Well after my second season of bow hunting I finally got one. I have photos and will post them soon. Here's the story;
After requesting some advice a couple of days I took the advice that was given and moved my stand. I moved it this morning, which took until 1:30 p.m. I didnt know wether I should hunt it that evening but I took a chance. I went and got a coffee and returned getting into the stand at 2:55 pm. At 3:15 I looked to the other side of the corn field and see a buck running right towards me. I barely had time to grab my bow and pull back. As the buck entered the second field (where I was) he was still at a dead run. When he got close enough I grunted and he stopped. I let go, the buck jumped straight in the air and took off. I noticed that he appeared to be limping and I thought the worst "a bad shot". I followed him to the far side of the field as he started up the hill. He stopped at the top of the hill and looked back. I grabbed my binnos and he was gone. I climbed done and walked over to where I shot him and there was a little bit of blood, I then went to my vehicle and waited for an hour and returned to where I had shot, to look around. I found about 6 inches of the top of my arrow covered in blood. I started up the hill and approx 10 yards before the top there he was right where I lost sight of him. He is a 7 point with a broken beam. He is not a trophy but he is to me....my first with a bow!! I want to thank those who took the time to give a rookie like me some advice.

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Congrats. on your first bow kill!!!

"ATTITUDE REFLECTS LEADERSHIP, CAPTAIN!"

Good job!

Zues-
Congratulations! Sounds like you had a great hunt and to be able to think clearly enough (especially on your first bow kill) to draw, anchor, grunt to stop it....and make a clean kill...that is something you should be very proud of and will surely lead to many more connections in the future.

Any bow kill, IMHO, is a trophy...but a 7 point as your first! Awesome! Great decision on waiting if you thought it was a marginal hit...but obviously, it was a good one. Again, congratulations, look forward to seeing the pics.

Enjoy the venison...

Pat in WV



Edited by - springgobbler on 12/04/2002 23:10:47

congrats, sounds like you did everything right. and a nice 7 point buck for the first. way to go, after the first one it starts getting easier but boy did it take a long time for me to get my first. way to go.

Congrates on your first,always will remember the first,waiting for pics

Congrats on your buck and it is a trophy any legally taken deer is a trophy .

Oh boy now you did it , your hooked now , welcome to the addiction . CONGRATS

If information provided by the members of this board have helped you please let us know .

ZUES congrats on your first, and a 7 point to boot! It must be the year for first bowkills, you did better than me, I was into my third full bow season before I got my first, a nice fat doe. This is something you will never forget. I so far have 3 life long deer kill memories, my first wit a gun, a doe, my first buck with a gun, my biggest buck with a gun, and last, but to me a greater accomplishment my first bowkill. Enjoy the memories and congrats again.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club