JakeE141414 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 I was finally able to get out of the cities for a weekend. I hunt up in Northwestern Minnesota where we have nearly 300 acres to hunt. It was the weekend of the 24th-26th of October. My dad and cousin were with me on the trip, but my cousin was the only other bowhunter. We had the entire property to ourselves and I decided on Friday night that I would try a new spot on Saturday. I went and set up a makeshift blind that was located in between a grove of pines and hardwoods. Saturday morning resulted in no deer what so ever, but it was great to be back in the woods. Saturday afternoon was 50 degrees with a little bit of cloud cover. I decided to go and sit in the same spot suspected deer would be moving from the hardwoods through the grove of pines into a farm field. It was about 15 minutes before sunset (we are allowed to shoot 30 min before and after sunset) when a mature doe finally appeared to my right. I started to bend down to grab my bow when the doe looked straight in my direction. The wind was howling so I knew if I stayed still, she would eventually move on. Well after 2 minutes of a stare contest she put he head to the ground and moved another five feet while I grabbed my bow. She only had to walk another foot to be behind a tree where I wouldn't have a good shot, but she stopped with her vitals just to the right of the tree. I pulled back and sighted her at about 30 yards and let her fly. She ran off appearing uninjured. I was able to see her walk for two minutes and thought I had missed. I gave her 45 minutes and then went to check the yardage and arrow. It ended up being 27 yards and I found the arrow covered in thick red blood. I decided to back out and wait 2 hours before tracking her. We went back to the spot I shot her and found the doe only 50 yards from where she was hit. The hit was perfect through both lungs with a complete pass through. Thanks in advance for reading this lengthy story. I was pretty excited as it was the third bowkill in three years for me. Enough talking... here is a picture. Sorry about the bad picture, we didn't have a camera in the field and had to wait until the next morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illinois59 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Congrats on the shot and your patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Congrats on the doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 WTG congrats on the deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 congrats!! maybe a little better angle in the pic next time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie234 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Congrats on your doe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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