Controlling Missouri's doe population with a bow
10-04-2009, 05:36 PM
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Controlling Missouri's doe population with a bow
Well I didn't see an shooter bucks (just a little forkhorn) but I did see a whole buttload of does this weekend. Satty morning I got into the stand a little late (about 7:30 AM) due to me forgetting my hunting pack with my tags and flashlight in it which made me have to drive back to camp. Anyway, at about 8:00 AM I saw a doe and 2 fawns eating acorns on the ridge just south of my stand and I told myself "I won't take the fawns but the doe is fair game if she gets within range". After about 5 minutes of watching them all of a sudden an unseen deer just south of them blows the deer alarm huff (probably winded me) and takes off south. This causes the fawns and doe to take off north toward my stand. The fawns blow by at light speed but the doe stops 20 yards from me and turns around back south and starts stomping and huffing looking for the danger. That was her last mistake as it presented me a perfect 20 yard broadside shot 
. The shot was just a little high and hit her in the spine which dropped her dead right there. It was actually a perfect place to hit her as she didn't move 3 feet after I shot her but I felt kinda bad as it took her about 15 minutes to expire. My slick trick severed her spinal cord with one side of the blade and hit her 2 lungs with the other side of the blade. It actually damaged the blade cutting through the bone and I'm going to have to replace it. Anyway, here is the pic of her and my damaged slick trick (the slick trick picture is a little fuzzy but you can still see the gash in the blade).
I can't wait to cook up some backstrap for dinner tomorrow night
. The shot was just a little high and hit her in the spine which dropped her dead right there. It was actually a perfect place to hit her as she didn't move 3 feet after I shot her but I felt kinda bad as it took her about 15 minutes to expire. My slick trick severed her spinal cord with one side of the blade and hit her 2 lungs with the other side of the blade. It actually damaged the blade cutting through the bone and I'm going to have to replace it. Anyway, here is the pic of her and my damaged slick trick (the slick trick picture is a little fuzzy but you can still see the gash in the blade). I can't wait to cook up some backstrap for dinner tomorrow night
10-04-2009, 05:47 PM
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10-04-2009, 06:51 PM
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U and rob are freaking hilarious dp. Seriously, I counted at least 20 different does that filtered out by my stand in the morning and evening on Saturday. I almost could have closed my eyes pointed my bow up, shot and killed a doe. I have some serious thinning to do in the late season.....
10-04-2009, 07:05 PM
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Much much easier. You are able to get your whole body into dragging it which leaves your limbs available for grabbing onto trees and such as you ascend hills.
