Wow, I'm really gonna do it.
 

Shot my final 12 arrows tonight in anticipation of our PA opener tomorrow, (all 12 right on the money ;))
Broadheads are sharp, everything is ready to go.


Dammit I'm almost nervous.:D

Keep it under 20 yards, pick a spot, anchor and follow through.
This will be the first time I've ever hauled a recurve into a deer stand with me but it's not something I took lightly, I tuned it well, and spent countless hours practicing.
I really feel like I've come a long way. Ijust hope it comes together and I don't "blank out" if a deer walks up! LOL

I've had several people say to me today....."So you're really gonna do it huh?"[:-]
YEP.

Wish me luck. I feel like it's my very first opening day.

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Good luck matt. Hope you score with it.

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I havent reached that point yet, Ill take my recurve some but the compound is going with also. Im not ready to give up the chance of a booner coming out at 35 or 40 yards and not being able to do it cause all I have is my recurve. Good luck.

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Best of luck Matt.

Passthru79, if you're looking to score on B&C bucks at forty yards, thentraditionalmaynot be a good choice.

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Good Luck Matt. I hope ya get your first trad deer.

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From what I hear Matt scored on a record book 13 point buck this morning. - With the Black Widow.

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Looks like he REALLY did it. Man I can't wait to hear the story & see the pics.

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Congrats again Matt! I'm glad it worked out for you!

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Good luck, its very addictive.

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you'll feel differnt - having a real bow in your hand will make you feel like a truer bowhunter, and the meaning of your first kill will have more significance compared to having taken it with other weapons

if you ever move on to self bows, arrows and trade points, again your challenge is increased greatly and many fold will be your return from that

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Especially if its a monster buck, right Matt!!! Congrats!

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Man....if you only knew!:D

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You all might want to check the bowhunting thread..............he really did it and he did it huge. I have to say this.............he and I practiced alot this summer but he was pretty much obsessed with it......he really put time and effort in it and he earned it rightfully so............congrats to my best bud. AKA....tommy traditional;)[8D]

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22 pages of posts on the deerhunting forum, and he hasn't even announced it here? Matt, you are out of the shrine!

Dang man, that's a heck of a deer. I expect to see the play-by-play on this board too!

Chad

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Matt has been busy so as a good buddy would do I copied this from the othe forum just to help him out.............


Ok, I won't give you guys the long drawn out details just yet.......I'm exhausted, injured and need a frickin nap. LOL
Lets just say this has been the WORST 48 hours and the best 48 hours of my life and through it all I realized that I have some of the best friends a guy could ever want and am blessed plain and simple.

Thank you all for your interest and support it means more than you'll ever know.:):(

I will give the whole story its just do at some point tonight in a journal entry or separate post, it's a doozy but for now here is the buck. I haven't put a tape on him yet except for spread. He is 20 7/8" inside spread on a typical 13pt frame. He would be a 14pt but he busted off his left G2 right at the base, ossibly when he ran I can't tell but it's pretty fresh looking.
Sorry for the lack of my usual pics but sadly he wasn't in the greatest shape when I FINALLY found him. (I'm pretty broken up about that part)

I'll post a pic of me and th ebuck and then a side view of just the deer to show the mass all of his tines are bladed. The straight on shots just don't do the mass justice. (and for scale don't forget I'm 6'3" and 230lbs)
Thank you all again and I'll get the full story, score and more pics up ASAP.






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RE: Wow, I'm really gonna do it.
 

Congrats one more time.

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Change that title to "Wow, I did it!!" because you sure did!

Congrats sir, that's one nice buck and one helluva trial you passed. Hope your eye heals up quickly too.

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Thats awesome man! Congrats to you! It really does feel different and damn good when you take an animal with a recurve or longbow!

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the meat was lost I take it ?