got 1-after 5 years
 

I have been bowhunting for 5 years and this weekend I finally got a small buck. He was small and maybe I should have let him go, but it put meat in my freezer and gave me my first bowkill. This picture is a prime example of how to NOT take a picture of your deer...in the garage, junk in the background, no camo, no smile....It was late when I finally got the deer and it was too dark for the pictures to work in the woods.

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Congrats,
The confidence you gain with this will help you greatly. Pays to stick to it and not give up. Be proud of your buck...........dabow

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

way to go buckmaster, your first with a bow is always a trophy, the next one will be bigger, your broke the ice, got the skunk out of the boat, you'll forget alot of things, but this won't be one of them, way to stick with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Congrats on your first-------feels good dosn't it:)

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Congrats on the first one! Getting that first one out of the way helps with the nerves when big daddy comes along. :D

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

No way! You've broken the ice now and got some reward for your effort. Do me a favor though, smile:). You should be happy. In the future if you want to raise you standards that's fine. If you start out looking to only kill a P&Y buck you might go 25 years before your first shot let alone kill.

Congrats on first blood with your bow. You'll remember him for a lifetime:)

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Good job, don't feel like you have to apologize for the size of the buck or the picture...we all start somewhere!

Because of all of the ups and downs on your bowhunting journey, the effort, the disappointments along the way, and wondering if it will ever happen for you, that buck is as good as a "Booner"! "First Blood" is something that even time can't wash away.

Big time congratulations!

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Yeah congrats on your first bow kill. It will always be a trophy to you.

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Hey man! That's a deer to be proud of! Bow hunting is not easy and no one here will claim it is. It's all about hard work and sticking to it, and you did that! Congrats! :D:D

RE: got 1-after 5 years
 

Congrats on your first bowkill. :) Are you planning on having him mounted?