"Livin' Right" Paid Off

[John Scifres]

A few days ago I posted about a new property my brother and I got access to.  Well tonight this area paid off for me and Mike, my little brother.

 

A couple Christmases ago, I gave him the bow, an old Ben Pearson takedown.  It's 45# at 28".  I think Mike draws more like 29".  This Fall, I made him the arrows, some GT Blems tipped with 190 Ribteks.

Around 5:00 he texted me that he shot a doe.  I was happy but worried when he said he only had maybe a third of the arrow in the deer.

I hunted the rest of the night and actually had 2 shots at the same big old doe.  I mmmmisssed both times.  Yikes.  My little brother showing me up    

After dark, I met up with Mike.  The landowner wanted to help with the tracking so we waited.  When he arrived, he said he had seen a weird acting deer on the way in and he and Mike went up to see if they could find blood.  That left me to blood trail.  Thankfully it was a pretty easy job.  Less than 75 yards from first blood, I found his deer.  It was a button buck and he had hammered him in both lungs.  It's his first bow kill, and with a recurve, no less.  I am very proud and happy.

 

[ron w]

Excellent .....and with a neat old bow.....      

[Bjorn]

Nice way to break in a new hunting spot!  

[AWPForester]

Congrats.  God Bless

Congrats to Mike!

Bisch

[Pat B.]

Congrats on your newfound passion !!!

[mmgrode]

Very cool!

[Thumper Dunker]

Thats real cool .      

[Steve Kendrot]

Awesome!

[John Scifres]

By the way, he did get a hole on the opposite side.  He hit a rib to prevent further penetration.  The old bow did its job.

[snakebit40]

Congrats! Great shot too!  

[bruinman]

Congrats, looks like some good eating.

[Bill Carlsen]

Button bucks eat really well...nice job.

[americanhunter7]

Congratulations Mike!    Looks to be a great place for both of you guys John, congrats on the newly found hunting grounds.

[rastaman]

   

[Bowhunter4life]

   Contrats on your first!    

[buckster]

Splendid job on that nice deer John!  Well done.

[Maxx Black]

Well done ! Great photo!. Maxx

[joe ashton]

fire up the BBQ!

[4dogs]