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Offline Gvan

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Short blood trail
« on: October 16, 2012, 08:35:00 AM »
Well, I couldn't help myself last night. I checked the wind and decided on a stand as I was walking out last night. Come to find out, there's a guest on the property who decided to park his quad about 30yds from one of my stands on the edge of a food plot that I planted for the landowner. Already aggravated, I got into my stand overlooking a trail leading to a radish food plot that I've had lots of activity in.

About 30 minutes later this big doe snuck along the trail towards the plot, sniffing every overhanging twig on the way in. She stopped perfectly at 18yds and I zapped her with a AD Trad Lite with a Centaur Big Game head. It passed through her and I watched her tip over about 75yds away. She weighed 125lbs field dressed. My two little boys (5 & 8yrs) have taken deer this year so this marks the first year that we've all been able to hunt and tag deer. What a year and it's only began! Oh, and who says a pretty bow can't kill animals?  

She walked right down this trail and stopped in the opening perfectly
 

Gotta love a blood trail in your food plot!
 

Great blood trail, love these broadheads
 

I watched her tip over backwards into this log
 

Chalk up another one to the Two Tracks Longwalker
 
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Offline MERGANZER

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2012, 10:34:00 AM »
AWESOME!  Great pics to.  Congrats!

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2012, 10:39:00 AM »
very good!
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Offline SAM E. STEPHENS

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2012, 10:49:00 AM »
Love to watch em fall , Congrats sir......
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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »
:clapper:  Nicely done sir!
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2012, 11:41:00 AM »
Nice big doe Gabe! Congrats.
I hope the bucks get in the game for you now,its just going to get better.
Happy for you and the family to get that freezer full for the winter. I bet the boys are pumped.
Congrats agian,

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Offline buckeye_hunter

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 12:01:00 PM »
She a beauty!

Offline tarponnut

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2012, 01:59:00 PM »
Nice job, great pics,too.

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 02:35:00 PM »
Good shooting! i really like your pictures..
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Offline Fritz

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2012, 03:40:00 PM »
:thumbsup:     :notworthy:    :archer2:
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Offline LITTLEBIGMAN

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2012, 03:50:00 PM »
That is a huge doe! congrats!
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Offline Josh Perdue

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2012, 05:07:00 PM »
great job

Offline owlbait

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2012, 05:21:00 PM »
Those pics are nice, is that the first time you've been behind a camera?  :D    ;)  Those Longwalkers are great bows and it sure looks like you have the right set-up(equipment and food plot). Congratulations Gabe,
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Offline MIPredator

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 07:31:00 PM »
Nice job Gabe!!  Any chance you got it on film for MOOD TV?  Love seeing trad bowhunting on TV but it's few and far between.
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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 08:28:00 PM »
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:    :clapper:
Relax,

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Offline Cwilder

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2012, 08:54:00 PM »
Nice congrats
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Offline SheltonCreeker

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #16 on: October 16, 2012, 09:05:00 PM »
Congrats! Great pics and story!
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Offline Sheepshooter

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #17 on: October 16, 2012, 10:12:00 PM »
Congrats! How do you sharpen those broadheads? I won some a few years ago but have never used them.

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2012, 10:29:00 PM »
Way to go, Gabe!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Gvan

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Re: Short blood trail
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2012, 10:18:00 AM »
Thanks guys. I had just got back from deer camp in Grayling this past weekend and a buddy borrowed my tree arm so I couldn't tape that evening (no camera guy) unfortunately. Wouldn't you know, besides rainy days, it's the only day I haven't had the camera along with me. Oh well.

But, I've got quite a bit of good hunting footage so far this year. Hope to get a good kill on camera here shortly. I'll try to let everyone know if it works out.
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