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Title: Longbow makes meat and bone!
Post by: Rob W. on November 05, 2011, 09:02:00 PM
What a great frosty Indiana morning!

5:30 Sitting in truck with my buddy trying to decide where to go. Both had our own ideas. Mine won out today. After another 20 min. drive we were ready for about a 3/4mile hike and a killer of steep ridge.

8:00 Climber in oak tree and an east wind was telling me I didn't wear enough clothes. Big bodied 4 point walks through without giving me a shot. Smaller 4 point catches me off guard and I almost get off a 5 yard shot. Seconds later a doe busts me eating a pop-tart.

10:00 Large fox squirrel starts my way. After thinking my morning is probably over I decided to shoot. I drew, released, did everything I could possibly do wrong and missed by what seemed like 4 feet.

10:30 After thinking I'm the worst shot ever I hear leaves crunching behind me. 3 doe came up ridge and turned before they got to me. I did grab bow and stand just to make sure. Seconds later I see big body and rack coming up ridge. He didn't turn to go with the other deer. His nose was to the ground and he went straight for my scent wick. He stopped broadside at 12 yards. I didn't have a chance to think about my earlier miss and sent a Zwickey delta through the top of his heart and into the opposite side shoulder. He went about 30 yards downhill and ran into a tree full speed. Used a 55#@27" Don Dow Stik, GT blems and 170 Zwickey delta 4 blades.  (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/deer6.png)   (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/deer7.png)   (http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/rjwalton8/deer8.png)
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Post by: Mick on November 05, 2011, 09:07:00 PM
BAM!  Fantastic buck.  Great story.  Got to love days with lots of action!   :)
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Post by: Stiks-n-Strings on November 05, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
Way to go Rob!!!

 Glad you got you a dandy bud. Give me a call sometime.

 Stiks
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Post by: BOWMARKS on November 05, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
Sounds like a great morning. Nice shot on a beauty of a buck!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Pops on November 05, 2011, 09:08:00 PM
Congrats...Nice Buck   :thumbsup:
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Post by: RC on November 05, 2011, 09:09:00 PM
Fine Buck. Good job.RC
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Post by: Pat B. on November 05, 2011, 09:10:00 PM
Great deer, congratulations.
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Post by: limbolt on November 05, 2011, 09:12:00 PM
Great story and a fine buck.Congrats.   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: wapiti792 on November 05, 2011, 09:13:00 PM
WAY TO GO   :thumbsup:
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Post by: twitchstick on November 05, 2011, 09:14:00 PM
:clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: joe skipp on November 05, 2011, 09:16:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :notworthy:
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Post by: Red Tailed Hawk on November 05, 2011, 09:22:00 PM
Very Nice Buck!!!!   :clapper:
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Post by: Mike Bolin on November 05, 2011, 09:30:00 PM
Indiana is on the board! Seriously, very nice deer and congrats! Mike
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Post by: TJK68 on November 05, 2011, 09:30:00 PM
Now that is a GREAT buck, Congrats.
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Post by: BrushWolf on November 05, 2011, 09:36:00 PM
Dandy buck, Good shooting
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Post by: JDinPA on November 05, 2011, 09:39:00 PM
Great deer, congratulations.
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Post by: JamesKerr on November 05, 2011, 09:48:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: kennym on November 05, 2011, 09:57:00 PM
Congrats Rob!!
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on November 05, 2011, 10:03:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :clapper:  Nice one.
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Post by: Big Ed on November 05, 2011, 10:10:00 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: BDann on November 05, 2011, 10:20:00 PM
Beautiful buck!  I hope your drag was downhill!
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Post by: Fletcher on November 05, 2011, 10:47:00 PM
Outstanding, Rob, what a hoss!  Pays to sit a little later.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: South MS Bowhunter on November 05, 2011, 10:58:00 PM
That's a big body deer!  Congrats!
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Post by: Shan on November 06, 2011, 01:09:00 AM
great buck. glad you connected!
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Post by: Jerry Jeffer on November 06, 2011, 01:30:00 AM
Wow, nice buck! Funny how a seemingly screwy morning can turn out so good.
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Post by: on November 06, 2011, 01:46:00 AM
Awesome buck!

