First kill with the crossbow

[loworange88]

Hey everyone.  So I drank the crossbow koolaid earlier this year.  I bought a Centerpoint Sniper 370.  So yesterday (11-6-2016) I was in a ladder stand watching the edge of some pines, there is a scrape at 20 yards in front of the stand.  At 7:30, a small spike came through and snuck through behind me, and made his way through with no shot opportunity.  Around 8:00 a HUGE 6 point came from in front of me on a trail that has a blind spot in the way of a big cherry tree.  So I didnt see him until he was 30 yards from me, facing me(Picture attached of the big 6)  He turned broadside and I stopped him and lined up the shot....POOF, right under him clean miss. *%^&#*#($%&*!!!!!!!  I was so mad at myself but I was glad it was a clean miss vs, a bad hit.

I got down and went to get my bolt, as I knew I had missed clean.  I returned to the stand and reloaded the crossbow.  30 minutes later, another (smaller) 6 point came in and tended the scrape at 20 yards. Once he turned broadside, I let him have it.  He ran about 40 yards, and I heard him crash.   So I was able to redeem myself.  Enjoy the pics.

Centerpoint Sniper 370

Piledriver bolts with Slicktrick Magnum 100 broadheads.

[Zerns]

Nice 1st Kill!

 Congratz!!

[NYBowhunter]

Very nice, congrats.

[turkeyfeathers]

Nicely done   Congrats !!

I could be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time nor the last but trail cam pic looks like a different buck.

[loworange88]

16 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Nicely done   Congrats !!

I could be wrong and it wouldn't be the first time nor the last but trail cam pic looks like a different buck.

you are correct.  I missed that big 6 a half hour before I shot the small six.

[moog5050]

Congrats

[turkeyfeathers]

9 minutes ago, loworange88 said:

you are correct.  I missed that big 6 a half hour before I shot the small six.

they do look pretty similar though. Oops, and now I see you clarified that.

[GreeneHunter]

Congrats

[Fletch]

Way to go!!

[fasteddie]

Nice going . Congrats ......

[greg54]

Congrats!

[Zem18]

Congrats on the buck.

[grampy]

Nice deer! Way to go. Congratulations!

[doebuck1234]

Congrats on the buck

[NFA-ADK]

Nice buck!  Congrats, the first of many I am sure!  Way to go! 

[emptypockets]

Congrats! Those broadheads carved a nice hole!

[the blur]

It's amazing they can run 40 yards after a perfect hit.