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Author Topic: Ending a two year slump  (Read 562 times)

Offline tzolk

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Ending a two year slump
« on: November 21, 2015, 02:41:00 PM »
I couldn't call in the big rack buck that was grunting and making all kinds of noise right before bedding down a doe but this guy came in an hour later. 15 yard ground shot with my Toelke Super D, Easton FMJ with a 200 grain Abowyer Bonehead single bevel.
I waited until he was slightly quartering away. I drew back real sloooooow and when I was ready to take the shot, my eyes went all blurry. Blurry!!! I opened and closed them a few times but they didn't improve. I reached the point when I felt it was time to shoot and let loose the arrow. The arrow hit him and he went right down. He fell on the side of the arrow , left side, and kicked a couple times, lifted his head then he settled down. Looks like I caught him in both lungs and maybe the bottom of the heart. Not sure about the heart if the cut was from my arrow or my knife. Never thought a deer would just drop from a lung shot. It wasn't a pass through. Anyone ever have that happen? Wasn't even close to his spine. Can't complain about a zero yard recovery though.


 
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Offline NBK

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2015, 02:44:00 PM »
No explanation for the short track job but nice work anyway!
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Offline Joeabowhunter

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2015, 02:47:00 PM »
Congrats. I've never seen one drop like that unless it was spined.
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Offline 23feetupandhappy

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2015, 03:02:00 PM »
:clapper:  
Nice shot and cool pic!!!!
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Offline ti-guy

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2015, 03:02:00 PM »
:thumbsup:
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2015, 03:42:00 PM »
I had it happen to me with an elk one time. Knocked him off his feet like i had hit him with a 30-06.   :eek:   ...never seen anything like it before or since either.... dad burn thing just dropped.     :thumbsup:
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Offline Caughtandhobble

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2015, 03:48:00 PM »
Way to get it done Todd!!!
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Offline huntnmuleys

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2015, 03:53:00 PM »
Had it happen on a deer once as well. Congrats!
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Offline DannyBows

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2015, 04:10:00 PM »
Well done!    :thumbsup:
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Offline Igor

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2015, 04:18:00 PM »
Excellent!
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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2015, 04:19:00 PM »
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2015, 06:09:00 PM »
Congrats!!!!
" 3 legged 2x4 " , That's awesome Kirk!!
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Offline KyRidgeRunner

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2015, 06:35:00 PM »
Congrats sir
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Offline K.S.TRAPPER

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2015, 06:40:00 PM »
Congrats!

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Offline bowhuntrmaniac

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2015, 06:52:00 PM »
Very nice . Your brain took over the shot process after the visualization and your release was automatic. (At least that my explanation and I'm sticken' to it!) Hey I've got a Toelke Whip and I gotta get an animal with it! Maybe a javelina in Jan.!
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Offline soap creek

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2015, 06:54:00 PM »
Congrats! I had that happen to me one time on a young buck. My arrow hit the off side shoulder. I suppose the shock of hitting bone dropped my buck.
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Offline goingoldskool

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2015, 06:55:00 PM »
Nice shooting!

Nothing wrong with a short tracking job!

God bless,

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2015, 07:54:00 PM »
Congrats!

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Offline tzolk

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2015, 08:42:00 PM »
Kirk, that's a crazy story!!!

Thanks fellas! I'm pretty sure it stuck his heart, he expired in under 2 minutes after I hit him.
Man, there was a real nice buck grunting and tearing stuff up about a hundred yards away. I finally saw the big tined guy hit the edge of the clearing with a doe and he wasn't going to be bothered coming my way.

Then this guy comes in and I figured why pass on this opportunity.
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Offline South MS Bowhunter

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Re: Ending a two year slump
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2015, 09:36:00 PM »
Great job Todd!
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