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Oh what a morning!

5:30am the alarm rings, really don’t want to get out of bed. But since I want one more deer for some jerky I decided I better give it a go, and boy am I glad I did.

It was just one of those mornings, once I got myself set up in my ground blind I could feel it. Around 7:15 out of no where I hear a deer blowing off to the north west, not sure what their deal was, since I wasn’t moving a peep and I was downwind of them. Bummed me out a little bit but they sure didn’t ruin my hunt.

At 7:45 I hear a deer crossing the creek behind me, coming up on the bank to eat apples. Wasn’t until 15 minutes later that I got a visual, it’s a doe. Now she’s at 30 yards behind a few trees munching away, she closes the gap to 5 yards, but still no shot. I had to sit still as a rock until around 8:30 when she finally decides to head off. Quartering away, she reaches my opening at 21 yards. I pick a spot, draw, anchor, release……Thwap! Absolutely perfect double lunger and I watch her run 80 yards then out of sight.

I knew that she was hit hard but I still gave her 2 hours, even though I know she was dead before I even lifted my butt off of my bucket. Easy tracking job, she only went another 5 yards and piled. Ended up being a He, but I wasnt really too upset!:D

I've killed a few deer in my day with various weapons but this was by far the best hunt I’ve ever had. Old Fred was with me today!:)

The spot I was hunting, ravaged with deer sign!

My trophy.

And with that, my season comes to a close!

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Congrat's Al. Nice story and good looking doe.

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Way to go man! Congrats on a late seson deer.

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Awesome Bro. Congrats!

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Nice hunt and pics! What kind of bow and arrows are those?

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I'd say that's a Bear Kodiak recurve by the looks of It and some cedar arrows. Congratulation's Al on a traditional kill!!!! Awesome job!!!!

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Thats a bear kodiak magnum with some cedar arrows I put together.


Thanks for the good words guys!

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Now that's the way to end the season. Congrats.

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Have you shot a few already with a recurve Al?

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Nope that would be my first! That was one of my late season goals, first with trad gear.:)

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Wow, that Is awesome man!!!! A big congratulation's to you!!!!!

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Okay, I never get jealous of someone elses buck, but I'm jealous of that.:D I'm still trying for my first trad kill. Congratulations!

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Freakin sweet man, just awesome.

That looks like a highway of a trail, jeesh.

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congrats! the does taste better anyways ;)

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Great story and pics Al!!!

Congrats on your 1st with traditional gear!

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That's awesome Al! Congrats!

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Congrats Al!

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Yeah me too!

Congrats!

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Nice job Al...congrats! :D

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Congrats on the first trad kill! That's awesome!!

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Awesome Al, sounds like a great hunt!

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Hey Al.

This thread inspired me to go hunting tonight.

I saw 7 deer, and got busted drawing back[&o]

Kudos man.

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Congrats! Great hunt.

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Congrats!

Thats awesome!

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Al that is awesome!!! I want to get one more for jerky myself, but tomorrow is gonna be cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold! I'll be out there tho ;)

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Thanks again everyone, it really was one of the highlights of my short hunting career. Hopefully one of these years i'll get to connect on a nice buck with the trad gear, but first I gotta do it with compound![8D] The day will come!

Time to start scouting for next year, I already found 2 new stand sites that im pumped for, plus ive gotta get the trail cams out to see what (if any) deer survived to get hunted next year. Then shed season, turkey season, then deer season will be right back upon us. Theres just not enough time to do all this!

Have a great night fellas!:D

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Well done, now thats what its all about in my book! Great pic, you look pretty stoked! Congrats!

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Way to go Al. My hat is off to anyone who can get it done with trad gear. What a great way to end the season.

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Just throwin some props out there again before I leave for some predator calling this morning.

That picture is awesome Al.;)

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Great job! Awesome pic and story from using trad gear to busting your butt hunting in the snow.

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Congrats to you, that's a great that you got to get out and do it the Traditional Way!!!!

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Hey Trev good luck this morning, i'll start my predator control regime next weekend.

VS- Thanks man! Its really no issue being out there in the snow for me, personally its my favorite time to be there!

OH, Jack, BHF- Thanks guys!

Preach- Thanks man, its hard to sit on the couch when you know jerky is running around out there isnt it??[8D]

Kyle- thanks man, Kudos.

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Maybe not :eek: I just git up 1/2 an hour or so[8D] Nobody I know that hunts the second season went today.... and my freezer has 2 deer in it ......and it's single digits out there ........and its a mile walk back to my stand .....and I slept in for the first time this season [&:]....Tuesday will be my last chance to put some jerky on the ground ..... I may go this afternoon ...