I have been hunting for about 4 years now and have taken deer during gun season but yeaterday morning had a totall differant feel to it. I saw about 8 deer yesterday morning three of them were being chased by a coyote only stopping long enough for me to range the smaller of the three (44 yrds) then they walked off. shortly after that I had another doe come in straight behind my stand and as I turned to see what the sound was we made eye contact and she snorted hit the ground and was gone. Then I noticed three more does coming from a totally unexpected area and I had zero cover on that side to hide any kind of movement. They were in between were I had range that doe earlier and 20 yrds. I knew this from doing some ranging at first light. I waited for them to get a little closer somewhere in between 20 and 44 yrds then I drew my 65 lbs general to full draw and waited for them to get closer as soon as I thought they would they started to veer away so I new I had to make a decision not to mention my arms were starting to get tired. Now I practice at 20 yards and occasionally move out to 30 so I madea judgement onher range used my 30 yrd pin a little high andbecause she was quartering towards me a bit Iaimedin front of her right shoulderand let the arrow fly......... SMACK!!!!!!Double lung .......sheran about 40 yards andwent down.I hit her at 35 yrds I was very confident and sure of the shot but when I saw that red glow of my nock v-line for the exact area I aimedI knew at that point it was agreat shot.

I always tell gun hunters who've never bow huntedthat they just wouldn't understand when it comes to explaining the difference. I think you just got bit with the bowhunting bug 90899. I think bowhunting brings out a primal feelingin us that is an ancient instinct passed down from 1000's of hunter generations before us, an instinct of a predator that drives us tohunt in close quarters using our own body energy to launch the lethalprojectile. The feelingof bowhunting cannot be put into wordsto anyone who has nottaken a bow in his/her hand and performed this ritual. Nice job!

Congrats on your first with a bow. That one is usually the hardest to get.

Awesome, congratulations. Its a great feeling getting your first with a bow!

Congrats!!

congrats. nice job

Congrats on your first bow kill. Nice doe.

Yes Dopler you are absolutly right... Bit and bit hard! There is a total differant feeling between the two Bow hunting test you more andthat morning when I released that arrow it was like every thing went into slow motion from the impact to when she disappeared behind some thick brush were she went down for the last time.

Congrats on the big ole doe.

congrats! that first one is always the toughest to get