Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
04-23-2003 | 11:25 AM
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Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
I responded to the " Grunting" topic on the deerhunting board and my response brought back a serious adrenalin rush to me.
Last bow season I had a nice 10 directly under my tree and he eventually worked his way to about 7-8 yards from the base of the tree. All I had was a small window of pine branches to shoot through before he was possibly going to go off in a " very wrong" direction. At full draw I let out a quiet mouth grunt and he stopped in this small window and I shot a hair high and dumped him in his tracks!!! WOW...after I quickly put another one in him to expire him, I just stared straight up in the sky and said WOW...Dad, thank you, thank you (he passed on several years ago and was a true hunting bud)
This was a first for me....anyone else ever have this experience with a bow??
Last bow season I had a nice 10 directly under my tree and he eventually worked his way to about 7-8 yards from the base of the tree. All I had was a small window of pine branches to shoot through before he was possibly going to go off in a " very wrong" direction. At full draw I let out a quiet mouth grunt and he stopped in this small window and I shot a hair high and dumped him in his tracks!!! WOW...after I quickly put another one in him to expire him, I just stared straight up in the sky and said WOW...Dad, thank you, thank you (he passed on several years ago and was a true hunting bud)
This was a first for me....anyone else ever have this experience with a bow??
04-23-2003 | 11:29 AM
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RE: Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
Yes, I' m sure a lot of us have. Anyone who has ever spined a deer has, and I suspect a lot of us have. I did last year. I hope I never do again. I was not elated at all. I felt like crap about having to put another arrow in him. I would much prefer to shoot them in the lungs and have them run off for half a minute.
04-23-2003 | 11:36 AM
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RE: Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
MOCraig...the second arrow was nearly instantanious and he expired almost immediately. Faster than any other deer I have taken through the lungs and or heart. Sorry if I upset you.
04-23-2003 | 11:48 AM
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RE: Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
MOCraig...the second arrow was nearly instantanious and he expired almost immediately. Faster than any other deer I have taken through the lungs and or heart. Sorry if I upset you.
04-23-2003 | 12:37 PM
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RE: Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
I nailed a doe one time between the eyes (not intentionally, she moved her head for you lawyers). She fell over dead without a twitch. Not proud of that one. Just glad it worked out okay. [:' (]
04-23-2003 | 01:10 PM
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RE: Have you ever dropped a deer in it' s tracks?
the last three deer I took droped in there tracks.two of them were dead in 15 to 20 sec.I mean FAST.the third was expired by the time I could climb down from my tree and get to him.
I will take that shot anytime.[8D]
I will take that shot anytime.[8D]
