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Author Topic: It Was a Good Day  (Read 449 times)

Offline jjwaldman

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It Was a Good Day
« on: October 09, 2012, 09:30:00 PM »
So I am up early to meet my hunting buddy for a public land hunt.  We pull in around a quarter to six and start to walk to our spots.  It is foggy as all get out!  I know the general area that I will be hunting, but not sure of the tree, so I needed it to be just getting light.  Sure enough I found a tree close to a couple fresh rubs and proceeded to put up the lone wolf sticks.

I tied my tree saddle off, got the bow on its hanger, and realized that I needed to trim a couple branches to my left.  I look right going for the saw, and see a buck about 40 yards out and closing fast.
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2012, 09:32:00 PM »
ooh boy..sounds like a good story coming..cant wait   :campfire:
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 09:33:00 PM »
then what?
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Offline Cyclic-Rivers

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2012, 09:35:00 PM »
:coffee:
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Offline goldflinger

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2012, 09:35:00 PM »
Anticipation  :-)
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2012, 09:37:00 PM »
One problem!  My tab is in my pocket. After a second of trying for it I ditched the idea in favor of nocking an arrow.  By the time the arrow was nocked he was at three yards and about to clear my last shooting lane.  I hit anchor and released.  I hit him high and he went right down.  I nocked another arrow, hit anchor, and my brain was telling me something wasn't right as I hit anchor.  I realize that I put the cock feather in and couldn't feel it on my nose.  I release and put it through both lungs (mind you this happened in seconds).

 

Got him home, went to work, got home around 4:00, and spent the next 4 hours processing him.  Finished around 8 and made dinner.  Tenderloin, Mushrooms, and Onion were never so good!

This is my first deer with a recurve, and my first deer on public land.  Woohoo!!

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Offline BOHO

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2012, 09:37:00 PM »
lol  theres a trend going on here for sure
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Offline jjwaldman

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2012, 09:39:00 PM »
He had a small rack, but a good size body, which is fine for me.  More deer meatballs!
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2012, 09:40:00 PM »
Obligatory tenderloin post

 
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Offline jjwaldman

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2012, 09:44:00 PM »
A note on the tree saddle.  I will not go back to a regular climber.  This is my second season.  I now feel like a seasoned pro with it.  It is the only way to go!
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Offline soap creek

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2012, 09:44:00 PM »
Way to go! Nice job keeping it together, and makeing the follow up shot.
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Offline Eric S

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2012, 09:56:00 PM »
:thumbsup:  Congratulations
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2012, 09:58:00 PM »
Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2012, 09:59:00 PM »
Congrats on a great deer and meal!

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Offline Hooper

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2012, 10:10:00 PM »
Way to go, nice job! Congrats!
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2012, 10:11:00 PM »
Congrats!
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Offline Hoyt

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2012, 10:17:00 PM »
Good Shoot'n!
 
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #17 on: October 09, 2012, 10:27:00 PM »
very nice deer and congrats...vittles looks real good as well
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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #18 on: October 09, 2012, 10:29:00 PM »
Dang, that looks good! Congrats!
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Offline AWPForester

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Re: It Was a Good Day
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2012, 10:59:00 PM »
Heck yeah!  God Bless
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