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Title: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Dsturgisjr on September 15, 2011, 11:57:00 AM

The early MI doe season opened today. Saw a P&Y buck (WAH!)  :)   and 1 doe. Used a special, osage selfbow that Gary Davis made for me out of a tree my great grandad planted many years ago. Made a perfect shot with a Woodsman tipped cedar shaft. Beautful morning to be in the field.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Dsturgisjr/Iselfbowdoe.jpg)

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Pepper on September 15, 2011, 12:01:00 PM

Congratulations, I'm sure that bow holds a special place for you.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: SHOOTO8S on September 15, 2011, 12:31:00 PM

WOW...that didnt take long ! Congrats  :notworthy:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Lechwe on September 15, 2011, 12:33:00 PM

Denny,

That's awesome. You obviously didn't stop pulling  :clapper:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Longbowlogan on September 15, 2011, 12:33:00 PM

tearin it up already denny!!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: bayoulongbowman on September 15, 2011, 12:35:00 PM

Deny , that buddy in a dandy, cool bow , too. mark  :)

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Mark Smeltzer on September 15, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

Denny,
Nice big doe, congratulations.

Mark

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Tim Fishell on September 15, 2011, 12:41:00 PM

Congrats Denny.   :thumbsup:    We had beautiful weather this morning to be in the woods.  Naturally I'm sitting at my desk as I type!!   :banghead:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Anointed Archer on September 15, 2011, 12:42:00 PM

AWESOME Denny!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: 2treks on September 15, 2011, 12:48:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by SHOOTO8S:
WOW...that didnt take long ! Congrats   :notworthy:  

Does it ever Rod?
Congrats Denny. I saw that bow Gary made for you,It is a real nice one. Cool story to go with it.
I saw 5 bucks and one doe. 3 nice bucks,

Chuck

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: bolo7735 on September 15, 2011, 12:52:00 PM

Congrats.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: dirtguy on September 15, 2011, 12:52:00 PM

Nice!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: bogeyrider63 on September 15, 2011, 12:53:00 PM

nice big doe and a nice shot, congrats. beautiful morning  to be in the wood's. only saw 1 doe and she was too far away, but it was nice to be out hunting.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: RM81 on September 15, 2011, 12:55:00 PM

Congrats.  Great story about the bow too.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: T Folts on September 15, 2011, 12:56:00 PM

Nice Job Denny.
No doe for me (yet)..

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 15, 2011, 12:57:00 PM

Wow, great bow, hero shot and deer.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Mudd on September 15, 2011, 01:16:00 PM

:archer:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Todd Greenwald on September 15, 2011, 01:26:00 PM

Great Job! I will be getting out in the morning.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Fritz on September 15, 2011, 01:30:00 PM

How cool is that!!! Congrats on a pretty doe taken with a pretty "yaller" bow.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: jcar315 on September 15, 2011, 02:15:00 PM

Congrats Denny!!

Love the look of that Osage.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: DennyK on September 15, 2011, 02:48:00 PM

Nice going Denny! What are you up to tomorrow?

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Mark Baker on September 15, 2011, 02:58:00 PM

Congrats Denny.  Sounds like a good story there!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: bolong on September 15, 2011, 04:54:00 PM

:thumbsup:   Way to go!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Bobby Urban on September 15, 2011, 04:55:00 PM

That's great Denny - Please weigh her(I hope you did) and post it on the Big doe contest in the Z-giveaways forum just to get it started.  Congrats on taking her with a very cool bow.  I am in Pittsburgh until tomorrow night on business but will try to get out this weekend to at least sit in a tree and see what comes by.  The last two years during the doe hunt I got out a time or two and always see bucks only.  How ironic.  
Bob Urban

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Pat B. on September 15, 2011, 05:03:00 PM

I bet great Granddad would have never thought his tree would kill a deer !!!

Cool...

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: huntin_sparty on September 15, 2011, 05:06:00 PM

Good job! I wish I coulda got out today.  It was a perfect day here in SE MI!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Rob W. on September 15, 2011, 05:08:00 PM

Nice doe and bow. Great job!

Rob

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Post by: Big Ed on September 15, 2011, 05:27:00 PM

Way to go!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: glenbo on September 15, 2011, 05:28:00 PM

Congratulations! I really love that Osage bow.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: joe skipp on September 15, 2011, 05:39:00 PM

Beautiful bow Den...also the white dipped arras. Some good you have there...

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Ben Maher on September 15, 2011, 05:46:00 PM

nice mate ! ol' skool eh !

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Margly on September 15, 2011, 06:08:00 PM

Congratulations!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Divinecedar on September 15, 2011, 06:09:00 PM

Awesome harvest with a special bow!

This is doing NOTHING for my patience, since I have to wait until Oct. 1! Did some scouting and built a brush blind today but it is just not the same!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: BRITTMAN on September 15, 2011, 06:14:00 PM

Nice Deer Denny and good looking selfbow . Im going to be hunting with a sinew backed Ed Scott selfbow some this year myself .

