Thank you all for your kind and encouraging words! You guys are great... and TradGang is a great way to share our interests.
I'm sure you've all experienced this as well... but I wish I had a dollar for all the times I've said to myself, "If I was using a rifle, or a crossbow, or even a compound bow, I'd be able to take that deer." Well, I've come to the point where I'd rather take that one deer with a longbow than 20 by any other way.
After my shot, I remember thinking, "That felt really natural... I wasn't even thinking about the shot... it's like an extension of my own body."
I really regret that I didn't pursue traditional archery 40 years ago... I had no idea how much I'd love it. I took my ten year old son out this morning for his first sit in a (ladder) tree stand on a wooded hillside. (I used a climber in a tree about 10 yards away.) We spooked some turkeys off the roost walking in; then we saw 4 deer immediately after climbing into our stands; one doe came within 10 yards right in front of him at eye level! He did great... didn't bat an eye! (I was about 20 yards away and just wasn't afforded a good shot.) Then we saw two turkeys... a while later, two red foxes... and a few squirrels, of course. I was really glad we saw so much action... it was enough to make his time (3+ hours) on stand go by quickly. And I've got to say, that time this morning was just as rewarding!
Thanks again, fellow TG'rs!
Topic: A late bloomer's first trad deer! (Read 1393 times)
