Hmmm... never was too good at practicin what I preach  :D  cides I think he was just 11 1/2 er something like that  

Yep that be the one Mickey, course I didn't know it when I told ya that.    it definately got the blood flowing.

Dang Walt appreciate the offer and if I can get caught up some around here I'll take ya up on it.

Doug aint skeerd...are ya Doug?

Congrats on the Lope as well my friend.....nice work.

Great pics Doug. That was pretty invigiorating I bet.

Great shot Doug        

Very glad you were able to get back and show them to us      

Man this is a great thread. Congrats to all you guys that have hit your mark. The photo's are awsome. I'll be starting my season on Saturday and hope to get some good pics to post here. A guy at my local bow shop told me, "You can't kill anything with a stick bow." I'll have to show him this site.

Dang, Doug.  That second photo is real interesting, your heart was probably making a lot more noise than you wished at that point.  Going from hunter to "never mind" is an interesting transition.

I finally had time to look back through the posts - awesome stories and photos, and they should only get better as the fall progresses!  Wow, we have some talented folks here on Tradgang.

Doug, That's a bear that I don't want to find under my treestand.  Great picture...I'd need one of those vibration stablizers on my camera to get a focused picture  

Here in the western suburbs of Boston, we have a bear problem too!  This blackie got into our horse grain shed the other night.  Might just have to try your technic in my stand...Doc
 

I'm pointing to the scene of the crime.....up on the bench where I missed the most beautiful sitka blacktail buck I've ever seen, crowned with a big velvet rack with many points.  The rainbow appeared during my stalk, I thought for sure it was a sign from Above, so I moved in close and.......missed!  

That's just too funny Jefff!!!!!!!

I think the lower lip says it all  

Ohh Jeff mate !!

Its painful when you dud one after all that practice , I havnt been shooting Traditional bows all that long (From Compound)I practice a lot but on a recent hunt for pigs I missed two sitters, it burns into your mind like a stain on white carpet , thats a great photo though and super looking country to be in hope you get another shot at him soon.

Simon

Jeff~

That is a great shot! ( No Pun Intended)!

At least you HAD a shot!

have a great season!

Trust me, don't go goat hunting.  

Wow! Them's some great pictures! I'm in awe!    

Today I killed my very first stickbow buck in Tioga County Pa. I was sneaking along an oak bench, and spied him feeding my way. I ducked behind a big old oak tree, and he walked right in and offered a 11 yard quartering away shot.

 I'm hooked. Man am I hooked. God I am so hooked. After 32 years of chasing whitetails with archery gear, I have been reborn as a bowhunter.

 I got ALOT of good info from the guys on this site and the gang on the Bowsite. I am eternally grateful to those folks.
 

Nice buck...congrats!

Chris

A co-worker (Sharkey1) has been talking to me for several years about converting from a wheeled bow to a trad bow.   I took his advise and started shooting a recurve late last year.  I have not taken an animal with it yet but love shooting it and man am I hooked.   This is the first year I started hunting with my recurve.  
 Sharkey1 has not hunted in a few years due to a his job and hours but started back up and this is a pic of him walking to his stand.   He dooes not know I took the pic or that I have posted it.  LOL
 

This is a pic of my Bigriver recurve and the back ground is one of the farms we hunt.
 

Congrats on a fine buck and story Festus. That had to be exciting  

Way to go Festus!!!  I'll be heading to Susquhanna County in a couple weeks to hunt with my dad.

Kev
Nice buck and congrats! It's nice to see that there are still some deer left up in the north country.