Huge shout out to my family for helping me track this deer last night, over 400 yards through some pretty gnarly terrain.
All that effort was not in vain, as this morning, only 50' from last blood and on the opposite side of the channel that hindered our search last night, my first buck taken with traditional archery tackle was found.
This deer has catapulted itself to the top of my list of harvests, and I'm glad you all were there to share in the tracking.
I have trail cam pics of this buck, 1.64miles away from where I shot him back on October 15th. Just goes to show you, how deer will travel.
This is also the first buck I've drawn down on, with any weapon, since November 10th, 2010. I've taken dozens of does but never had the opportunity at a buck until last afternoon. I'm still giddy as all get out, especially considering this was a new spot. I drive by this spot daily, and Wednesday I decided to give a quick little scout, and Sunday afternoon the wind was perfect. I'm glad I waited. Would have liked a better shot, but, meat is still in great shape and will be spending many-o-days in my crockpot and on my Weber.
Northern Michigan, public land. St Joe River Longbow Woodsman 150
Topic: First trad buck!! (Read 1395 times)
