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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 1777344" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>My first was a 6 point buck up in west central PA in 1996. I was 20 ft. In a tree in a LocOn Contender climbing stand, with a Darton Renegade bow, shooting with finger tabs. I was rather exposed in the stand, due to my lack of experience but the 2 bucks I was watching at a distance didn't seem to notice, and I successfully grunted them in. I drew and shot at one of them in mid-stride and sent an Easton 2314 through his liver. He trotted away and laid down in plain sight and the other buck just stood there for 10 minutes. I climbed down and almost had to chase the other buck away, before putting a finishing shot on the liver shot buck. Looking back on it is almost surreal. It wasn't pretty but I was very happy to have gotten that deer. One thing I'll say is this: Bowhunting is hard and any deer taken with a bow is a trophy. We see a lot of YouTube buck porn and I'm the first to give guys credit for shooting the monsters, but anybody who bow hunts successfully deserves credit too. This past year at 53, I decided to hang up the Compound and Summit Viper in favor of a crossbow and ladder stands. I guess it's my "AARP" transition into senior bow hunting. One thing's for sure, I'm</p><p>always happy to get a rifle in my hands after several weeks in the stand with a bow (or crossbow)!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 1777344, member: 109229"] My first was a 6 point buck up in west central PA in 1996. I was 20 ft. In a tree in a LocOn Contender climbing stand, with a Darton Renegade bow, shooting with finger tabs. I was rather exposed in the stand, due to my lack of experience but the 2 bucks I was watching at a distance didn’t seem to notice, and I successfully grunted them in. I drew and shot at one of them in mid-stride and sent an Easton 2314 through his liver. He trotted away and laid down in plain sight and the other buck just stood there for 10 minutes. I climbed down and almost had to chase the other buck away, before putting a finishing shot on the liver shot buck. Looking back on it is almost surreal. It wasn’t pretty but I was very happy to have gotten that deer. One thing I’ll say is this: Bowhunting is hard and any deer taken with a bow is a trophy. We see a lot of YouTube buck porn and I’m the first to give guys credit for shooting the monsters, but anybody who bow hunts successfully deserves credit too. This past year at 53, I decided to hang up the Compound and Summit Viper in favor of a crossbow and ladder stands. I guess it’s my “AARP” transition into senior bow hunting. One thing’s for sure, I’m always happy to get a rifle in my hands after several weeks in the stand with a bow (or crossbow)! [/QUOTE]
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