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First buck with a bow!

Discussion in 'Whitetail Deer Hunting' started by kansasfever, Nov 24, 2013.

  1. kansasfever

    kansasfever Weekend Warrior

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    Well everyone tonight was the night. I slept in this morning to hang out with my three favorite ladies, my wife and two daughters. I originally planned on going hunting but decided to stay home and hang out for a bit as I had been going at it pretty hard since October 1st. I hadn't spent too many days with them and really missed hanging out with them. We woke up and played and had some breakfast, just really enjoyed some family time. At 11:30am I headed for the woods to begin my hunt. I wanted to get setup in a pinch point where two ravines came together and also three big trails. I picked out a good tree and climbed to about sixteen feet as that is all the higher the tree would let me go. I had a good back drop and with the deer coming from below me I figured I was in a great position. I was fully setup at one oclock and ready to go. It was really slow with no movement except for the pesky squirrels stirring about. I sat for about three hours, grunting and hitting the can call every fourty minutes or so with no results. At about 4:05pm I heard some foot steps in the distance and so I hit the can call again. I heard the deer start moving my way and picked him up in my binos. He wasn't a monster but to me was a deer I wanted to take. I patiently waited ten minutes for the buck to make his way to me. He came on a string and stopped at 25 yards to browse and lick a branch. I settled my pin on him and let my Strother Wrath fling the arrow. I hit him a little high due to the angle but it punched threw both lungs as it came out perfectly on the other side. I also clipped the spine and he dropped in his tracks. I decided to put another arrow in him because I wasn't sure at that point how good the first shot was. That helped him expire quickly and I had my first ever buck with a bow. He is not the biggest Kansas buck roaming around but he is a great deer to me. I put in the work and did the scouting and it paid off.
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  2. tynimiller

    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Ah that first one! Congratulations brother!!!!! (Please tell me you were a Denver fan well before Manning went there!?)
     
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    austin97 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    CONGRATS !!!!!!! team mate!!
     
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    patinthehat Die Hard Bowhunter

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    congrats. still a trophy! and go Broncos!! (I've been a fan since the Elway days. With em for the long haul!)
     
  5. kansasfever

    kansasfever Weekend Warrior

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    Thanks guys, and YES I have been a Broncos fan since I was three!
     
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    Congrats on the first buck.


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    SWitchBacKXT Grizzled Veteran

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    Congrats man!
     
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    GREAT JOB, story, photo and buck! You'll remember that hunt forever. Congratulations.
     
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    Nice buck... beautiful girls... lucky man all around.
     
  10. Slugger

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    Congrats!
     
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    Nice Buck....Congrats! Go Broncos!!!! I have also been a fan since Elway.
     
  12. tynimiller

    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Being a Hoosier I have gotten so sick of all the Colt...er...now Broncos fans. Hence the question I asked :)
     
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    scoot12 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    congrats, nice buck. Scoot
     
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    Awesome! Congrats on your first of many to come!
     
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    Congrats man! It's been a good season for first now bucks on the forum.
     
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    Goosepond Monster Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Congrats on the first of many.
     
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    Lung Buster Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Congrats on a nice buck!!
     
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    Great buck!!
     
  19. MartinBowShooter

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    Congrats! Got my first one this year as well.

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