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<blockquote data-quote="Winkfish" data-source="post: 1344174" data-attributes="member: 98068"><p>The start of the 2017 bow hunting season is upon us here in Wisconsin. The temps have been well above normal for us. This is the first year that my daughter will be able to hunt and we were out opening morning last weekend. We passed up a couple deer and she missed a nice turkey. As soon as the bolt left the crossbow she know what she did wrong. She was so excited she lifted here head and tried to see where it was going hit, and if she made an impact, resulting in a miss. </p><p></p><p>It is truly enjoyable to be in blind with your kids when they are jumping around and are super excited for the hunt. When the turkeys came in she was out of here seat moving all over the blind, saying; Dad can I shoot, Dad, Dad, Dad, can I shoot now, now, now. I am sure many of you have been there. I wouldn't give up those moments for anything. </p><p></p><p>I went out on Tuesday evening and it was near 80 degrees. At 6:45pm, 5 does came out. I figured I would take one and leave the bucks for my daughter as the season goes on. </p><p></p><p>I was using a Ravin Crossbow with Rage Hypodermic 100Gr 2 blade. I selected the deer I wanted. I was not able to range her with my Vortex 1000 rangefinder through the blind. I took the shot and and instantly heard the hit. All 5 deer took off through the field and over a hill. The way they ran I thought I made a bad shot. All I was thinking was that I wounded her and I hate the though of having an animal suffer.</p><p></p><p>I went out in the field and found where I hit her. 65 yards back to the blind. I couldn't find the bolt, I was thinking that it may be stuck in her. There was minimal blood and I was worried. I went grabbed a bunch of stick and as I found blood in the alfalfa I wold put a stick down in the ground to try and determine a path and a point of reference. There was little blood to be found along the whole path. I followed her almost 300 yards until I found where she went into the woods. At that point it was dark and I lost the blood trail. </p><p></p><p>I called a buddy to come and help me find the trail and hopefully the deer. We eventually found here in the woods where she managed to get herself under a bunch of prickers and thorns. I grabbed my rope, crawled in there and tied off on her legs. We had to drag her the 20 yards out of the thorns and then over another 100 yards up to the edge of the field.</p><p></p><p>At that point we were able to verify that it was a clean pass through of the bolt. On either side there was a 2" slit from where the bolt went through. It was a clean pass through. When we gutted her one lung was gone and the heart was nearly cut in half. It was hard to believe that she made it that far based on the internal damage. </p><p></p><p> I should have take a picture of the heart and lungs. Truly amazing.</p><p></p><p>Here she is, weighing in at 150lb.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/cGCWWHs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>My daughter and I will be camping out this weekend and I truly hope that the bucks we have been seeing on the trail camera will come within range for her and I can post her first successful hunt.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and safe hunting everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winkfish, post: 1344174, member: 98068"] The start of the 2017 bow hunting season is upon us here in Wisconsin. The temps have been well above normal for us. This is the first year that my daughter will be able to hunt and we were out opening morning last weekend. We passed up a couple deer and she missed a nice turkey. As soon as the bolt left the crossbow she know what she did wrong. She was so excited she lifted here head and tried to see where it was going hit, and if she made an impact, resulting in a miss. It is truly enjoyable to be in blind with your kids when they are jumping around and are super excited for the hunt. When the turkeys came in she was out of here seat moving all over the blind, saying; Dad can I shoot, Dad, Dad, Dad, can I shoot now, now, now. I am sure many of you have been there. I wouldn't give up those moments for anything. I went out on Tuesday evening and it was near 80 degrees. At 6:45pm, 5 does came out. I figured I would take one and leave the bucks for my daughter as the season goes on. I was using a Ravin Crossbow with Rage Hypodermic 100Gr 2 blade. I selected the deer I wanted. I was not able to range her with my Vortex 1000 rangefinder through the blind. I took the shot and and instantly heard the hit. All 5 deer took off through the field and over a hill. The way they ran I thought I made a bad shot. All I was thinking was that I wounded her and I hate the though of having an animal suffer. I went out in the field and found where I hit her. 65 yards back to the blind. I couldn't find the bolt, I was thinking that it may be stuck in her. There was minimal blood and I was worried. I went grabbed a bunch of stick and as I found blood in the alfalfa I wold put a stick down in the ground to try and determine a path and a point of reference. There was little blood to be found along the whole path. I followed her almost 300 yards until I found where she went into the woods. At that point it was dark and I lost the blood trail. I called a buddy to come and help me find the trail and hopefully the deer. We eventually found here in the woods where she managed to get herself under a bunch of prickers and thorns. I grabbed my rope, crawled in there and tied off on her legs. We had to drag her the 20 yards out of the thorns and then over another 100 yards up to the edge of the field. At that point we were able to verify that it was a clean pass through of the bolt. On either side there was a 2" slit from where the bolt went through. It was a clean pass through. When we gutted her one lung was gone and the heart was nearly cut in half. It was hard to believe that she made it that far based on the internal damage. I should have take a picture of the heart and lungs. Truly amazing. Here she is, weighing in at 150lb. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/cGCWWHs.jpg[/IMG] My daughter and I will be camping out this weekend and I truly hope that the bucks we have been seeing on the trail camera will come within range for her and I can post her first successful hunt. Good luck and safe hunting everyone. [/QUOTE]
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