Congrats.
First hang and hunt saddle success!
4 came in. 3 left out. She jumped at the shot, as they tend to do and took it straight in the throat and through into her spine. I shot her a second time and she bled out very quickly. 31 yard shot.
I know some will argue I just made a bad shot, but this deer was broadside when my arrow left my bow.
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I know some will argue I just made a bad shot, but this deer was broadside when my arrow left my bow.
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Congrats! But you might wanna start shooting a PSE....
Was it over the scrape ?
No. It was about 350 yards up the hill from it. And I cut a wide berth around it so I wouldn't hopefully blow that spot out too bad.Was it over the scrape ?
Dump her bladder in itNo. It was about 350 yards up the hill from it. And I cut a wide berth around it so I wouldn't hopefully blow that spot out too bad.
I don't know why I didn't think of that! I bet it'll be gone by tomorrow.Dump her bladder in it
Maybe so, but it sits way up inside the pelvis, so maybe not. But coyotes do have an affinity for fresh butthole. Always next time, I bet she's got a sister hangin round!I don't know why I didn't think of that! I bet it'll be gone by tomorrow.
I've already got the gut pile out. I counted at least three of her sisters tonight!Maybe so, but it sits way up inside the pelvis, so maybe not. But coyotes do have an affinity for fresh butthole. Always next time, I bet she's got a sister hangin round!
I've already got the gut pile out. I counted at least three of her sisters tonight!Maybe so, but it sits way up inside the pelvis, so maybe not. But coyotes do have an affinity for fresh butthole. Always next time, I bet she's got a sister hangin round!
Hey man, I'm still batting a thousand with this Matthews! She probably went down faster than she would've if I had made a perfect lung shot. Just wasn't the shot I was trying to make.Congrats! But you might wanna start shooting a PSE....
Did you throat shoot her on the finishing shot also?Hey man, I'm so batting thousand with this Matthews! She probably went down faster than she would've if I had made a perfect lung shot. Just wasn't the shot I was trying to make.
Yeah. Once she fell down all I could see was the white patch at the throat and shot for it.Did you throat shoot her on the finishing shot also?
I like your style!! Beats shanking em to death. I had to kill a doe with an Ole Hickory paring knife once, and it was terrible.Yeah. Once she fell down all I could see was the white patch at the throat and shot for it.
The first deer I ever killed with my bow was a small 6 point. Who stood up on me when I approached. Scared me to death and it was a horrible wrestling match.I like your style!! Beats shanking em to death. I had to kill a doe with an Ole Hickory paring knife once, and it was terrible.
Why were you in the woods with a paring knife?I like your style!! Beats shanking em to death. I had to kill a doe with an Ole Hickory paring knife once, and it was terrible.
My very first year of deer hunting I was in college. My buddies had got me into it, but when season came around they all went to their farms and I didn't have an invite. So a cobbled together everything I thought I'd need, and was on a college budget. That included a paring knife. Sharpest knife in my moms kitchen!
Well, I was also in college. And we had been riding around in the snow drinking and looking for a deer to shoot. About dark we saw a few does standing about 50yds off the road, so we drove past them, got the cooler out of the front so I could shoot, and drove back past them. We stopped and I shot the closest one, and she dropped in her tracks. So we took off back to the house to let it get dark before we snuck out there to get her. We went by Gmas house and had a bowl of chili and a few more beers, then headed back out. I left the gun at the house in case we ran into a LawDog so we had plausible deniability. I asked Gma for a knife to field dress it with, and that’s what I got. Didn’t think it was a big deal because I can skin a deer with a broken beer bottle if I had too. So my buddy drops me off with a paring knife and Maglite, and drives off. I’m supposed to meet him at the fence in 15mins and flash the light. I get out to where she had fallen, and there she is, head up looking at me! I guess my shooting was a little off from all the drinking, and I had clipper her high in the spine. I sat down and kinda panicked about what to do for a minute, then decided I just had to do the ethical thing and man up and finish what I started. So I go step on her neck to hold her down and she starts yelling and bleating. I try to slice her throat open like in the movies, but it was late Dec and all I did was give her a hair cut! So I started shanking her as fast as I could in the side of the neck like a prison fight until she quit gurgling and drug her to the fence. My buddy pulls up and grabs her legs to drag her under the fence and she starts kicking and he about jumps outta his skin! I tell him to just hurry up, she ain’t gonna make it much longer, and we toss her under the bed cover and shut the tailgate. By the time we get back to Gmas house she’s dead, but there was blood all over the bed of his truck. That’s when I learned that you stab into the throat and cut forward. I’ve had to finish off a few with a knife since then, and it’s gone much smoother.
Meat in the freezer nice job
Camo can tell a story like no other ....Sure missed you in hiatus :rofl:
Can we get some paragraph breakdowns next time? Or were you skipping school with your sister that day? Thank you.Well, I was also in college. And we had been riding around in the snow drinking and looking for a deer to shoot. About dark we saw a few does standing about 50yds off the road, so we drove past them, got the cooler out of the front so I could shoot, and drove back past them. We stopped and I shot the closest one, and she dropped in her tracks. So we took off back to the house to let it get dark before we snuck out there to get her. We went by Gmas house and had a bowl of chili and a few more beers, then headed back out. I left the gun at the house in case we ran into a LawDog so we had plausible deniability. I asked Gma for a knife to field dress it with, and that's what I got. Didn't think it was a big deal because I can skin a deer with a broken beer bottle if I had too. So my buddy drops me off with a paring knife and Maglite, and drives off. I'm supposed to meet him at the fence in 15mins and flash the light. I get out to where she had fallen, and there she is, head up looking at me! I guess my shooting was a little off from all the drinking, and I had clipper her high in the spine. I sat down and kinda panicked about what to do for a minute, then decided I just had to do the ethical thing and man up and finish what I started. So I go step on her neck to hold her down and she starts yelling and bleating. I try to slice her throat open like in the movies, but it was late Dec and all I did was give her a hair cut! So I started shanking her as fast as I could in the side of the neck like a prison fight until she quit gurgling and drug her to the fence. My buddy pulls up and grabs her legs to drag her under the fence and she starts kicking and he about jumps outta his skin! I tell him to just hurry up, she ain't gonna make it much longer, and we toss her under the bed cover and shut the tailgate. By the time we get back to Gmas house she's dead, but there was blood all over the bed of his truck. That's when I learned that you stab into the throat and cut forward. I've had to finish off a few with a knife since then, and it's gone much smoother.
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