Not really sure if this is the right place to post this story. If not please move it.
Many of you probably know that I made bows and Obsidian point arrows for two people who were determined to hunt with them this year. I told their stories in a post I titled passing it on. I told hunter #1's story but I didn't update hunter #2's story here's an update.
Hunter #2 has been a real good friend and really become excited about all of this Primitive Stuff. He is a busy man with a busy work schedule but he just plain loves the outdoors and hunting of any kind. I made a bow for him and we worked at bare shafting arrows for it. We got it tuned up good and I knapped him a couple Obsidian points that were legal and the right weight to replace his target points.
Sometimes back hunter #2 found enough time in his busy schedule to sneak out to the woods. He went to a tree stand he had practiced from and set up special for hunting with his selfbow. As the sun started its climb into the morning sky a doe and fawn came in. He said the doe sniffed his trail where he had walked in. She continued on and then stopped at about 12yards standing quartering away. He drew his bow and she turned and looked at him. He let his arrow go. He said "it was headed right for my spot, but then she jumped away". He heard the wack of the arrow hitting bone and saw it enter in the does hind quarter. The doe ran off and the arrow fell out, he found it minus it's Obsidian point. He was pretty sure this doe wasn't hurt terribly badly and told me he was glad he hadn't shot one in that area with his compound as it would have suffered.
He never got another shot with his selfbow and he went out with his muzzle loader for meat. He was sure this doe was still around. He called me and told and said he shot a doe and when he skinned her she had a hole where he shot the doe with his selfbow. The hide was healed around the edges and all the meat was good but had a small amount of scar tissue around its edges. When he deboned the hide quarter a piece of Obsidian fell out. He said she was in good shape and wouldn't have know it was the same deer. She had no infection and would have healed completely. He learned a lot from his experience.
If it wasn't for his muzzle loader this would have been the one that got away. He will be hunting again next year with his selfbow good lord willing. I'm really hoping he's successful next year. It really does show you how challenging this Hunting is. Getting close and doing all the other things it takes to get that shot are challenging in their selves. Getting that full draw and shot off undetected is another challenge.
Bjrogg
