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Success in Illinois, Hill style
« on: November 24, 2012, 10:25:00 PM »
I had a good hunt in Illinois, Nov 7 I was lucky to have this 5 yr old walk by and shot him at 27 yds with a 50# Northern Mist Classic, 170 Kodiak SB broadhead, and an instinctive shot that I don't remember taking... 4:20 in the afternoon.  Mainframe 10, 2 identical kickers off the bases, and another off the base.  I roughed him at 150".  I'm not into the scoring thing, but I was asked a bunch of times..
   

He only went about 35 yards total.  After the shot, he went about 15 yds and stopped for 30 seconds to look around. He never knew what hit him. I left him overnight(until 3 AM because I couldn't wait any longer), but had I seen this blood trail, I would have just tracked him down...
     

I knew the hit was forward a bit, and that's why I waited. Here's a pic of the hit. I took him through the shoulder, and the broadhead stuck in the opposite shoulder.  550 gr total weight tapered cedar arrow.

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2012, 10:26:00 PM »
Sweet! Congrats man. Fine buck!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2012, 10:36:00 PM »
Congrats, nice buck, what broadhead you shooting and where was the hit? Thats a sweet blood trail.

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2012, 10:57:00 PM »
Good shooting  ...fine buck!!!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2012, 11:00:00 PM »
Wow! What a stud!

Congrats on a fine buck.

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2012, 11:05:00 PM »
That's one heck of a blood trail!  Great shot on a beautiful buck!  Congrats!     :thumbsup:
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2012, 11:33:00 PM »
Well what a red carpet you laid nice shooting.

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2012, 07:19:00 AM »
Excellent deer, what a blood trail! Congrats all the way around!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2012, 08:12:00 AM »
Well done!!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2012, 08:54:00 AM »
Nice buck!!!!!!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2012, 09:09:00 AM »
Congrats on a super nice buck.

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2012, 09:18:00 AM »
Nice Buck.  :thumbsup:    :archer2:
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2012, 10:05:00 AM »
Yes indeed that's a great buck. Congrats to ya!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2012, 10:12:00 AM »
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2012, 10:21:00 AM »
Nice buck!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2012, 10:43:00 AM »
Very nice!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2012, 01:51:00 PM »
Fantastic!
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #17 on: November 25, 2012, 02:56:00 PM »
Beautiful buck. I always wait in the case of a shot like that too, looks like you hit one of the the main arteries:)

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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2012, 02:57:00 PM »
Awesome animal! Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Success in Illinois, Hill style
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2012, 07:59:00 PM »
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