I have wanted to kill a deer with a vintage recurve bow for a while. Tonight I made it happen. I was using a 1962 Bear Kodiak Magnum. I was sitting in a valley below a small pond that's in the woods. Nothing was moving. It was very slow for the first hour or so. At 6:00 pm a doe walked my direction from the pond. She came straight down the hill at me and turned on a trail about 10 yards away. I stood up when she went behind some trees. She took a few more steps and gave me a nice broadside shot. The next thing I see is my arrow disappearing behind her shoulder. I knew it was a good hit. She took off running up the hill to my left. I could see red spraying out as she ran. She dropped about 40 yards away. The Zwickey 2 blade broadhead went through both lungs and split a rib longways.
The doe is 1.5 years old. She is easily recognizable by the blond patch of fur on her fore head. She was a fawn last year. It's not the biggest doe that I saw today but it's the only one who gave me a shot within my 15 yard comfort zone.
Topic: First recurve kill with a 1962 Bear Kodiak Magnum (Read 1648 times)
