My first trad deer with my Kenny M. longbow

[Don Armstrong]

I made 4 Kenny M. design longbows and two Binghams one piece recurves this year. I got a lot of good help here and worried Kenny M. a lot. The second one I made was a desert camo Kenny M.,as you will see in the pictures. We don't have any deserts in Virginia but this bow just fit me better than the others. I practiced a lot this year. I hunted the last 13 days and have only seen two deer and one coyote. Didn't get a shot at any of them. I put up a stand on Sunday on my 5 acres that we bought in January. It is about 80 yards from my house. I had two deer come by this morning at 7:45 and when I reached for my bow, one saw me and they turned inside out and ran to the bottom my hill, snorted at me for about 5 minutes. About an hour later 3 came down the ridge and one gave me a shot at 15 yards. I watched the arrow go right where I was looking. This was only, the second shot, I have ever shot at a deer with trad gear. I missed one about 5 years ago. Have killed a lot of deer with a wheel bow, muzzleloader and a rifle but this was the best one yet. It was a doe but I'm as happy as if it was a 10 pointer. The bow is 64" and 51@ 28". I was shooting Gold Tip blemish 35-55, full length, with 100 grain brass insert with Woodsman heads. I made a Dynaflight 14 strand string and was shooting 3 under. Sorry for the long story. Don

 

[BOWMARKS]

The first one is great aint it!! Who am I kidding they all are.  

Nice job you did on the bow.

[Tajue17]

thats a sexy dang riser!!! good shot too!!!  nice deer!!!

(thats my triple wammy)

[Bernie B.]

Great looking doe and bow!  You couldn't ask for a better shot!  Congratulations!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Swinestalker]

Beautiful animal, great looking bow, and no more perfect shot has ever been made. Congratulations.

[rastaman]

Way to go sir!      

[DannyBows]

Well Done! That bow is a beauty, nice work.    

[GWV]

Good job!  Dang son, that is a good looking bow!

[Bladepeek]

Nice shot and that bow's sure easy on the eyes.

[Apex Predator]

Great job man!

[wildgame]

congrats, and one heck of a shot!!

[kennym]

Don, that bow is SWEET!!        

Great job on the doe, and the bow!!      

[longbowben]

Nice bow and a great shot.

[njloco]

That was a good choice on a beautiful bow, and a good shot too !

[House]

Great bow...great doe...great shot!

Congrats!

Travis

[JV Rooster]

Nice job on both.

[Oliverstacy]

Originally posted by longbowben:
Nice bow and a great shot.

+1...I believe that shot would be called "center punched"!

Awesome!

Josh

[frank bullitt]

  Nothing better!

[KentuckyTJ]

And that's where you want to hit one, great shot.

[GREASEMAN]

Congrats!!
It's a GREAT feeling isn't it!!