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Title: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on September 29, 2008, 08:27:01 am

I had a bit of luck Saturday afternoon and was able to harvest an 80 lb. doe field dressed. Jesse (Leaping Bare) was hunting with me Saturday afternoon, and was gracious enough to divert this doe my direction by slightly shooting over her back!  ;D This was the first deer I'd taken with this particular hhb bow, but the coolest part was the cane arrow I was using. My first deer with a cane arrow. I had cut these cane off the banks of a local river here in Clarksville, and with advice from folks here on PA was able to get them shooting well out of my bow. These cane arrows are tipped with Magna heads...maybe eventually I'll try flint. ;) The shot was around 16 yards, while hunting the food plot behind my house. The first three pic's are from Saturday morning from the stand I was hunting on a friend's farm (Keith). I saw three deer that morning, but the nearest was around 100 yards away...slightly out of my range. ;D



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Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Ryano on September 29, 2008, 10:36:49 am

Nice Shot Greg! Looks like she did a number on your arrow! :)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on September 29, 2008, 11:43:04 am

Yeah Ryan, it broke off inside her. I might try straightening it and attaching a foreshaft... ;)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: mullet on September 29, 2008, 09:07:13 pm

 100 yards ? :o ??? Hmmm,, I bet if it had an apple pie strapped to it's back ? ::) ;)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Ranger B on September 30, 2008, 01:31:27 am

Very nice Greg.  I figured you'd score one in the evening and after you put all that work into those cane arrows you deserved it :-)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Pappy on September 30, 2008, 06:23:57 am

I've seen that one,very well done Greg. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on September 30, 2008, 08:09:51 am

Eddie...perhaps a pecan pie instead!  ;D
Thanks Jimmy and Mark, you two made meat with your self bows also... ;)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: madcrow on September 30, 2008, 09:19:39 am

Those small does are........Well........ very tasty.  Good shot. 

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: cowboy on September 30, 2008, 02:36:43 pm

Congrat's Greg! Man, you TN boys are rippin em a new one ;D.

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on September 30, 2008, 04:33:18 pm

Thanks Madcrow and Paul...hope the luck continues!  :)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: The Singing Bowyer on September 30, 2008, 06:19:19 pm

Man...first Pappy, now Greg..... our season starts tomorrow, and you boys really got me itching now! Way to go, Greg! That cane did a number on her...

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: hawkbow on September 30, 2008, 07:54:16 pm

Great job ! nice shot ....HAWK

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on October 01, 2008, 08:23:05 am

Thanks Chad and Hawk, I found out yesterday when skinning and deboning her that the cane did not break. It only pulled off the broad head when the broadhead was raked from the shoulder arrow all the way back to the hindquarter...cutting as it went. And the cane didn't break!  :o

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Little John on October 01, 2008, 09:17:31 am

Man oh man you Tenn. boys really do make it look easy. Looks like you work well under preasure. Congrats on a perfect shot and humane harvest. Glad the arrows worked out for you.        Kenneth

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on October 01, 2008, 01:28:09 pm

Hey Kenneth, we've been using traditional equipment for a long time but it still doesn't always work out the way you like. I mentally talked my way through the shot in an attempt to keep focused. Not that easy sometimes for me... ;)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Little John on October 01, 2008, 08:39:17 pm

I know what you mean, when I talked my self thru my shot I should have just gone pure instinctive. L.O.L. Again congrats.   Kenneth

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Keenan on October 01, 2008, 10:08:14 pm

Nice shot and great story Greg. Congratulations.

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on October 02, 2008, 08:22:59 am

Thanks Keenan! I really enjoyed your elk hunting adventures! Good luck to you! ;)

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: huntertrapper on October 02, 2008, 10:35:18 pm

nice kill sir...good meat for the freezer for ya!

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: Sidewinder on October 03, 2008, 02:02:47 pm

Greg, you and Pappy are getting me all lathered up. Congrats...now go get you another one.  Danny

Title: Re: Opening afternoon Doe
Post by: GregB on October 03, 2008, 02:08:04 pm

Danny, go take you a shower and descent from all that lather...then go out and chase you up another un'! ;D

I'm going to go out and give them another try this afternoon, I found some killer sign of them feeding on white oak acorns yesterday when scouting... ;)