Author Topic: Late Season Longbow Doe! (Read 1135 times)

Skipmaster1 · « **on:** January 17, 2009, 11:06:00 PM »

I started this thread earlier this week, saying how I was busting out the trad gear for a late season hunt today

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=069323

Well, my planning payed off! After sitting in the stand for 3 hrs in 7 degree weather I was offered a shot by this big doe at 15yds. I was 17' up a pin oakin my LW climber in the middle of a hemlock grove. She came in and turned broadside. I drew, hit my anchor, picked a spot and the shot was perfect! she ran 30yds and tipped over. there was very little blood but the Magnus did it's job!

Arwin · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:07:00 PM »

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome bro!!! Way to pull it off.

Larry247 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:09:00 PM »

Good shot....Its tuff hunting when its this cold, you did good....

Benny Nganabbarru · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:15:00 PM »

Chris Surtees · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:39:00 PM »

BowHuntingFool · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:40:00 PM »

That is awesome bro, a big congrats!!!!!! Nice shootin!

Focusource · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2009, 11:54:00 PM »

Very nice. Hunting in 7 degree weather cannot be easy.

LC · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2009, 12:18:00 AM »

Cool! Ditto to what everyone else said above!

bowhunterfrompast · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2009, 12:47:00 AM »

Congrats

flungonin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2009, 12:52:00 AM »

awsome, love to see a happy hunter and game taken with traditional gear. congrats

Brian Krebs · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2009, 03:57:00 AM »

Guru · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2009, 06:42:00 AM »

Very well done!! Congrats

BTW- what did you do to keep your hands warm enough to make a good shot? Just curious...

ishoot4thrills · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2009, 07:08:00 AM »

Great job! I hunted in 11 degrees in a tree and I thought that was hard to do!

Bonebuster · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2009, 07:33:00 AM »

Awesome...anyone who has spent time in a late season stand knows how difficult it can be.

Congratulations!

wapitimike1 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2009, 07:33:00 AM »

A very nice reward for a great effort, Good job.

Owlgrowler · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2009, 07:36:00 AM »

Nice!! Look at the head on that thing

Skipmaster1 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:29:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Guru:
Very well done!! Congrats

BTW- what did you do to keep your hands warm enough to make a good shot? Just curious...

Thanks everyone. It was a lot of fun. I'm headed out again monday to see if I can get on another! when i got out of the stand i saw 8 deer across the field and one was a great 8pt.

I wasn't actually that cold. I still had a few layers in my pack to still put on and didn't need. I never wear gloves when I hunt, have a fleece hand muff and that thing works freakin' great. I just put my arm through my string and into the muff. when a deer comes in I slide my hands out and I already have my bow in my hand. If it gets really cold or I pull an all day sit I will throw a hand warmer in there and it's like an oven

Skipmaster1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:32:00 AM »

Here is the entrance

Here is the Exit

I guess in hind sight I was a little far forward. I always aim straight up the front leg with my compound, but I want to give myself a little more room around heavy bone with my stick bows. The shot took the top of the heart nearly off.

Skipmaster1 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:34:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Owlgrowler:
Nice!! Look at the head on that thing

Hahha. i know, it's a big doe with a huge head. when it first came in I wasn't gonna shoot, cause I thought it was a shed buck. I got a good look at it and when I saw it was a doe i was pumped!

ISP 5353 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:40:00 AM »

Great job! Looks Yummy!


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