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Title: Deer down
Post by: UplandObsession on September 09/20/14, 05:07:49 PM
I've been watching this guy all year. Also have the thread "getting antsy" with him in it.  Happy to get one of my target deer but sad my season is already over.

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Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: HD on September 09/20/14, 06:06:23 PM
Nice!  :happy1:
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: beeker on September 09/20/14, 06:32:11 PM
very cool.. I don't think I've ever got a deer this early..
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: Wicked Jester on September 09/20/14, 07:00:48 PM
Awesome!!  :toast:
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: dew2 on September 09/20/14, 08:15:08 PM
Good for you Congrats on gettin one you had yer sights on.Now the off the wall comment>>>
  You sure yer not pickel from the show moonshiners.Holy moly when I first looked I thought Geeze Pickel Is on the MNO site how honered! :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: corny13 on September 09/20/14, 09:52:55 PM
Sweet!
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: UplandObsession on September 09/20/14, 10:19:10 PM
Lmao!!!  Thanks guys, I can't complain at all for it being my first archery deer. Dew2, that Literally made me spit my Gatorade out my nose. Lol
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: dakids on September 09/21/14, 07:29:51 AM
Very nice.  Now we need the story.
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: deadeye on September 09/21/14, 08:21:59 AM
Way to go there. Nice deer.  I hear you on the sad part about being done for the year.  I believe we will hear a lot of that this year.
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: UplandObsession on September 09/21/14, 10:26:09 AM
Well as I said this was a deer I've been watching since July.  He happens to be the same deer Dakids said might be older than my first assumption. He surprise me when he came in because he was in a gallop when he went through one shootin lane and I thought he was going to just keep running but he abruptly stopped on the edge of my 2nd lane.  In return I had to shoot over a branch that was under my right arm.  I'm not going to lie, I rushed my shot, torqued last minute and sent the harpoon into his gut. I'm far from happy with my shot but atleast we knew to pull out after recovering the arrow and realizing the shot.  Gave him 6 or so hours to bed down and expire. After a 250 yard blood and fecal matter trail we foun him with bedding under the pines, stone dead. Now that my seasons over I will probably get to the grouse woods as well as go after a fall turkey.
 



Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: dakids on September 09/21/14, 11:30:03 AM
Very smart move on waiting 6 hours.  Must have been torture waiting.  What broadhead did you use.
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: UplandObsession on September 09/21/14, 07:35:51 PM
Oh yes it was hell,  when we first went back in after the wait I was still worrying it was too soon.  But when we found him rigamortis had already set in.  This year I was giving Rage 2" chisel tips a try. Got it all butchered today and just going to rinse off a piece of back strap to see how the deer tastes.
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: whiteoakbuck on September 09/21/14, 08:50:20 PM
congrats man  :happy1:
Title: Re: Deer down
Post by: Cody Gruchow on September 09/21/14, 10:08:57 PM
congrats! smart move to wait. its torture but its better then bumping him to early and have him die on the neighbors or somewhere else and not find him. I am shooting the rage chisel tips also. rage work great! even when shots are less then marginal