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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: wapiti1997 on April 28, 2015, 08:29:38 pm

Title: Finally!
Post by: wapiti1997 on April 28, 2015, 08:29:38 pm

My second year hunting with a selfbow, after several misses I finally got it done!  No blind, DSD breeding pair decoys and a ghillie suit, 7 yard shot.  Carbon arrow, magnus bullhead.

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/Hunting/2015_0888_zpskkdgblfm.jpg) (http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/joelacefield/media/Hunting/2015_0888_zpskkdgblfm.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Danzn Bar on April 28, 2015, 09:07:46 pm

Congrats Joe......well done!!!
DBar

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Badly Bent on April 28, 2015, 10:38:10 pm

Grab your bow man there is another live one just to your right.  ;D

Now to get serious, nicely done Wapiti, thats a heck of an accomplishment. I still haven't taken so much as a feather off a turkey with a selfbow so I'm jealous. Had 6-10 shots over the years and all clean misses.
Thats a beautiful bird you got there, congrats. :)

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: H Rhodes on April 29, 2015, 01:21:05 am

Congratulations!  Awesome accomplishment.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: chamookman on April 29, 2015, 04:27:59 am

Outstanding - congrats ! Bob

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: Chief RID on April 29, 2015, 05:15:03 am

Thanks for the pic. Thanks for the details. Congrats on a great hunt!

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: bubbles on April 29, 2015, 02:37:07 pm

Nice! Did you get him in the head?

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: wapiti1997 on April 29, 2015, 02:43:39 pm

Yes, a body hit with a bullhead just bounces back.  A dead center hit in the wattles will bounce back as well...  I've killed 30 or so birds with a bow, body shots- even hit perfectly can still run or fly great distances.  I've had 3 that I cut the spine in half between the legs and wings still get airborne and fly a couple hundred yards before dying..  The neck and head are as big as the internal vitals, you can see them and when you miss, you just miss.  A miss by an inch or two body hit is a wasted bird with a standard broadhead.

When you miss with a bullhead you don't lose the arrow.  I miss a lot...

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: TRACY on April 29, 2015, 05:55:11 pm

Congratulations Joe ! That is quite the challenge to conquer.


Tracy

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 29, 2015, 07:38:20 pm

Who has two thumbs, a pile of osage shavings, a turkey tag, and is jealous?

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: wapiti1997 on April 29, 2015, 07:50:05 pm

A little video of the bounce back from the wattle hit, and a couple of misses... poor video, out of focus, bad lighting... I stopped it before the cussing ensued... (http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/Hunting/th_opening%20day%202015_zpswsu4zjto.mp4) (http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/Hunting/opening%20day%202015_zpswsu4zjto.mp4) 

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: RyanR on April 29, 2015, 08:30:44 pm

Good deal, congratulations.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: crooketarrow on April 30, 2015, 10:28:15 pm

   SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

  BUT HOW HUNTS WITH A SELFBOW AND SHOOTS CARONS.

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: wapiti1997 on May 01, 2015, 05:23:45 am

That would be me.  I haven't mastered the skill of getting two primitive arrows to hit the same yet...

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: osage outlaw on May 04, 2015, 07:59:54 am

Nice job Joe! 

Title: Re: Finally!
Post by: PeteC on May 08, 2015, 02:04:42 pm

Excellent job! Congrats. God Bless