First Deer with a Trad Bow

[Tom]

Congrats on a first buck-hopefully many to follow.

[SlowBowKing]

Way to go! I'm anxiously looking forward to my first, and wish I had started sooner as well.

[Petrichor]

Way to go.  Hoping to post a similar thread this season.

[Bisch]

Awesome!!!!!

Congrats!

Bisch

[elkken]

Nice shoot'n .... your first only happens once, way to go !!

[The-Crow]

Thanks everyone for the congrats and well wishes!!!

[The-Crow]

I took this deer on October 27th, I hung a tree stand in an old black spruce with a wide trunk and heavy thick bows right on the edge of a wet meadow. There is a thick bedding area in close proximity of my stand.

At 5:20pm I stood to stretch, that's when I heard "snap" I can here the deer coming from the bedding areas for quite a ways before they come to the meadows. I got myself situated and this young buck popped out at 15 yards, he fed facing me for the next 10 minutes. This was good because although I have taken much bigger deer and several with a compound this meant a lot and I was rattled.

When he finally took a few steps to broadside he was at 17-18 yards, still within my comfort zone, I had to work my feet a bit to shoot, my stand creaked an he was on high alert. When his body language changed I picked my spot and let fly.

Thump! He dropped at my shot just a bit, I had spined him I had to take a couple breaths but I followed up with a well placed shot and he quickly expired.

As I sat there shaking I thought about the road to get there, other deer, other hunts one that I did not recover two years earlier that I shouldered. I thanked God and said a prayer for that little buck that meant so much to me.

I took a few minutes and enjoyed it, soaked it all up and hopefully this is the first of many.

Again thanks to all for the cheers! I am excited to be a member of this community I have watched this site as a guest for a few months, I have learned a lot already!!!

-Ryan

[Petrichor]

Great story brother. Very very happy for you.

[SlowTurtle]

Congrats!!   
Still trying for mine.

[snowplow]

Good job!! I got my first this year too!

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[Walt Francis]

Congratulations on a nice buck.

You Done Good....... Really Good!

[BRONZ]

Congrats on your first sir!!

[durp]

thats the best eatin one in the woods !!!  CONGRATES !!!

[Alexander Traditional]

Way to go Crow!

[Terry Green]

YEAH BOY!!!

[RAU]

Nice!!

[arrow30]

congratts ..on your first.

[Nook]

Congrats...  you will always cherish your first.   

[Roger Norris]

Nice work!

[Captain*Kirk]

Awesome job!