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Well first off I want to say thanks to everyone that has helped me out in the past year preparing for the season!

This is my first year with a bow, and my first bow kill. I scouted my ass off this spring/summer to get in a good spot.

Now to tell the story, I shot him on the 1st at 8 am. I saw 7 bucks to 1 doe that morning. Him and another buck came in from about 200 yards out, and he stopped behind a tree at 20 yards (while im at full draw) then he stepped into another clearing finally (at about 23 yards) and I stopped him. When I released the arrow, he shot forward. He was spooked already, and Im not sure if he was just starting to bolt, or if my bow scared him, but in al honesty it made me hit him back farther than I would have ever wished. I got down after about an hour and left. Came back about 7 hours later andI walked for 5 hours. Didnt find him. The next day I walked again for 5 more hours. Didn't find him. Went out today, and walked for an hour and I finally found him. I looked up in the air and saw about 15 buzzards flying aroundso I made abee-line to section of the woods. It took 11 hours of searching, but I finally found him. Kind of mixed emotions. It was ugly, again at the same time Im so thrilled. I felt like I was running through the woods once I finally saw him. I absolutely tore myself up over this the last few days.


The pics not the greatest, I was just walking and just used a cell phone as soon as I found him, it was all I had on me!

He's actually an 8 point, there's a smaller point on his left side towards the end.

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Congrats! That is a beautiful first buck!

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Nice buck. Congrats. Got a little mass going on too. Not your average first deer by any means.

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Nice buck , CONGRATS!!

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Nice buck man! You did all the right things....and it shows!

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Yes he does! The pic doesn't do it justice, but that's why I wanted him when I saw him- the height and the mass! Couldn't pass him up!

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Thanks guys!

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WTG XXXXX job, your hard work on not giving up looking paid off handsomely, Congrats

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Alright Teammate!!! Rack Attack on the board!

Excellent job at staying with it and recovering your animal. I think a lot of people should learn from your thread.

Again, Congrats on your 1st!!!

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Congrats on one heck of a first buck!

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congrats!!! very nice first buck!!


GREAT job on the recovery!! hats off to you!!!!


how far was he from where you shot him? what did the arrow hit?? (just curious for informational purposes...)

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thanks man!!

The arrow hit guts but it was at a perfect angle/height. It would have been a great shot had he not jumped/lunged when he heard my bow (or whatever made him go forward-- may have just been bad timing and he started to bolt as I released, Im not sure).He went alot further than what I had ever expected. I kept thinking to myself that since I didn't get down and start tracking, that he probably laid up and died 50-100 yards away from where I shot him. Man was I ever wrong. He went a long ways. I shot him at the orange dot, and recovered him at the pink dot. When I was looking for him, I looked up and down the west side of the bean field 4 times thinking that he may have crossed over to the other side at some point, but I never found any blood. They truly are amazing animals.

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Awesome first buck!

Congrats!

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That is a real nice way to start out you career. Congrats!!

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wow...pretty odd he crossed the open fields....that would been one of the last places i would have looked in all honesty...just seems odd he would do that when he was wounded...looks like a good stretch of field he crossed too....amazing animals....

congrats again!! thats a real nice first buck....

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Incredible!! Now that's persistence. Awesome deer and kudos to you for not giving up.

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You tha man, Congrats sweet buck!

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Congrats. Nice buck.

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That was our thinking too. We couldn't believe he crossed it. Only thing I could think of, was that maybe that was his "domain" back there and he just "went home". I'm not sure either, or maybe something else (don't know what) bumped him on across.

Back over by where I shot him, it's rediculously thick. My legs are cut and scratched and were bleeding yesterday from the briars I was walking through trying to find him. Like you said-- amazing.

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Wow, that is a heck of a story and a great lookin buck. Awesome first deer!


Shgane

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That's a great buck!! Way to be on not giving up, allot of hunters should take some lessons here on what you did. Congratulation's!!

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congrats. what a buck!

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thanks guys!

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Englum, that is one fine buck! Congratulations and my hats off to you on finding your deer. Sounds like the first deer I shot with my bow, about 10+ hours of searching.

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CONGRATS ...YOU DA MAN !

ROLL TIDE
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That's one heck of a buck and you showed true persistance in finding him. Congratulations to you! You definatly deserved him. Good Job.

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nice job teammate!! woot wooooooooot

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thanks again everybody!!

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Great buck.Got my first Wed.not as big as yours.

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Way to go!!!
Congrats!

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congrats and way to keep after him. I hunted for 13 years before I got my first buck and he was no where that big.

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Way to stay with it! Congrats on a dandy first buck!

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Awesome!!! Congrats.. That's a beauty!
Nice shooting!

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very nice. Congrats

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congrats! Nice buck!! How warm did it get in the days you were looking?

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Congrats. That is a great first deer, first buck, and a great deer all around. Real nice mass on him. Way to stick with it and make sure you find him. A lot of guys would have given up sooner.

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Wow that's a real nice buck, let alone a first buck. Congrats, very nice deer.

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Great job, nice buck. Looks like he has some good mass.

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Great Deer! Great story!! Kudos to you for sticking to it and finding that deer! You are a great example for us all!!
Congrats!!

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Awesome job, man! Great deer...something to be proud of for a lifetime. Like an earlier poster stated, odd that he crossed the open field. Next time someone has difficulty with their recovery, I hope they think back to your story of persistance.

Give yourself a pat on the back for doing the right thing.