your first deer
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
RE: your first deer
125 lb doe, shot with a bow. I used a string tracker, and when I shot I thought I'd hit low, but the deer crouched a bit. The arrow hit it just right, and the deer took off. The line made a neat sound as it played out, kind of like your drag whining when you're fishing. It was COOL. I cut the line when it stopped, climbed down from my stand and then the line started moving again. I chased it down, and then followed it to find the deer, which was by then dead. Short drag to the road. My buddy came by to get me a while later and he couldn't believe it, as neither of us had shot a deer with a bow. We loaded it into the trunk of his mother's 1980 Toyota Tercel and brought it home. His mother was pissed, but his dad was stoked.
#25
RE: your first deer
I was 14, last day of the season, 130lb doe at 40 yards with my Remington 870 Wingmaster 16ga. with a slug. almost shot a spike horn that day too. Was on a deer drive. next was a button buck in southern tier, Next two were 6 points the following season, and then a nice doe this year with my shotgun at 60 yards. 4 out of five i shot with my shotgun, the bigger six point was with an open sight marlin 336 .30 at 125yds, right in the back
#27
RE: your first deer
After hunting for about 4 or 5 years, and having never even getting a shot, I was about ready to give up hunting. The next year I was bow hunting a better piece of property and in bow season, I shot at a nice doe, but missed! I did not have any doe tags for gun season, so I had to let several shootable does go. That got my hunting interest up to a new level and the next seaon, with better equipment and more practice, I arrowed my first deer, a nice doe! Later that season, I shot my first buck, a 4 point, with my rifle. That was several years back and, I have always killed at least one deer a season ever since!
#29
RE: your first deer
Mine was a button about 120 lbs with a Remington 870 20 ga on a drive on a small farm. About 9:00 got one lung it went about 70 yards fell got back up and fell right back down. I had to finish off with my knive[>:]. Got this one 3 years ago. http://www.ohiohunter.bravehost.com/personal.html the one on the top