A week and a half ago, I received a bow that I purchased from a fellow Trad Gang member. It is a 58” 48# @ 27” Dale Dye Medicine Point recurve; named ‘Providence’ by the man I bought it from. It is a beautiful bow & a great shooter.
A few days after I got it, I took it to my weekly 3D league and shot my highest score to date. Today, after a hard luck season, I decided to take my new bow to the woods. This was going to be my last trip, before I pulled this stand. I thought it was in a good spot. I put it close to a trail that I discovered last year. After sitting in this stand at least 10 times, with only one deer sighting, I had about given up.
Today my luck was starting to change. Seven does came by my stand. I didn’t get a shot at the biggest one, but about an hour before dark, I connected on the second largest of the bunch. It was about a 20 yard shot and she was quartering away. At first I thought I had hit her too far back. But, fortunately I found her 85 yards from my stand, at a fence crossing, where the others had left her behind. I was pleased to see that the shot was better than I thought. It ended up taking out both lungs. Better to be lucky than good. She was a nice, fat 115# doe.
I was using a 2013 platinum plus Easton aluminum shaft & a 125 grain Muzzy Phantom. Total arrow weight, with fletching and wrap, is 456 grains. This Dye is a fast flight compatible bow, but I was shooting a B50 string, which I prefer.
My first trad deer kill. I never expected to be so excited about shooting a doe. I have ‘Providence’ to thank for the successful hunt today. She’s a keeper and has found her last owner. It’s funny how things happen when you least expect it.
Topic: My first TRAD deer kill with pics (Read 748 times)
