My First Kill with a Recurve

sdorton · October 27, 2021, 11:33:18 PM

This is my 3rd year using a Traditional Bow. The first year I had 3 shots and 3 misses. Last year I had 4 shots and 3 misses. I smoked a doe at 22yds and could not find her. Blood all over the arrow but she bled very little. Myself and a couple of buddy looked for 2 days trying to find her with no luck.

But this year on opening day in KY I finally got my first confirmed kill. I had 3 target bucks that I was after and 2 more bucks that I told myself if giving the opportunity I would take them. None of my target bucks showed but this 9pt (1 of my opportunity bucks) did. Long story short he gave me a slight quartering to me shot @ 17yds and I smoked him. Heard him crash about 50yds away in the thicket. I couldn't be more excited. I do know that I doubt if I will ever pick up a compound bow in KY again. What a rush it was and I can't wait to add a few more to the freezer this year.

I'm shooting a 60" Zipper SXT 49#@28", 31 1/4" Carbon Express Heritage 250 with a 250gr. Cutthroat. I have switched broadheads to a 190gr. Simmons TreeShark and added 90gr. insert/outsert sleeve.

Pine · October 28, 2021, 12:45:48 AM

Nice one.

Rob5589 · October 28, 2021, 01:20:43 AM

Great buck, congrats!

Bowguy67 · October 28, 2021, 03:09:08 AM

Very nice, congrats

TIM B · October 28, 2021, 04:52:55 AM

Attaboy - no turning back now!
Tim B

hawkeye n pa · October 28, 2021, 06:37:39 AM

Congratulations

JamesD · October 28, 2021, 07:49:12 AM

Great deer!

beemann · October 28, 2021, 07:54:07 AM

Congrats!

supernaut · October 28, 2021, 08:24:17 AM

Congrats on a great deer!

BAK · October 28, 2021, 08:25:25 AM

Sell the compound, you're hooked.

DNewer · October 28, 2021, 09:53:36 AM

Congrats on a fantastic buck!

GCook · October 28, 2021, 09:55:42 AM

That's the way to start it off. Congratulations!!

Curvebo · October 28, 2021, 10:01:10 AM

Congrats and nice buck!!

Cyclic-Rivers · October 28, 2021, 01:31:29 PM

Although I disdain the term "smoked" when talking about hunting, I congratulate you on a great buck and shot.

Basinboy · October 28, 2021, 01:35:13 PM

Great first one congratulations!

Tim Reese · October 28, 2021, 03:31:27 PM

Good you kept at it and didn't give in to switching back to a compound. Congrats

Bisch · October 28, 2021, 08:09:27 PM

Congrats!

Bisch

Friend · October 28, 2021, 08:21:36 PM

Excellent harvest...Congrats!

woodchucker · October 28, 2021, 09:05:20 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, Scottie!!!!! That's a 1st to remember!!!

Alexander Traditional · October 29, 2021, 10:33:09 AM

Way to go on your first!