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Offline TRACY

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What a hunt!
« on: November 10, 2008, 02:33:42 pm »
After three years of hunting exclusively with my own gear, I finally connected with good results. I had a pair of button bucks stop broadside at 6 yards. I picked a spot and released. The arrow passed through both lungs and the deer took off and disappeared with some crashing and then silence. I nocked another arrow and sat down to review what happened when a half rack buck waded into the creek next to me. He wandered away from me and so I decided to try grunting by mouth. He stopped, turned and headed directly to me. He stopped at 6 yards to smell the arrow lying on the ground and then spooked off and stopped at 14 yards with no shot available. I grunted again and he turned to the right a little for a near broadside shot. It just had that strange feeling of being right on when I released the arrow. He went 40 yards and then piled up. Man was I in heaven! I harvested the hickory tree that I made that bow out of in the same woods. Sorry to ramble.

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Offline TRACY

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 02:35:27 pm »
Forgot to add that this all took place in 6 minutes.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 02:36:24 pm »
Congrats sounds like a great time :)
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 02:47:56 pm »
cant argue with that.  turned out real nice. congratulations to ya. - Ryan
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Offline Okie

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 04:48:58 pm »
Super job Tracy. Looks like some fine eatin'.


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Offline cracker

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2008, 05:31:31 pm »
Hi Tracy
   Great shooting wish I could have luck like that
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Offline hawkbow

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2008, 08:21:07 pm »
GREAT JOB BROTHER!!!! hunting with a bow you made is worth the time spent out there in itself, to harvest two deer in an honorable way with your equipment is icing on the cake...A/ho HAWK
IT IS BETTER TO LOSE WITH HONOR. THAN TO WIN THROUGH DECEPTION...


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Offline Ryano

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2008, 08:57:19 pm »
Sweet! Nice double! It doesnt get any better than this, does it.... :)
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Offline cowboy

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2008, 09:18:37 pm »
Awesome Tracy! I don't get any better than that, congrat's!
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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2008, 10:02:45 pm »
That's awesome.  Congrats!!

Offline Pappy

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2008, 05:13:24 am »
Great story and great success,don't get much better than that. Congrats.
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Offline GregB

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2008, 08:32:28 am »
I bet those six minutes had the ole heart pumping!  ;D  Great story and definitely the way to get-er-done using your own primitive gear! Congratulations!
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Offline TRACY

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2008, 09:21:20 am »
Thanks for the kind words. Definitely worth the wait and ready to do it again.

Tracy
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Offline The Singing Bowyer

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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2008, 09:09:29 am »
Definitley worth the wait....Way to go, Tracy!  ;)
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Re: What a hunt!
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2008, 01:48:16 am »
That's awesome!  Congrats!