the drought is over!
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the drought is over!
Both literally and figuratively.
Open morning found a very light rain (mist) falling and I headed to the farm I hunt. The landowner and I headed out in his UTV.
He dropped me off at my ladder stand (at the feeder) and he went on to his stand.
As legal shooting time approached a doe and her 2 fawns were munching corn 15 yards in front of me. (and they munched for half an hour)
We're out of venison, but I'm not going to shoot her this early in the year, and the fawns wouldn't make much of a sandwich, so I let them all eat and move on.
A couple minutes after they left a 1½ year old doe came in. Now that is what I want for dinner!
When she gave me a good shot angle the old Phoenix did it's job and she jumped 6' into the air with a big "mule kick", and took off up the trail past my ground blind.
I knew she was well hit, so I gave her about 5 minutes, then climbed down to look for the arrow.
It looked like it had done it's job.
Walked to the edge of the woods and she was down about 25 yards from where she was standing when I shot.
Field dressed her and walked over to where the landowners stand is to get him & the UTV to help get her back to my truck.
She's now in the walk-in cooler at another friend's house.
I'm going to do some repairs on his furnace ducts the first of the week, and he's going to convert her into packaged meat.
Open morning found a very light rain (mist) falling and I headed to the farm I hunt. The landowner and I headed out in his UTV.
He dropped me off at my ladder stand (at the feeder) and he went on to his stand.
As legal shooting time approached a doe and her 2 fawns were munching corn 15 yards in front of me. (and they munched for half an hour)
We're out of venison, but I'm not going to shoot her this early in the year, and the fawns wouldn't make much of a sandwich, so I let them all eat and move on.
A couple minutes after they left a 1½ year old doe came in. Now that is what I want for dinner!
When she gave me a good shot angle the old Phoenix did it's job and she jumped 6' into the air with a big "mule kick", and took off up the trail past my ground blind.
I knew she was well hit, so I gave her about 5 minutes, then climbed down to look for the arrow.
It looked like it had done it's job.
Walked to the edge of the woods and she was down about 25 yards from where she was standing when I shot.
Field dressed her and walked over to where the landowners stand is to get him & the UTV to help get her back to my truck.
She's now in the walk-in cooler at another friend's house.
I'm going to do some repairs on his furnace ducts the first of the week, and he's going to convert her into packaged meat.
wabi
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Re: the drought is over!
Whoa yeah, thats nice. Congrats Mike nice deer
Re: the drought is over!
Congrats Mike!
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Re: the drought is over!
Now that's what I call a symbiotic relationship! Congratulations Mike!
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Re: the drought is over!
Congrats!! Looks like some tender eating. Good job sir...
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Re: the drought is over!
Nice shot, congrats.
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Re: the drought is over!
Congrats Mike! looks like a good eater!!
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Re: the drought is over!
Great job with the Old Phoenix, see wide limbs still do work. I love my Phoenix too
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Re: the drought is over!
Plunked her good, congrats!
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Re: the drought is over!
Kudos man!!!
Some good eats there...
Jeff
Some good eats there...
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Re: the drought is over!
Nice shot Mike, congrats!!!
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Re: the drought is over!
Nice job Mike....WTG!!
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Re: the drought is over!
Nice shot Mike, and she should be some good eating and what a great move waiting for a single doe. Them there ole Phoenix still work the best of kind like was said previously. My first crossbow was a brand new 2008 Phoenix, I sold it and I regretted it every day after. I then purchased a brand new Equinox, but I had planned to purchased another phoenix down the road but my health went South as they say and I never was able to go back to work and was not able to purchase another Phoenix Crossbow. One of these days if I am ever lucky enough to win the lottery I will have me a lower rated crossbow for target shooting. Thanks for the photos Mike, they were very interesting.
Thanks,
Raymond
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Raymond
Re: the drought is over!
that's awesome wabi !!! glad you got early meat for the freezer...
hopefully around 10/25...i'll get me a couple year ol'nanny for the same reason.
hopefully around 10/25...i'll get me a couple year ol'nanny for the same reason.
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vintage exomax & exocet
boo custom strings
Burris FF-III
RBBB
L&S speed demon arras
Easton xx75 2219ch
Ignitors
125 G5 striker mag
Dalton wax
bowmax 1131
wabi calls
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.