My first primitive archery, stonehead deer!

[Anaconda 12]

Well being a longtime traditional bowhunter I took the time and the step backwards and made myself a primitive osage selfbow being very pleased with the way it turned out and shot I was ready to try and take a deer with it.  I contacted a friend and member here Billy Berger and he knapped a few heads for me I hafted them to some shafts with sinew and pine pitch and was ready for the woods.  I was very confident with the way I was shooting the bow and now all that was left was time in the deer woods.  I had numerous opportunites nearly everytime out but they never felt "right" then one early morning I spotted a broken horn spike feeding my way down a privet hedge I immediately thought to myself if presented a good shot I was going to try and put the nice little deer in the freezer.  As he continued my way I was already picking my spot on his chest and as if in slow motion and out of instinct the arrow hit the exact spot i was aiming at the deer jumped and ran approximately 40 to 45 yards through some heavy privet I did not hear him go down but was confident in the shot as long as the stone head did its job.  As I climbed down from my stand I could not help but get that first time feeling through my body and after taken 74 deer with a longbow over the years I recognized the excitement again that I felt long ago.  It did not take long to locate the spike I found the head end of the arrow and soon found the fletch end along a MASSIVE bloodtrail the arrow had entered high mid rib and exited in tight behind the off front leg insuring a excellent trail.  After a moment and pictures and 47 calls to Bill Berger whom would not answer the phone I field dressed the prize.  From a quote from a certain television figure " The Hard Way" I think not, it is "The Only Way".  Many thanks Billy and by the way I really enjoyed the hunt last weekend! 

I have also enclosed a short video describing the kill:









Some Forensics WARNING GRAPHIC!

[Don]

That's pretty cool.
I couldn't get the audio to work on your video.
Would have like to hear what you had to say.

Don

[PeteC]

Great job on the hunt,nice bow,and neat video. God Bless

[billy]

HEy Quinton,

That's awesome dude, and the pics are great!!  I really liked the story!  Glad you finally got to nail a deer with a stone point.  I can't wait till I get another one...hopefully it'll happen before the season closes.  Slam some more with the other points you've got...they look better when they're covered in blood anyway.

I totally enjoyed the hunt with you as well, and my confidence has soared ever since I adopted your aiming/shooting technique.  WOW!!  What a difference.  Keep in touch brother and we'll get together again soon.  MAybe if you're in my neck of the woods you could hang with me and we could shoot squirrels.  The damn deer hunting where I live SUX, but there are lots of squirrels to shoot at, which is fun and good practice! 

[hawkbow]

Great job brother, fine shot on a great looking deer... thanks for sharing .. Hawk a/ho

[Pat B]

Excellent!!!    Still waiting for my first with stone.   Maybe next year.     Pat

[TRACY]

Congratulations! That is quite a feat. Looks like some fine eating as well!

Tracy

[Susquehannock]

Congrats on a fine buck! I really enjoyed your video and I look forward to my first primitive deer. Thanks for sharing.

Jason

[Sparrow]

Wow ! Really nice  My wife even said "Nice !".. I gut 'em,but she help's to cut and wrap and eat 'em.(She used to work at a meat plant)  Congrat's on the whole thing.   Frank

[Pappy]

Nice deer,and great shot.Congrats.
   Pappy

[GregB]

Congratulations on a well deserved trophy!

[Jesse]

Nice shot. great to show what can be done without the latest high tech gear. You should be proud.

[Cromm]

Great Mate!!
Welcome to the backwards ways...
Thanks for your time.

[huntertrapper]

nicely done! thats great! nice gear ya got there too. good medicine.

[The Singing Bowyer]

Awesome! Great shot... Congrats!