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<blockquote data-quote="5.56×250" data-source="post: 1765612" data-attributes="member: 110162"><p>I will get us started. My first bowkill was a big mature whitetail doe . My bowhunting career had started with several clean misses . Missed a 20" ten point the first hour of the first bowhunting trip ever !</p><p> Anyway , on this hunt, I was hunting with a friend who was very accomplished as a bow hunter. We were on his aunt's 50 acre old family cattle farm that had long since gone back to the wild side. I had scouted and picked a spot on a creek that had a few early season water oak acorns falling and a good bit of deer sign. I actually sat in the creek on a rock . My arrow would clear the bank if I kept good posture when an opportunity would present itself . Maybe 45 minutes into the hunt a big doe and a couple yearlings came in and started feeding on the acorns. I decided i would take the doe since the yearlings seemed capable of feinding for themselves . I waited for a good shot opportunity while trying to avoid 3 sets of eyes at 15 yards on the ground. Finally momma stepped behind one of the big oaks and gave me the opportunity to draw . I almost got to full draw when her head popped out from behind the tree. She cold busted me and I sat at 3/4 draw on the 70# XI Miles Keller compound as she bobbed her head up and down, trying to figure out what was moving around in the creek. She turned her head long enough for me to get to full draw , but her body was still obscured by the big oak. She stared at me for what seemed like 5 minutes, but was probably closer to 45 seconds. She blew, stomped her foot, and made her final fatal mistake by taking two steps forward and looking to her yearlings. At this point I was a shaking, nervous wreck and stuck all my pins on her and punched the trigger. The arrow landed with a solid crack as the muzzy broke her spine and dropped her right there. I was so shook up that I emptied my 6 arrow quivee at her to finish the deal. 4 misses left me with one arrow to finish her suffering. I calmed myself and squeezed the first respectable shot of the evening. Clean double lung shot. She expired in seconds. I was 17 at the time, 37 years ago. I got control of the nerves over time , mainly through 3D competitions . The national level shoots really helped me to shoot through the nerves and make every shot count.</p><p> What's your story ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5.56×250, post: 1765612, member: 110162"] I will get us started. My first bowkill was a big mature whitetail doe . My bowhunting career had started with several clean misses . Missed a 20" ten point the first hour of the first bowhunting trip ever ! Anyway , on this hunt, I was hunting with a friend who was very accomplished as a bow hunter. We were on his aunt's 50 acre old family cattle farm that had long since gone back to the wild side. I had scouted and picked a spot on a creek that had a few early season water oak acorns falling and a good bit of deer sign. I actually sat in the creek on a rock . My arrow would clear the bank if I kept good posture when an opportunity would present itself . Maybe 45 minutes into the hunt a big doe and a couple yearlings came in and started feeding on the acorns. I decided i would take the doe since the yearlings seemed capable of feinding for themselves . I waited for a good shot opportunity while trying to avoid 3 sets of eyes at 15 yards on the ground. Finally momma stepped behind one of the big oaks and gave me the opportunity to draw . I almost got to full draw when her head popped out from behind the tree. She cold busted me and I sat at 3/4 draw on the 70# XI Miles Keller compound as she bobbed her head up and down, trying to figure out what was moving around in the creek. She turned her head long enough for me to get to full draw , but her body was still obscured by the big oak. She stared at me for what seemed like 5 minutes, but was probably closer to 45 seconds. She blew, stomped her foot, and made her final fatal mistake by taking two steps forward and looking to her yearlings. At this point I was a shaking, nervous wreck and stuck all my pins on her and punched the trigger. The arrow landed with a solid crack as the muzzy broke her spine and dropped her right there. I was so shook up that I emptied my 6 arrow quivee at her to finish the deal. 4 misses left me with one arrow to finish her suffering. I calmed myself and squeezed the first respectable shot of the evening. Clean double lung shot. She expired in seconds. I was 17 at the time, 37 years ago. I got control of the nerves over time , mainly through 3D competitions . The national level shoots really helped me to shoot through the nerves and make every shot count. What's your story ? [/QUOTE]
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