First Deer of the Year!!!!

October 09, 2011, 09:17:00 PM

Well, I got to go down to the lease this week (finally!) and spent 4 days there. I saw a lot of deer. They are in good shape considering the drought. The bucks that I saw were all crummy but there is still a lot of season to go. I did manage to shoot a nice 109lb doe on Friday afternoon. As usual, I shot this doe with my Sarrels Blueridge longbow 50#@29.5", Gold Tip 55/75 arrows, and 150gr German Kinetic Silverflame XL broadheads. Here are the pics:

See y'all later,

Bisch

Benjy · October 09, 2011, 09:54:00 PM

Good job. Looks like it might still be a little warm in Texas!

mwosborn · October 09, 2011, 10:01:00 PM

Congrats! Nice lookin doe.

pacopperhead · October 09, 2011, 10:07:00 PM

good job! did you get a good blood trail and how far did she go before she expired

October 09, 2011, 10:08:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Benjy:
Good job. Looks like it might still be a little warm in Texas!

If low 90's for a high is warm to you, then it is still warm in Tx. That is normal for us in October in that part of the state. Heck, I can wear a short sleeve shirt more days than not in December down here.

Bisch

October 09, 2011, 10:13:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by pacopperhead:

good job! did you get a good blood trail and how far did she go before she expired

I had ZERO blood trail and was seriously worried I was not going to recover her. The shot was an extreme down shot (10yds from a 25foot high treestand). I hit her a little higher than I wanted and the arrow took out both lungs and ended up in the offside shoulder with no exit wound. Luckily it was very early and i had a lot of daylight left. I found the back half of the arrow about 50yds out and still no blood on the ground or brush. I kind of knew which directionshe was headed and stated circle pattern searches and found her about another 60yds out. She may have been lost in the dark. I feel very lucky on this one.

Bisch

rastaman · October 10, 2011, 12:59:00 AM

Good job on the tracking Bisch! Nice looking old nanny!

Big Ed · October 10, 2011, 07:45:00 AM

Nattybumppo · October 10, 2011, 08:06:00 AM

Awesome!!! She sure looks healthy.

Did your part of TX get any of that rain this weekend?

October 10, 2011, 08:50:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Nattybumppo:
Awesome!!! She sure looks healthy.

Did your part of TX get any of that rain this weekend?

BUCKETLOADS!!!!!

oldgoat · October 10, 2011, 12:03:00 PM

Congds, Bisch, the will mills around Tilden arent 25 ft high ,how did you find a tree that high?

hardtimes · October 10, 2011, 02:41:00 PM

Congrats!

October 10, 2011, 03:42:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by oldgoat:
Congds, Bisch, the will mills around Tilden arent 25 ft high ,how did you find a tree that high?

Bob, We have a year-around (usually) creek that goes through our property. Along the creek there is elms and hackberrys and cottonwood trees. You go more than about 75yds off the creek and you are back into the mesquite brush and ground blind hunting.

Bisch

cnorth · October 11, 2011, 12:48:00 AM

Congrats......

SAM E. STEPHENS · October 11, 2011, 03:47:00 AM

Good one Bisch,,,,,,,,Sam,,,,,,,,,

Bernie B. · October 11, 2011, 09:31:00 AM

Congratulations on your deer! Thanks for sharing your picture and story. Those shots that don't leave much blood can be tough!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

IndianCreek · October 12, 2011, 12:31:00 AM

Way to go Bisch

devonchristensen · October 12, 2011, 07:47:00 AM

Congrats, Bisch!

mike70 · October 13, 2011, 05:24:00 AM

Congrats. Nice doe!

wooddamon1 · October 18, 2011, 10:36:00 PM

Way to go!