Well folks with all the help from all on here and all my hard work this past 9 - 10 months has paid off! I killed my first deer with my Longbow and my first buck ever with a bow!

I went to a spot where hard woods are surrounded by a yellow grassy swamp. The wind was perfect, a slight breeze from NW! I just knew something was going to happen, I was fired up to be in this spot. I get to my tree at around 2:00pm, Lone Wolf was hung by 2:15 and I was set to go! I wait just a bit and let things settle down. I went in with blind calling on my mind, a bit aggressive! I call, with the can, 4 bleats, wait about 2 minutes, then grunt a few times sounding like a buck chasing. Nothing after 15 minutes. Then I hear some movement behind me, I slowly stand up turn to see what the ruckus is, damn squirrels!!!!!! I do the same sequence of calls, the can, grunt a few times. Instanly I hear something coming thru the swamp, I zone in on the ruffles of the leaves KNOWING this is a deer. BAM, I see white horns about 60 yards out or so skirting the hardwoods but heading in my direction. He gets to about 40 yards, stops, in a thick blow down. He stands there for about 5 minutes or so, looking over the woods for the doe or buck that was doing the calling. I grunt a couple more times, he looks and heads my way, stops at about 30 yards and starts rubbing on a tree heading right in front of me with a nothing inbetween us but air! He moves in closer stops at 20 yards perfectly broadside, but if I wait he will come in even closer, 15 yards, stops, looks up directly at me, no problem then comes into 10 yards, stops facing me, I wait, wait he turns broadside, I'm staring at my "spot" the entire time, he stops, I draw, release, my arrow smacks him like a Mack Truck, complete pass thru. He kicks like a mule runs for 10 yards, stops, runs another 10 yards starts coughing, then coughing up blood and falls over dead at about 25 yards!!!!!!! The 50# Montana Longbow, Heritage 150's weighing in at over 600 grains tipped with Magnus Snuffer did the job and I was in heaven! I had to sit down and take it all in at what I had just done! I killed my first buck with a bow and my first deer with my Longbow! [ ] By far the coolest thing I have ever done!  [ ]


I am happy as can be with this deer. I worked hard since last Jan when I first bought my Bow, tuning and practicing and finally getting the confidence to walk in the woods with it. I must admit just walking in the woods with my bow is a great feeling altogether!!!!!![ ]

Thanks again guys, He was scrappy 1.5 year old deer with a busted tine, I'm very proud of this deer and he is going on the wall!!!!!!!!

thats awesome joe!!!! way to go.  

Great shot! Congrats!

good job

Congrats man...awesome job...keep at it!

NICE!!! Shawn

 Well done!!  

Great Job!!

I would be so proud. Congratulations! Lin

congrats!

Nice buck, You gotta love thosze snuffers!

Congrats!!            

Congrats!!! That looks like my first buck with trad gear.  Good Job.

I will never get tired of hearing stories like that. ALWAYS puts a big smile on my face!  Good job!

What everyone else already said, and I'd hang him too!      

Nice job!

 

Thanks folks for the kind words! I am as happy as one could be. I'm hooked for life with the trad gear! Once again this place and the fine folks on here are TOP NOTCH, thanks again for all the help you have given me over the last few months. I could not of done it with out ya!  
 

I,m so happy for you! Way to go.