Congrats,

Bisch
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Post by: razorsharptokill on November 06, 2011, 02:50:00 AM
I cant wait to get back and into the woods! Nice buck!
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Post by: b.glass on November 06, 2011, 08:20:00 AM
WHAT A BRUISER!!! Not just on the board, a SLAM DUNK!! Way to go Rob!!!!!!!

  :notworthy:    :archer:
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Post by: Cruiser78 on November 06, 2011, 08:32:00 AM
Congratulations!  :clapper:
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Post by: rastaman on November 06, 2011, 08:34:00 AM
Very nice deer sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: Mudd on November 06, 2011, 08:35:00 AM
:archer:
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Post by: Dave Bowers on November 06, 2011, 09:22:00 AM
wooo what a dandy buck
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Post by: LV2HUNT on November 06, 2011, 09:28:00 AM
Whoa, real nice buck. Bowhunter's need to be like quarterbacks and have real short memories in terms of the bad stuff. Congrats!
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Post by: perry f. on November 06, 2011, 09:47:00 AM
Way to go Rob!
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Post by: Stone Knife on November 06, 2011, 10:02:00 AM
Awesome Bro   :clapper:
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Post by: JimL on November 06, 2011, 10:35:00 AM
Wow!  Really nice buck Rob.  You sure have to be careful with those darn pop tarts though.  Not only do they taste bad but they are dangerous too.  Good thing is you can take jerky up with you soon instead of those nasty things.  I gave a piece of one to the dog one morning and she gaged it out and started licking her butt to get the taste out of her mouth.
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Post by: Easykeeper on November 06, 2011, 10:41:00 AM
Congrats on a nice buck!
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Post by: Rob W. on November 06, 2011, 05:34:00 PM
My wife accidently got low fat pop tarts they are worse. Only thing I had time to grab. Jerky is in the dehydrator as I type.  :D  


Rob
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Post by: joe ashton on November 06, 2011, 05:40:00 PM
looks like a great deer.  Hope you help getting out of that hole!
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Post by: RM81 on November 06, 2011, 06:11:00 PM
Congrats! Great deer.     :thumbsup:
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Post by: Beanbag on November 06, 2011, 07:07:00 PM
Wow!!!jg
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on November 06, 2011, 07:33:00 PM
Great deer Rob.
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Post by: straitera on November 06, 2011, 07:38:00 PM
Great deer Rob! Well done. Thanks for the pix & story.
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Post by: maineac on November 06, 2011, 07:39:00 PM
Great buck!!  Nice job using up your miss on the squirrel.
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Post by: pacopperhead on November 06, 2011, 08:00:00 PM
:clapper:     :clapper:    :clapper:
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Post by: far rider on November 06, 2011, 08:12:00 PM
Very nice buck! Looks like a good plan!
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Post by: imhntn on November 06, 2011, 08:19:00 PM
Beauty!
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Post by: Doc Nock on November 06, 2011, 08:51:00 PM
Wow! That would get my ole ticker thumpin!

Very nice job and even better deer! Whooie!  :)
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Post by: swifty99 on November 06, 2011, 10:00:00 PM
Nice buck
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Post by: Want2no on November 06, 2011, 10:02:00 PM
Nice Buck.  Thanks for sharing  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ray on November 07, 2011, 08:09:00 AM
:clapper:  awsome
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Post by: rushlush on November 07, 2011, 02:08:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: Horne Shooter on November 07, 2011, 04:06:00 PM
great story and a great buck...thanks~!
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Post by: Scattergun2570 on November 07, 2011, 04:47:00 PM
Great job,,real nice buckaroo.
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Post by: Bernie B. on November 07, 2011, 06:08:00 PM
Very nice buck!  Congratulations on a great day in the woods!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Post by: burnt on November 07, 2011, 10:19:00 PM
WOW! Rob that is a nice buck.
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Post by: americanhunter7 on November 08, 2011, 01:05:00 AM
Congrats Rob nice deer!!!  :clapper:
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Post by: scedvm on November 08, 2011, 01:20:00 AM
Excellent buck, congrats!