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Join Date: Jun 2012
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First Elk, First Bow Kill
I know it ain't much for you big bull hunters, but I am just a meat guy and after passing up several cow/calf pairs this beauty finally walked right under my treestand thursday night (my last night to bow hunt before going back to work).
First shot was a fairly extreme down angle, I was 30 feet up which made for a 12yrd shot. Clean pass through which I was a little low on that took out the left lung. She ran forward about 8 yrds and stopped which put her right in my sweet 20 spot. She was slightly on the extreme of quartering away, but I knew I nailed her with the first one. So, I put another one in her, which was bang on double lung. She took off went about 15 yrds and fell over backwards. I heard her last breath and the emotional adrenaline kicked in. I called my buddy who was setup a few hundred yards away and he went and checked on her cause I couldn't climb down (climbing tree stand) cause my legs were like jello. He walked over gave her check and gave me the double thumbs up. First big game animal I've harvested in 8 years. Just got back into it last season.
I don't think I even want to open my gun cabinet to get my deer, I think I'm hooked on the bow.
sorry for the low quality photo. I got her at 7:46 and by the time I got over there there was nothing left for light and all I had was my phone.
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Originally Posted by teddybear26x
I know it ain't much for you big bull hunters, but I am just a meat guy and after passing up several cow/calf pairs this beauty finally walked right under my treestand thursday night (my last night to bow hunt before going back to work).
First shot was a fairly extreme down angle, I was 30 feet up which made for a 12yrd shot. Clean pass through which I was a little low on that took out the left lung. She ran forward about 8 yrds and stopped which put her right in my sweet 20 spot. She was slightly on the extreme of quartering away, but I knew I nailed her with the first one. So, I put another one in her, which was bang on double lung. She took off went about 15 yrds and fell over backwards. I heard her last breath and the emotional adrenaline kicked in. I called my buddy who was setup a few hundred yards away and he went and checked on her cause I couldn't climb down (climbing tree stand) cause my legs were like jello. He walked over gave her check and gave me the double thumbs up. First big game animal I've harvested in 8 years. Just got back into it last season.
I don't think I even want to open my gun cabinet to get my deer, I think I'm hooked on the bow.
sorry for the low quality photo. I got her at 7:46 and by the time I got over there there was nothing left for light and all I had was my phone.
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Congrats that's what bowhuntings all about.
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Congrats !! ANY elk is a good elk, 'specially with archery tackle !
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That's awesome! Congratulations!
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Thanx guys. I got video of the whole thing as well I'll try to get up on my next day off
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Great!! 
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grats!
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Thats awesome dude. Congrats!!
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Great job.....the "jello leg" feeling, now that's what it's all about!
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congrats awesome first bow kill
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Great job!!
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Congrats for sure meat in the freezer
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Congrats dude!
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Thats my fav, horns don't matter in the soup pot. Good job, I hear ya on the jello legs, get em everytime for fitey years.
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Congrats on the elk. Would love to get a chance at one this year.
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Congrats! That is a great cow in the freezer!
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Congrats
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Congrats!
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Nice bow kill, congrats on the good eats..
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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All right guys heres the video. Can't figure out why the quality went down so much on the upload.
I know what it sounds like after my second shot, but hey if none of you have ever sounded like after a kill than you better find another sport.
My wife watched the video and actually started laughing her ass off, after about 2 min she looked at my with a serious face and said " why don't you sound like that in bed", my jaw hit the ground and in fear of been shot with my own arrow, I said nothing. I still around to post the video so yeah she took it well, god I love her.
Enjoy guys.
P.S. if it looks after I drew each time and i looked liked I couldn't handle my creep properly, your wrong. I was trying those new Carbon Charcoal mask out on the first shot I had to slide it down cause it didn't allow me to anchor properly. On the second shot it slid back up and I had to deal with it. Thats all http://youtu.be/JBIQQOhY5b8
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2012 Hunting Record
Cow Elk- compound bow
4 Pheasant- 12ga O&U
1 Hungarian- 12ga O&U
10 Ducks - 12ga semi auto (teal, pintail, black, gadwall)
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awesome elk!!
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Good stuff!
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