Post by: Larry Surtees on October 30, 2008, 12:22:00 AM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 30, 2008, 02:59:00 AM
Glad for ya!
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Post by: tradtusker on October 30, 2008, 04:23:00 AM
nice job!
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Post by: Stone Knife on October 30, 2008, 05:02:00 AM
Way to go Eric, congratulations on your successful hunt.
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Post by: Anaconda12 on October 30, 2008, 05:37:00 AM
Nice job Eric, that is a fat buck, congrads on your feat!
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Post by: LEOPARD on October 30, 2008, 05:42:00 AM
Very nice, Eric! Congrats and well done!  ;)   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bonebuster on October 30, 2008, 06:45:00 AM
Your description of a "fat" six point was accurate.

NICE DEER!

Congratulations!
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Post by: adkmountainken on October 30, 2008, 07:32:00 AM
way to go man!!!! congrats!!!
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Post by: RayMO on October 30, 2008, 07:54:00 AM
Very nice Eric, congrads!
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Post by: Aeronut on October 30, 2008, 08:05:00 AM
Congrats Eric.

Dennis
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Post by: trashwood on October 30, 2008, 08:20:00 AM
it just doesn't get any better.   :)

rusty
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Post by: LeeNY on October 30, 2008, 09:16:00 AM
Congrats Eric. Nice buck!

Lee
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Post by: BMN on October 30, 2008, 09:18:00 AM
Nice job Eric. Congrats  :thumbsup:
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on October 30, 2008, 09:21:00 AM
Congrats Eric, I knew them copperhead where deadly. Nice buck too.
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Post by: Bill Carlsen on October 30, 2008, 09:22:00 AM
Good job, Eric. Did those chundoo happen to come your way via NH?
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Post by: blueline on October 30, 2008, 10:09:00 AM
Thas a gud'un!
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Post by: MI_Bowhunter on October 30, 2008, 10:24:00 AM
Grats Eric!!     :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Post by: Takedown on October 30, 2008, 10:32:00 AM
Way to go Eric! Man I wish I could get a crack at another one soon! I'll keep on trying! Nice deer Eric. Will be really choice eating I bet!
Harry.
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Post by: bohuntr on October 30, 2008, 12:04:00 PM
Good shooting Eric!!!  :thumbsup:  How about a picture of the bow?
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Post by: Fritz on October 30, 2008, 12:04:00 PM
Congrats.!!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: DeerSpotter on October 30, 2008, 02:53:00 PM
Congratulations,

That's a pretty cool deal, I'd bet you had it in your plan the whole time " I'll shoot him here, and he'll go right to the road ! " pretty cool


Carl
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Post by: Featherbuster on October 30, 2008, 03:19:00 PM
Mr. Krewson congrats on the deer and thank you for the heads up on the targets.  We drove over sunday and picked up targets from Dan, very nice guy.  He also threw in a bunch of archery trophies that we can use at our shoots.

THANK YOU
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Post by: Terry Green on October 30, 2008, 03:21:00 PM
:bigsmyl:
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Post by: Bill Turner on October 30, 2008, 03:28:00 PM
Good job Eric. If you love that bow so much why not show a picture of it? Congrats again.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: ChristopherO on October 30, 2008, 03:30:00 PM
Bill's right, we need a picture of the bow!
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Post by: John Weaver on October 30, 2008, 03:43:00 PM
To tell you guys how good a fellow Eric is, as I'm reading this post the phone rings and he says "I'm on my up to your place with ribs and tenderloin."  

How good is that?
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Post by: bentpole on October 30, 2008, 04:26:00 PM
Beauty Eric Congrats!
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Post by: MJB on October 30, 2008, 05:19:00 PM
CONGRATS ERIC   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Eric Krewson on October 30, 2008, 06:19:00 PM
When I make a bow for myself I use what others would consider firewood for the challenge

This bow was made from a 4" sprout, twisted, doglegged, full of rotten wood and wind shakes.

First I had to fill a very rotten knot that didn't go all the way through. It went to within 1/16" of the back.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer3pluggedknot.jpg)

Next i had to soak a punky knot on the edge of the limb with superglue.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer3supergluedknot.jpg)

I inletted a piece of osage burl for a strike plate.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killeronestrikeplate.jpg)

Made some skinny 3/8" tips with burl overlays.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer6burloverlay.jpg)

I had some very old, short copperhead skins with no color so I dyed the bow to bring them out.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer5shortskin.jpg)

 Added some lettering to finish it off.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer7lettering.jpg)

Two days before my hunt it appeared there might be a splinter popped under the skin on the back. A little scraping  confirmed my fears so a super glued thread wrap was in order and I was ready to go hunting yesterday.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer4wrap.jpg)
Title: Re: I love my osage bow( dead deer pic)
Post by: Kingwouldbe on October 30, 2008, 06:25:00 PM
Nice work   :thumbsup:
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Post by: yellow bow on October 30, 2008, 06:46:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: Steve G on October 30, 2008, 07:24:00 PM
Nice Bow!  Nice Buck!   Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: The Baron on October 30, 2008, 07:27:00 PM
Wonderful!  A very nice buck with a lovely bow.  Congratulations!
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Post by: Frenchymanny on October 30, 2008, 07:31:00 PM
Nice!

  :thumbsup:  

F-Manny
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Post by: SKYLER W on October 30, 2008, 08:37:00 PM
Congrats on the deer, Eric! That is a BEAUTIFUL bow!  :notworthy:
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Post by: Widowbender on October 30, 2008, 09:00:00 PM
Nice Buck, Bow and Story!!! Congratulations!!

David
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Post by: Mystical on October 30, 2008, 09:12:00 PM
Congrats man! Nothing like a good deer with your weapon of choice. May you kill many more. Al
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Post by: Ray on October 30, 2008, 09:36:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: Bryant Hollinger on October 30, 2008, 09:46:00 PM
Great deer and a great bow, Love those copperhead skins!
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Post by: NoCams on October 30, 2008, 09:58:00 PM
Congrats Eric, did you save one for Glenda to shoot, haha ? Great pics and story too !

nocams
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Post by: Matty on October 30, 2008, 10:52:00 PM
:thumbsup: