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Offline wapiti1997

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Finally!
« 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.


Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 09:07:46 pm »
Congrats Joe......well done!!!
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #2 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. :)
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2015, 01:21:05 am »
Congratulations!  Awesome accomplishment.
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2015, 04:27:59 am »
Outstanding - congrats ! Bob
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Offline Chief RID

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2015, 05:15:03 am »
Thanks for the pic. Thanks for the details. Congrats on a great hunt!

Offline bubbles

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2015, 02:37:07 pm »
Nice! Did you get him in the head?

Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #7 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...

Offline TRACY

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2015, 05:55:11 pm »
Congratulations Joe ! That is quite the challenge to conquer.


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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2015, 07:38:20 pm »
Who has two thumbs, a pile of osage shavings, a turkey tag, and is jealous?
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #10 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...  

Offline RyanR

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2015, 08:30:44 pm »
Good deal, congratulations.

Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2015, 10:28:15 pm »
   SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

  BUT HOW HUNTS WITH A SELFBOW AND SHOOTS CARONS.
DEAD IS DEAD NO MATTER HOW FAST YOUR ARROW GETS THERE
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #13 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...

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Finally!
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2015, 07:59:54 am »
Nice job Joe! 
I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left