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Just christened the new black widow bow on a doe.  Had to stand on the seat and shoot behind me.  Right though that little window in the middle of this photo:

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not the plan but sometimes you have to adapt. Waiting a bit to get her as others are hunting.  But I heard the crash and moan so I am pretty confident.  

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Thank you thank you thank you...I can't believe it...sitting here with tears streaming down my face...wish my dad was here ..

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Heard a gun shot really close. So close my ears are ringing. Hey. That was me ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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220 yards, 308, in the corn. Late for work, lol so happy. My wife's getting it mounted for me for Christmas!

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I can't see pics says error, but Congrats!

I'm back in ..blk as ink this a.m., had to use lamp to get to stand..then 40 mins later I get snorted on my north west side...not good, but now know they are moving totally differently...at 8a.m. after the squirrels had entertained me since sun rise..and crows drove me crazy...I looked toward the house and cut corn field to see 6 deer filing across and right toward the house to feed on the overflow corn......Yep, they are still in the corn and the oaks..

Grabbed cards...nothing but a spike under one apple tree at 1:23a.m. So a morning ssw wind is no longer good for that stand. I now know where they are going to bed in the mornings...wind would have been good for that area in all 3 stands and two blinds... Things will be slow until the fields finally get sprayed with the manure...hate smell but there is just too much corn on the ground with this new crew /driver..

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I've had a button, milling around me for 20 minutes or so. He seems very alert, ears going in all directions, eyes constantly scanning.. seems my sent is under control.
He's been within 10yrds. He was even eating the leaves off of some of my trimmings from the shooting lanes I opened last weekend.

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Big doe down!!  

I was off to a bad start this morning. I woke up late at 620. Good thing my stand is only a 100 yard walk from the garage.  Was up in the stand at 630. Jumped two does 60 yards from the stand on the way in. Needless to say I was pissed at myself for over sleeping as it's rare for me to do that. 

Up in the stand all was quiet with no movement until 8 o'clock a bunch of fog rolled into the field and I caught movement 150 yards to my right on the field edge. 5 deer total were coming out and up along the edge of the field that I brush hogged right to my stand in the corner of the field. They came right to me and I made a 10 yard shot. Shot placement looked good but penetration was terrible!!  Half my arrow went in and stopped. Blood went flying everywhere though and she was pouring blood out as she ran all the way across the field and down into a thick nasty creek bottom.  I'm not sure why I didn't get good penetration but I am not impressed with these rage hypodermics from that shot. 

Got a buddy headed up to help me find her and get her out.  Will post pics when I find her  

 

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 I'm not sure why I didn't get good penetration but I am not impressed with these rage hypodermics from that shot. 

 

Mechanicals on a light arrow are known for bad penetration. Some folk are moving to heavier arrows with brass inserts to compensate. I compensate by not using mechanicals  ;p

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2 for 2 in of terms deer seen on sits. However, I was almost certainly winded this morning after just a few minutes. Despite prevailing winds, I think the topography around my 2nd go-to stand is creating swirls. The wind was all over the place and it looks like I had set up about 30 yards from a bedding area. There is a small Buck who haunts this spot and i think I roused him with my stink. He snorted a few times. Hung around for a while though and there was some doe off at about 80 yards. There was no immediate desire to flee but they all wandered off quietly in the opposite direction. Shame, this stand is surrounded by good, well used trails, but I may need to move it now .It was a lovely morning so I sat another hour but it was obvious the game was no longer afoot. Back for coffee. Thinking I might try my neighbors tonight. I was gonna save it for Tuesday morning. I have not been in all year, and decided to not put cams out there. I almost got a nice 8 there last year, but my scouting was too good. I ended up initially putting a stand right in the center of  a major corridor but with too few shooting angles. Stand is now off to the side. I have yet to do a morning sit in this new position. Exciting.

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1 hour ago, Adkhunter1590 said:

Big doe down!!  

I was off to a bad start this morning. I woke up late at 620. Good thing my stand is only a 100 yard walk from the garage.  Was up in the stand at 630. Jumped two does 60 yards from the stand on the way in. Needless to say I was pissed at myself for over sleeping as it's rare for me to do that. 

Up in the stand all was quiet with no movement until 8 o'clock a bunch of fog rolled into the field and I caught movement 150 yards to my right on the field edge. 5 deer total were coming out and up along the edge of the field that I brush hogged right to my stand in the corner of the field. They came right to me and I made a 10 yard shot. Shot placement looked good but penetration was terrible!!  Half my arrow went in and stopped. Blood went flying everywhere though and she was pouring blood out as she ran all the way across the field and down into a thick nasty creek bottom.  I'm not sure why I didn't get good penetration but I am not impressed with these rage hypodermics from that shot. 

Got a buddy headed up to help me find her and get her out.  Will post pics when I find.    

The doe i shot yesterday, I thought I had terrible penetration. When she ran I saw what looked like 3/4 of my arrow sticking out of her. After butchering last night turns out the arrow peat rated the shoulder blade and cut through the ribs opposite side but didn't get through the hide. I am shooting NAP killzone, 2 1/8" cut mechanical. When I cut up the meat tomorrow I'll take a pic of the shoulder it went through. Good luck on the recovery.

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3 hours ago, moog5050 said:

Just christened the new black widow bow on a doe.  Had to stand on the seat and shoot behind me.  Right though that little window in the middle of this photo:

http://s225.photobucket.com/user/moog5050/media/2BCBEBDE-06F7-459B-9F27-42539A700A6F.jpg.html]2BCBEBDE-06F7-459B-9F27-42539A700A6F.jpg[/URL]

 

not the plan but sometimes you have to adapt. Waiting a bit to get her as others are hunting.  But I heard the crash and moan so I am pretty confident.  

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Good news, shot was perfect.  Very happy with the widow. Only made it 30yds.  Bad news, turned out to be a button buck.  Trouble with shooting in heavy cover.  I knew it didn't have antlers but couldn't see well enough for buttons.  I had a small window for the vitals.  Now I will hear endless ribbing from my hunting buddies.   Oh well.  Neighbor who asked for a young deer was thrilled.  Lol

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8 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

I am having huge issues posting.  Is it just me?

It's not you. Even to like a post takes forever to process, updates on new posts not updating, double posts, I don't dare post a pic.

I'm blaming eerie clowns.

Congrats Moog.  No ribbing from me, been there done that, it happens.

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Big doe down!!  

I was off to a bad start this morning. I woke up late at 620. Good thing my stand is only a 100 yard walk from the garage.  Was up in the stand at 630. Jumped two does 60 yards from the stand on the way in. Needless to say I was pissed at myself for over sleeping as it's rare for me to do that. 

Up in the stand all was quiet with no movement until 8 o'clock a bunch of fog rolled into the field and I caught movement 150 yards to my right on the field edge. 5 deer total were coming out and up along the edge of the field that I brush hogged right to my stand in the corner of the field. They came right to me and I made a 10 yard shot. Shot placement looked good but penetration was terrible!!  Half my arrow went in and stopped. Blood went flying everywhere though and she was pouring blood out as she ran all the way across the field and down into a thick nasty creek bottom.  I'm not sure why I didn't get good penetration but I am not impressed with these rage hypodermics from that shot. 

Got a buddy headed up to help me find her and get her out.  Will post pics when I find her  

 

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