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Possum Head on September 15, 2011, 06:21:00 PM

Great kill and beautiful bow.Thats an nice way to carry on Grandpaw! Looked to be well placed.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: pitbull on September 15, 2011, 06:35:00 PM

Huge awesome doe, Congrats!   :archer2:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: drewsbow on September 15, 2011, 06:40:00 PM

nice doe and shooting , congrats   :thumbsup:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Terry Lightle on September 15, 2011, 07:18:00 PM

Great job!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: 2Blade on September 15, 2011, 08:02:00 PM

Nice goin Denny!! Your the man as it is now your doin with a selfbow? Your too good! Im sure youll have that P&Y next month  :)

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on September 15, 2011, 08:25:00 PM

....boy do I love to see "selfbow" kills !!! Very Nice !!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Steve O on September 15, 2011, 08:35:00 PM

Bet that doe meant as much to you as the Dall a couple weeks ago.  Love that history and family ties.  Good for you Denny.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: NJSwampstalker on September 15, 2011, 08:40:00 PM

Way to take Grandad into the field.  Congrats!  :clapper:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Dsturgisjr on September 15, 2011, 08:41:00 PM

Thanks everyone. Went out again tonight and got an evening double. They both went down in sight. Pretty good luck for the first day of hunting with a selfbow.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Dsturgisjr/Iselfbowdoedbl.jpg)

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: 2treks on September 15, 2011, 08:44:00 PM

WOW!
Nice job Denny, I saw 10 tonight and nothing close,
That bow is well seasoned already,one day into the frey  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: DennyK on September 15, 2011, 08:46:00 PM

Denny, Save one for Marie-Good Going!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Longbowlogan on September 15, 2011, 08:56:00 PM

Again, your the man!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: mwosborn on September 15, 2011, 08:58:00 PM

What a special hunt - real cool.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: sticksnstones on September 15, 2011, 08:58:00 PM

Wow that is unreal! I think we've found out why our herds are down, you're killing everything!!! Huge congrats!
Thom

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Dsturgisjr on September 15, 2011, 09:01:00 PM

Darryl shot a doe with a selfbow he made this morning too. Here is the pic he emailed  to me.
  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Dsturgisjr/Darrylearlydoe.jpg)

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: 2Blade on September 15, 2011, 09:11:00 PM

Carnage!!!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: on September 15, 2011, 09:47:00 PM

wow! the doe patrol is out and about, way to go guys.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: swp on September 15, 2011, 09:55:00 PM

Nice doe Denny!!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: swp on September 15, 2011, 09:56:00 PM

Congrats to you too Darryl!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Hooper on September 15, 2011, 10:05:00 PM

That's a nice looking bow Denny! Congrats to you and Darryl!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: NoCams on September 15, 2011, 10:22:00 PM

Awesome guys !!!  :clapper:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Guru on September 16, 2011, 04:38:00 AM

Awesome brother!   :clapper:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Bow man on September 16, 2011, 08:10:00 AM

Nice !!!! and with a very special bow !!!Congratulations Denny

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: GreyGoose on September 16, 2011, 08:27:00 AM

Way to go!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Pat B. on September 16, 2011, 09:12:00 AM

Darryl, congrats to you too.. That's a fine looking bow !!  

I'm envious, the self bow project has much appeal!

What length and poundage are the bows that you guys are using? Draw length over 28 or ?

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: chris fleming on September 16, 2011, 11:17:00 AM

good job. Thanks for showing us. I got a month to wait.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: joekeith on September 16, 2011, 11:49:00 AM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Swamp Yankee on September 16, 2011, 11:55:00 AM

Yup, shoulda called in sick this morning   :banghead:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 16, 2011, 04:51:00 PM

" Thanks everyone. Went out again tonight and got an evening double. They both went down in sight. Pretty good luck for the first day of hunting with a selfbow."

Congratulations Denny!!!!   :thumbsup:  
Two in one day...up at Shrewhaven, we'd call you a "doe pig".     :D

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Sirius Black on September 16, 2011, 05:32:00 PM

Awesome Denny! I am looking forward to taking my first deer with a trad bow. Thank you for making the MBB DVDs, I have all 4. They are great!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: tracker1 on September 16, 2011, 05:53:00 PM

Nice bow and doe Denny I'm sitting in my treestand now saw 3 does and 2 dawns so far got to put the phone away.  Steveos thread got me.Shoot straight as always.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: tracker1 on September 16, 2011, 06:35:00 PM

Nice bow and doe Denny I'm sitting in my treestand now saw 3 does and 2 dawns so far got to put the phone away.  Steveos thread got me.Shoot straight as always.

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: RC on September 16, 2011, 07:47:00 PM

Good job Denny. Nothing wrong with being a doe pig. I like to shoot`em myself.RC

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: Bonebuster on September 16, 2011, 08:42:00 PM

Welcome to another glorious Michigan fall!!!

Happy days ahead Denny.  :campfire:

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: rolltidehunter on September 16, 2011, 11:50:00 PM

thats cool

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: WTT03 on September 17, 2011, 02:22:00 AM

Very nice Denny! Beautiful doe. Beautiful day to be out! Congratulations!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: fishone on September 17, 2011, 06:00:00 AM

nice bow, nice doe, nice shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Early MI doe w/selfbow
Post by: david janssen on June 06, 2013, 08:20:00 PM

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