Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bowtarist on November 25, 2013, 09:25:58 pm
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I've hunted fairly hard w/ the sticks and stones this year with lots of excitement but never a good shot. Hind site 20/20 I probably should have taken a shot or two, but it didn't feel right at the time. Only after the time was over did I think..."dang it!" On the second morning of gun season after a damp opening day, while eating a cheese stick at 8:40am, I saw a young doe, thought it was a coyota at first, coming down the hill at my back w/ head down. There had been some shooting behind me so I grabbed my doe in estrus call and did a couple of bleats. Swollowed my cheese stick ??? and kept my eye out over my shoulder. Couple minutes pass, I turn back around and get in position, I'm on the ground, like I'd been sitting for nearly eight hours in the past 24 hours, and out of the corner of my eye this guy comes in. Fast, nosing everywhere and needy. He walked behind a tree at about twenty yards and I set up with my Winchester Model 120 that I've had since I was about 15, I should of "baa"ed, cus he was on the move, but didn't and shot a bit far back. He ran about a hundred yards and tunned broard side, this shot really knocked him, it was right in the pocket, Imaculant really. He was easy to find. I know someone is gonna laugh about it being on a car, I've got quite a few that way, but I really shot it. I've got two doe tags and I'm gonna start back w/ the bow for a bit. Freezer has meat, May take out an old .45 cal I've got too. Anyway, he's no Monster, but I'm happy w/ him. Probably the biggest buck I've ever killed. Thanks for lookin, dpg
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OOPS! I posted on the wrong page. Please move. ::) dp
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Derik,
Good job on the deer, always good to have meat in the freezer. And by the way.... sweeeeeeet shotgun!
DBar
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Moved it for you. Congratulations, nice buck. I'm finally heading for the woods. The wife and I are heading to Cade's in SC tomorrow nite. Pat B and Billy Berger will be there, too.
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Thanks Mullet! Sorry.
Thanks DBar, I like the gun too, had it nearly all my life.
Man Eddie that sounds like a freakin BALL! Cheers!! dp
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Congrats.
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Great job Derik! That will be some good eating right there. Good luck on the doe hunt.
And I'm not laughing about the car picture. I've had to haul them in the trunk of a car before.
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Nice shooting Derik. Meat is meat. ;)
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No judgements on the whole "picture on the car" thing. But I got one question. By any chance, in that photo....is your stand immediately behind you?
>:D
Have a gooder!
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Thanks TRob, OO and PatB. Pat's gettin ready for some fun it sounds like.
jdub, I do shoot out of the play house sometimes and have a stand just to my left in the pic, and the screen house has a deck on it I shoot out of sometimes, but this one was not killed in the yard. I did haul it home on the front of that car, my buddy had the hind hooves and I the front, keeping it from rolling off the hood. Didn't have far to go.
I had a gooder that day! dp
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;D
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Nice one Derik! The woods will get quieter soon and deer will settle back to old patterns for the bow.
Tracy
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Congrats Derik,nice looking buck,can't say much for the one holding him tho. ;) :) :) :)
Pappy
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POW! Nice work Derik! Congratz man!
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Tracy, Pappy, PD, thanks for your comments.
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Moved it for you. Congratulations, nice buck. I'm finally heading for the woods. The wife and I are heading to Cade's in SC tomorrow nite. Pat B and Billy Berger will be there, too.
Make sure Billy keeps his clothes on Eddie....You know since the wife is with ya n' all. >:D
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Nice buck bow !
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Nice work. Great job
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Thanks Elijah, thanks Matt! dp
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always enjoy a shotgun kill...and ya know...i dont even know why...lol
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Nice buck Derik, love the old shotgun.
Kevin
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Nice one Derik, looks like the old shotgun did the job.
Jon
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Very cool Derik :) congrats brotha!
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congrats!!
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Thanks for the replys guys! I almost didn't post it bein taken w/ gun, glad I did. ;D dp
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Boy, that gun looks like a classic!
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Congrats, nice buck, If that gun could talk I bet it's got some stores. Ed
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Man Guys, I never knew how cool that old girl was until you all kept giving it props. I've had it awhile, it's got some stories, and is now gonna be taken a little bit better care of since you all seem to think so highly of it. Thanks, dpgratz