Report Your Archery Kill - 2006

[Cooter]

I got my first miss out of the way yesterday on a doe but of seven hunters we got 3 does. Late tracking last night produced one of the three but got the other two this morning.

[WallyGator12000]

Got my first deer, ever, and with a bow besides! Second year hunting, so I was rather pleased, now I can be trophy hunting for the rest of the season. Dropped her opening morning at 17 yards, nice 2-3 year old deer.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Congrats to you WG- enjoy the steaks! and awesome job on #1... now concentrate on #2...

[BLACKJACK]

Excellent!!! Glad to hear some guys had luck!!!

[Big Pine Walleye]

I too got my first deer ever with the bow--it was probably the best time hunting that I have ever had! Watched deer for an hour waiting for them to come into range--when they decided to run into the woods! They ended coming back out and I ended up taking a nice doe that walked into range! This was my first night out on the stand, ever! It was great--thanks to all that share advice on this site--I read regularly and have learned much!

[bigbucks]

Congrats Big Pine, it's a rush & a half isn't it?

[Deitz Dittrich]

I'll also through a congrats to you Big Pine... nice work!

[harvey lee]

Way to go big pine.Many times a guy will start bow hunting and after a kill or two he will only bow hunt.Alot of guys stop gun hunting as the challenge is not the same.

[Dag_1979]

Posting this pic of my brother, and the doe he shot sunday night. "Shot doe at 15 yards, only ran about 45, and died. Was using Rage 2 blade broadheads, and would highly recommend, just look at the exit would on this deer! our does came in from downwind of me, and stayed downwind the entire time(scent blocker payed off). I videoed these does for 20 mins before I took the shot. The left side of deer in picture is showing the exit wound, the entrance wound was a little bigger".

Thats his story.

[mattkimk]

Anybody any suggestions? Shot a Doe last night right at the end of any light, about 7:30. Went out first thing this morning and found the blood trail. Trail started out very sparse and then just when it got a lot bigger (much more blood) I have lost the trail and I cannot find this deer. I am 6 feet and the brush in this area is up to my chin in many spots. Bright red blood, I thought it was a good lung shot and still do but the last blood is a good 125-150 yards away from where I hit this deer.

I thought having my schedule of mondays and tuesdays off was good until I realized now I have no help tracking. Had my kids out this morning but they had to go o school. Darn education.

I know everyone loses one sometime and this wasn't a trophy by any means, but this would be my first lost deer.

Also, how long do you all think I have until it goes bad in this weather? I live in Hugo and its been pretty cool but its |Sunny today and suppossed to warm up.

Thanks

[perchking]

Get a good bird dog and bring hime out there. My Lab is 2 for 2 in the past 5 years.

[sportfish]

Got my first kill with a expandable broadhead last night. I felt it did a great job puting the deer down with in 40 yards of my stand, no tracking when you can see them fall. I said I would never use a Expandable but after reading lots of info and talking to others, I had to try,plus next week we head to the black hills SD, and you need to be able to make 40-50 yard shots sometimes. As for the guy with the tracking problem make sure the deer didn't back track I've seen that a few time, and check tall grass areas near buy or swamp grass.

[Gus]

Two First bow kills.

A fellow FM'er SCCO9803 and I along with one other buddy came out of opening weekend 2/3. It was his first bow kill as well as mine. It took me 2 1/2 seasons of mistakes to get my first bow kill. (Archery is a whole different game than rifle hunting)

Neither deer were huge but we were both beyond happy with the outcome. Now it's time to hunt for a buck!

[Stratosman]

Nice picture!! and congratulations. It sure is different than rifle hunting.

[snapcrackpop]

Got my second deer ever on Monday night with one of my kids with. I moved 3 times before I was happy with the setup. We ended up on a large blown-over oak, in a funnel, next to a lake.

After 3 hours a doe and 2 fawns showed up. I asked the kid if he wanted me to shoot it or should we just watch.

He said, "Shoot it, what are you waiting for, shoot!" So if one came close enough I would take it. The doe and one of the fawns started to get down wind, but the other fawn came perfect broadside at 15 yards. Wack! It ran about 30 yards and tipped over. He was so excited he was shaking for a half an hour. He's 6. It will be a favorite memory of mine for a long time.

[Young Gun]

I got 3 tonight. 3 coons that is. I shot the first one at 10 yards with a Montec G-5 he ran about 5 yards. A little bit later here comes another one. Came in 10 yards shot it with a Muzzy and it ran around 30 yards. Then right at dark a HUGE coon came in probably a 30 pounder. Shot it at 20 yards broadside. It dropped at the shot then got up and ran I blood trailed it for 200+ yards and then the blood ran out. I watched my lumenock go right behind its shoulder. I never realized how strong coons were.

[Captain B.R.K]

Way to go Gus, congratulations on your 1st archery kill. I remember the first time like it was yesterday! I believe there is more sport in archery than lining up the sight and pulling the trigger. That is my two cents though.

Who is that guy in the middle of the picture? He looks very familiar- fellow UMDer right?

[mattkimk]

Well I will report my 2006 kill. Too bad there was no recovery. I spent 7-8 hours from sun-up this morning searching for this doe.

Well the good news is there is a lot more season left.

Good luck to all.

[SCCO9803]

Thanks for putting that up Gus.

I must say it was a blast hunting together and a great learning experience. Glad to be part of the bowhunting gang!

[Gus]

CaptinBRK,

The guy in the middle is a fellow UMD'er and my cousin. Last year he got his first bow kill while we were hunting together. That was a huge rush for me even though he shot it. It's all part of the excitement of bowhunting with great people.

Snapcrackpop, Great photo and story! I can't wait to get my little guy out. He's only 4 weeks old though so I have some time to wait.

[bigbucks]

Nice job young gun, keep thinning the population. I shot one through the body with a field tip last fall. It went through, but the arrow didn't fall out. The coon ran off skewered, we never found the coon or the arrow.

The one I shot through the head just kind of stayed right there however...

[bigbucks]

Nice job snapcrackpop, are you sure that's a fawn? Maybe it's the camera angle, but that head looks awfully long to be a fawn, it even looks pretty long to be a yearling to me.

[snapcrackpop]

Definately little.

Might have been distortion due to camera angle.

But a trophy of a time/memory!

[HavocTec]

Sep: 20th took a 1 1/2 year old doe.Double lung @ 27 yards ran about 75 steps...

[bigbucks]

Okay obviously you're right, but as fawns go it's a pretty nice one. Still a trophy, they're all fun. I shot one about like that a couple of years ago by itself, longer head & legs, I thought it was a yearling. It sure tasted great.