2014-2015 Success Thread


Straight Shooter

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Haven't been here in a long while, but figured I'd share my buck from this year! Got him September 13th, so one month ago today! :)

Small 5 point, but I couldn't be more proud!

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PSE Stinger 54lb draw, NAP Thunderhead Edge broadheads

5 yard shot.... only ran 60 yards before dropping in his tracks. Shot was a tad higher than I would've liked (because of the hard angle I'm surprised I didn't shoot over him!), but it still did the job! :D

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Congrats Alisha and RangerClay.

I hunted the first Saturday of our archery season (10/4). A cold front had moved in and deer were active. I saw 8 deer that morning, 6 of which were bucks. The first deer I saw was a bachelor group of 4, 2 of which were 3.5 yr olds and one was 4.5 or older. They never got closer than 60 yards and didn't respond to calling. I snuck out and snuck back in to the same stand that evening, hoping they would come back by on their way to my plot. For once, a plan worked. As I was watching the 3.5 yr old 8 pointer feed 60 yards below me, I heard 2 bucks sparring at the edge of my plot 80 yards away. The leaves were too thick to see anything where they were. After a bit they quit and started feeding farther into the plot. I saw it was the 3.5 yr old 10 pointer and the older buck. I grunted and they came right to me, rubbing trees along the way. I shot the older buck at 15 yards.........and caught part of the shoulder blade, getting very little penetration. I wanted to throw up watching him run off with most of my arrow hanging out of him. I tracked him several hundred yards that night and looked a few hours the next morning with no luck. He had crossed onto the neighboring property, and a couple of days later I was able to find out who the landowner is and obtain permission to look. The following Saturday my wife and I found what was left of him. I was ready to throw up again because I hoped and really expected that he would heal up, considering where I hit and how far he had gone.

I won't post the field pic because the coyotes and vultures had done a number on him. Here is the finished product, boiled, bleached and hanging in the living room.

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