This is my first post been lurking all summer.....i pick up my first recurve in late june,been bowhunting with training wheels for 10 years,at first it was just intrest,which soon became my passion,i shot every day all summer.our season opens in sept. so I thought no way will I be able to hunt this year with a recurve,well shooting every day that change,i just took to it,I decided that I would start the season with my recurve.Well openin day comes and goes saw a few deer no shots.The next day on stand just felt like a great day,7am i see a doe and 2 fawns feeding on acorns,working my way still about 50-60 yards out.When all of a sudden I hear a huffing sound,Ive hear deer make some strange sounds before but never this sound.the does spook and run off,I start to scan the laurel around me ,and spot a buck 20 yards out staring at the does,hestarts to feed off ,I see and opening for a clean shot.Quartering away slightly,I stop him and the rest was like autopilot kicked in i remeber watching my arrow bury behind his shoulder and him bond off.After I calm down(this was an adrenaline rush like I have never felt,I AM HOOKED)I tracked him 120yards(double lung and top of heart), find him,give my thanks.I now know the passion of traditional bowhunting.
Topic: First traditional kill (Read 847 times)
