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| The Picture is kind of squashed a bit( I'll fix it later). This is a very nice buck I killed in December of 2000. I had just gotten off work and drove to my hunting site. While getting my blackpowder rifle(seen in the picture) ready to shoot I found that the hammer would not stay cocked. Well, I went out anyway. I was dozing when I heard what I thought was a squirrel I had heard earlier returning. I opened my eyes to make sure and this bruiser stepped into an opening and stopped about 25 yards away. I thumbed back the hammer but being left-handed I could not see the sights. I held the gun out in front of me where I could see the sights and dropped my thumb off the hammer. The deer spun around and disappeared. After waiting a few minutes I went to look and found him still in his tracks. |
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| This is my son Wade's only deer so far. He would rather hunt squirrels than deer. I think that is because he can move around hunting squirrels but not when hunting deer, at least not as fast as he wants to move. He shot this deer during the youth hunt in Novenber of 2000. He was VERY happy! Mostly because up until that time Dad had only killed spike bucks and does. This deer was far bigger than anything that Dad had gotten before. Unfortunately it didn't last more than a couple of weeks. See the picture below this one and you will understand why. I didn't do it on purpose!, Really I didn't!! |
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| This is my first archery deer and also the first deer I've taken with my homemade bow. She's not very big but she's a "purty" little thing!!! I shot her @ 15 yards from a treestand. The bow pulls 52# @ 28" . The arrow is cedar tipped with a Zwicky Eskimo broadhead. I got a complete pass through. I have to thank Steve Fowler letting me have a place to Hunt. I have to Thank Paul Kloster for sending me the bamboo and for all the help making the bow. |
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