Bowhuntingboy
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The season has taken a turn for the better (after little deer movement during that recent heat!). Last night I saw a nice forkhorn with a really high rack... let 'em go to grow but he was the first legit buck I've seen this season.
Today I went out to hunt an alfalfa field. At about 5:45 pm 3 antlerless entered the field. It was nice to see some deer in the light of day instead of the last minutes of shooting time. I've been wanting to fill a bonus tag but I've passed up quite a few--from young deer... fawns that probably won't survive the winter if I take their mom... or shots neer closing time with cloud cover-makes it tough to see... but tonight it all came together. The older doe was my target. Her two offspring looked healthy enough to survive the winter. They worked their way toward me. The mom got suspiscous, now she was downwind of me. This actually helped me because she stopped broadside, still, and sniffing. I drew back and hesitated since I wasn't fully confident in my bow yet... since I converted to carbons and a different style broadhead... even though I did sight it in good, I hadn't shot a deer with this setup so I wasn't sure of this nice 30 yard shot. I calmed myself and decided to put all faith in my bow as I let that arrow fly. I have never made such a perfect shot on a deer--at least not at this range anyway. Now I trust my bow! I watched my arrow go clean through and I watched her run but 50 yards. I still had a good hour of light to field dress her and trasport her out. What a perfect quality deer management hunt this was. I am pumped. Now I can focus on a trophy for the rest of the season, while still being satisfied by a successful hunt this year. Wait, there's more...
Just got back maybe an hour ago and recieved news that my brother who is bowhunting for his first year (he's 14) harvested a doe tonight too. He must've made a good shot because they said they didn't need my help tracking. What a night. To shoot a trophy is a great thing but to harvest a doe is still just as exciting in the heat of the moment.
Today I went out to hunt an alfalfa field. At about 5:45 pm 3 antlerless entered the field. It was nice to see some deer in the light of day instead of the last minutes of shooting time. I've been wanting to fill a bonus tag but I've passed up quite a few--from young deer... fawns that probably won't survive the winter if I take their mom... or shots neer closing time with cloud cover-makes it tough to see... but tonight it all came together. The older doe was my target. Her two offspring looked healthy enough to survive the winter. They worked their way toward me. The mom got suspiscous, now she was downwind of me. This actually helped me because she stopped broadside, still, and sniffing. I drew back and hesitated since I wasn't fully confident in my bow yet... since I converted to carbons and a different style broadhead... even though I did sight it in good, I hadn't shot a deer with this setup so I wasn't sure of this nice 30 yard shot. I calmed myself and decided to put all faith in my bow as I let that arrow fly. I have never made such a perfect shot on a deer--at least not at this range anyway. Now I trust my bow! I watched my arrow go clean through and I watched her run but 50 yards. I still had a good hour of light to field dress her and trasport her out. What a perfect quality deer management hunt this was. I am pumped. Now I can focus on a trophy for the rest of the season, while still being satisfied by a successful hunt this year. Wait, there's more...
Just got back maybe an hour ago and recieved news that my brother who is bowhunting for his first year (he's 14) harvested a doe tonight too. He must've made a good shot because they said they didn't need my help tracking. What a night. To shoot a trophy is a great thing but to harvest a doe is still just as exciting in the heat of the moment.
