First bowkill was a doe in 1981. About 1/2 hour before dark a doe and two fawns walked by at 20 yards. I shot and then got down with my tree stand (old Baker) and walked to where I thought it had run. She only made it 50 yards.
First buck was my second bowkill and was with 10 minutes left in the season in 1984. I had missed this 8 pt. 2 days earlier at 6 feet (shot right over its back). Walking out the morning before I found his scrape so got off work at noon the last day, climbed a tree and straddled a limb 14 yards from his scrape. Saw 14 deer that afternoon. Rut was in full swing. Ten minutes before the season ended saw the same 8 pt. walking 35 yards away. Rattled and he came into the scrape. Proceeded to spine him<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>. Scored 113. My best to date.