My first primitive archery, stonehead deer!
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Well being a longtime traditional bowhunter I took the time and the step backwards and made myself a primitive osage selfbow being very pleased with the way it turned out and shot I was ready to try and take a deer with it. I contacted a friend and member here Billy Berger and he knapped a few heads for me I hafted them to some shafts with sinew and pine pitch and was ready for the woods. I was very confident with the way I was shooting the bow and now all that was left was time in the deer woods. I had numerous opportunites nearly everytime out but they never felt "right" then one early morning I spotted a broken horn spike feeding my way down a privet hedge I immediately thought to myself if presented a good shot I was going to try and put the nice little deer in the freezer. As he continued my way I was already picking my spot on his chest and as if in slow motion and out of instinct the arrow hit the exact spot i was aiming at the deer jumped and ran approximately 40 to 45 yards through some heavy privet I did not hear him go down but was confident in the shot as long as the stone head did its job. As I climbed down from my stand I could not help but get that first time feeling through my body and after taken 74 deer with a longbow over the years I recognized the excitement again that I felt long ago. It did not take long to locate the spike I found the head end of the arrow and soon found the fletch end along a MASSIVE bloodtrail the arrow had entered high mid rib and exited in tight behind the off front leg insuring a excellent trail. After a moment and pictures and 47 calls to Bill Berger whom would not answer the phone I field dressed the prize. From a quote from a certain television figure " The Hard Way" I think not, it is "The Only Way". Many thanks Billy and by the way I really enjoyed the hunt last weekend!
I have also enclosed a short video describing the kill:
Topic: My first Stone arrow point and primitive kill! (Read 1286 times)
