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Author Topic: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3  (Read 1658 times)

Offline hickstick

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6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« on: October 26, 2007, 11:40:00 AM »
I can't type the whole story now, will do that later....but my last deer (also my first deer) was shot around this time October 2001, it was a large doe taken with an osage self-recurve.  I have had several near misses/close encounters including missing a pope and younger 2 years ago.

I january this year I set my mind to drastically improving my accuracy and also bought a custom recurve made by a friend and hunting partner, Mark Malkowski.  I posted several videos of my form on the shooting page and you tube....and worked on it as much as I could all winter spring and summer.  mostly shooting at night from my driveway into my garage at 15 and 20 yards (25 yards would put me in the middle of the street).

well.  In guess it paid off     :bigsmyl:  

7:10 this morning I shot a nice mature doe from a  treestand, she was about 10 yards away, but uphill  so she was almost parallel with me.  double lung and top of the heart.    

quick specs....56#@27"  58" takedown recurve "Red Thunder", CX terminator 4560 shafts with 100grn brass insert, 125grn woodsmans with 75grn steel adaptors, and home made lumi-nocks.   got a pass through, though it hung by the fletching end in the exit for a few feet.  she went about 70 yards and I watched her pile.   Would guess her around 110 or 120 or so....

 
this is a lowres pic from my cell phone.  Mark took a pic with his digital cam and will email them to me tonight.

with this, the Sox 2 up in the world series, the
bruins up 6 wins 3 losses,the Patriots 7-0....I couldn't be any happier!!!!!
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2007, 11:41:00 AM »
Very nice Congrads!!   :thumbsup:
Shoot straight and have FUN!!

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2007, 11:42:00 AM »
Very good looking deer!!  Congrats!!
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Offline Glenn Carl

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2007, 11:46:00 AM »
Congrats    :thumbsup:
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2007, 11:48:00 AM »
Good job.........  :thumbsup:
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2007, 11:48:00 AM »
Congrat!! I share your joy, I killed my first with a bow since 2000 just 2 weeks ago. Nice to get that "Monkey" off your back, ain't it?

JOhn  :jumper:    :jumper:    :jumper:
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2007, 11:52:00 AM »
Sweet,   :thumbsup:

p.s.  send some mojo this way so I can end my drought.
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2007, 11:56:00 AM »
Congrats.   :thumbsup:
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2007, 12:05:00 PM »
Great looking doe!  Congrats!
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2007, 12:15:00 PM »
Alright!  :thumbsup:  Congratulations on the doe and for sticking it out through the lean times. Sorry to hear about the PY buck you will be ready for the next one.

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2007, 12:22:00 PM »
thanks guys.....will do boobender....
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2007, 12:25:00 PM »
There is no water that is sweeter than the first drink taken by a man dying of thirst.  Congrats

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2007, 12:28:00 PM »
Congratulations Marc...she's a beaut!  :thumbsup:

I still haven't connected with a stickbow since I made the switch in '99. Will give it a good try this weekend. You and others are providing plenty of inspiration this year.

Offline Dianne B. Lotz

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2007, 12:33:00 PM »
Marc that's awesome man. First Jawge, and now you, and all your teams doing well,you guys are having a heck of a year. You should be buying lottery tickets.

Couldn't be happier for ya.

Ferret in Wisconsin
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2007, 12:33:00 PM »
go get 'em Darren!


my hands are still shaking 5 hours later  :)
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2007, 01:37:00 PM »
Congrats Marc!!  :knothead:    :knothead:    :knothead:
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Offline Jeremy

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2007, 01:56:00 PM »
Very nicely done!!
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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2007, 02:02:00 PM »
Way to go Marc, congrats!  :thumbsup:  


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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #18 on: October 26, 2007, 02:19:00 PM »
Congrats,

I ended a 6 year drought last year with a wooden yew longbow.  I've taken 2 since.

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Re: 6 year drought HAS ENDED! Updated pics pg 3
« Reply #19 on: October 26, 2007, 03:49:00 PM »
CONGRATULATIONS My Friend!!!!!!!!!!   :clapper:
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