new bow first deer

[iowabow]

After thinking about this for a long time I decided to share the photo of my bucks rack.   Say what you will but size does not matter. 

[gstoneberg]

Hey, that's a great trophy!   If I see one like that on Friday, he's coming home with me too.

George

[Gaur]

Congratulations and building some fine primitive equipment and getting the job done with it.  My first deer was pretty similar minus my own points and it sure felt good and I thought of the hunt and making my equipment at every meal of venison from that big old doe.

[mullet]

 Congratulations on a fine deer and a nice set of authentic primitive tackle. Well done, sir.

[Postman]

Great primitive tackle  - the fact you made it all yourself is the real "trophy". Besides, antlers tase terrible.
Congrats!

[BowEd]

Congrats there Iowabo this is Beadman.Good looking hard earned meat there.I hit a big doe hard too with a stone point.Right in the boiler.The blood trail quit and I never found her.Never seen her again either so I think she's dead somewhere,cause I do see her fawns.I hit a yearling later with a steel broadhead,went completely through and found her 70 or 80 yards dead.All with self bows.Got this big buck haunting me around here too I'd love to get a chance at.Congrats again on your hard earned meat.You deserve it.

[iowabow]

Hey Ed sorry to hear about the doe.  Good luck on the buck. The quiver you made works great and I use it everyday.  I found that a glove placed it it till I reach the stand helps quite it down.
 Ed I made a new bow since you came to the house it is 53# and it is great! Go to see you on the site!

[BowEd]

Yea John the bow looks great and you must be at one with it.Good shootin.I forget but I thought I mentioned when I visited that putting a little hand full of dead grass down in the quiver between the arrows keeps things pretty quiet too.I'm hunting from blinds mostly.They're sure moving well lately are'nt they.Till I hunt in one spot tooooo long.LOL.I used to see a lot of bucks coon hunting I thought but this bow hunting is showing me there are a heck of a lot of bucks all sizes out there.At least during rut.I'll have to get a digital camera and get acquainted with the use of it to transfer pics.Put it on the list LOL.Waiting six hours and tracking the deer about three hundred yards gets a tip of the hat from me.

[stickbender]

     Congratulations, on everything!   I am sure your ancestors are smiling appreciatively!  Racks?  You can't eat them!   That is a much tastier deer, than an older rut smelly big racked buck!   Great job, and way to go on the all "PRIMITIVE" gear also!  That is a nice looking arrow head.  I like the one Twisted limbs used on his Mulely Buck also.

                                                      Wayne

[triggerfinger]

well done john, glad you got it to come together for you. Wish I had seen this sooner

[iowabow]

NP I have had a great hunting season this year. This was the best hunting I have done in my life. I saw deer almost everytime I went to the stand. I am already think about next year and this year is not even over yet. during this season I built two new bows and I have plans to build one more this spring.  I am getting ready to build my arrows for next season for the two I built this season. What a rush it was to finally take a deer. Thanks to all of you guys for the help too!!!!

[Pappy]

Congrats ,Don't know how I missed this. Very good season I would say.
   Pappy

[Stingray45]

A deer is a deer regardless of what you're tackle, but especially great using primitive weapons. And look at it this way, if you don't plan to mount the rack you just picked up some more bow building material. Good work in either case. I'm finding out how tough it is since moving to traditional gear full time last year. Had my first deer in range with traditional gear, during a time when it was legal to shoot. Now the only part I need to figure out is how to get the shot off when they're right there at 10 yards and can see every move I make haha.

[iowabow]

I just dont move unless it happens because if you do their gone.

[iowabow]

I also set up my stands so i can see them coming but they cant see my movement until they step into the 10 yard shot. So like I can see them through a cedar and start my draw before they step out.