Dropped some doe on Black Friday (with pics)

[pitbull]

Congrats on a fine doe!  

[Bonebuster]

Went back and looked again. Great pics!

A job well done.    

It`s good to be "pooped"

[buckeye_hunter]

Jim, Jim, Jim


One doe in the hand is better than a paycheck next week....

Sorry, that's the best I could come up with!


Good job my friend!  

[4runr]

Well done Sir!

[GingivitisKahn]

Thanks guys!  What a fun day.   :D

 

Originally posted by landman:
Khan, I have to assume that you're a relatively young guy.   I know how much work your experience entailed and as an oldster, i don't think I could do it.    You did a great job.

Depends on perspective, I suppose.  Nearly 45.  I remember when our highschool got a new teacher that was 27!!  Thought he was ancient - heh.  Time flies, doesn't it?


 

Originally posted by Mudd:
Congratulations!! What are the specs on your Hill?

God bless,Mudd

From the letter I sent to Craig...

Howard Hill Halfbreed
Yew lams on the belly and back and two bamboo lams in the middle
Clear glass (satin)
Draw weight and length should be 60#@29”
Bow length should be 66"
Bacote riser
Straight grip (right hand)
Moose wrap
Ek antler tips
The bow should be named 'Chili Maker' (rather than Halfbreed)

It's a fun bow to shoot and has picked up a few scars (beauty marks?) here and there.  Give it a few more years and it'll have some character.   :D

 

Originally posted by maineac:
Nice job!  And still made it to work?

Well, the "work" bit was all the pruning, dragging and fishing around in the goopy bits.  That's way harder than what I do for a living - heh.

[longbowben]

Congrats nice blood trail.The chili maker  

[Irish Archer]

GK,

Just wanted to jump in there and say Congrats.

Did you happen to get one of those hero pics with you and the deer both in the photo?

If you did, post her up. You did real good!

Also, been reading some about yew getting darker with age. Have you noticed any change in your bow lams yet?

[Ben Maher]

Hill shooters all the way !

[Drummer@Home]

Way to go brother    I cant wait for the snow so I can figure um out again

[Osagetree]

   

[yellow bow]

[fishmerf]

Great job! It was bitter yesterday afternoon. Congratulations.

Merf

[Eric Sprick]

Great pics and story.  Love that bow.
Well done, Eric.

[NJSwampstalker]

Sometimes all the hard work pays off.  Congratulations.  

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by longbowben:
Congrats nice blood trail.The chili maker      

Lol thanks - I kinda like the name.    :D  


 

Originally posted by Irish Archer:
GK,

Just wanted to jump in there and say Congrats.

Did you happen to get one of those hero pics with you and the deer both in the photo?

If you did, post her up. You did real good!

Also, been reading some about yew getting darker with age. Have you noticed any change in your bow lams yet?

No real hero pics w/ me and the doe though my wife did take a semi-cool one when I got home.  Once I see it, I might try to chunk that out here.

As to the limbs changing color - I don't *think* so but I'm not sure.  It's been pretty dark all along.  If anything is changing, it's the clear glass which is picking up more and more dings.  :-p

Here's a shot I took of it two years ago shortly after I got it...
 

And here's one from a few weeks ago...
 

Looks a bit lighter if anything though that could be a function of the lighting, camera goofiness, sun spots or el nino.

[Irish Archer]

Thanks GK. Nice lookin' bow.

[heydeerman]

Thw Wrath or Kahn!

[Tajue17]

I see alot of harvest pictures but theres just something about seeing a  Howard Hill bow in one thats pretty dang cool,, what kind of broadhead did you use?

[SpankyNeal]

       

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Tajue17:
I see alot of harvest pictures but theres just something about seeing a  Howard Hill bow in one thats pretty dang cool,, what kind of broadhead did you use?

That was a Magnus 125 grain two blade riding in front of a Carbon Express Heratage 250.  The business end passed completely through and buried itself 3-4 inches in the dirt, from the look of the arrow.

Worked like a champ!