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Just for the record books...
iowabow:
OK the final count. I fired 28 times before this came together but I really believe that I could do it much easier tomorrow. I called the game wardon and he told me that it could be tagged as a doe because the antlers were so small. Spear noway OK maybe. Thank you all for helping me build bows make points and all the other help. Also if you have not fired 28 times to try and kill a deer you're not trying.
H Rhodes:
Congratulations! A hell of an accomplishment. I am very happy for you. That's real hunting.
Pappy:
Very cool,congrats, you need to put this up in the 2011 hunting section where all can see,some folks may not check tihis thread lite we did.Again congrats nice job . :) :)
Pappy
ducosniffer:
Sweet news indeed. Congrats and good luck on the rest of the season.
iowabow:
Going back out this weekend! I feel differently about the whole thing now because, I have a much great sense of confidence. I understand much better about when to pull and won't feel so hurried now to make the shot. Funny how when I started this I thought all I needed to was to make a bow and then I learned that the arrow can be as difficult to make. I had no idea that learning to shoot the bow would be so difficult. Then I had to place all my stands in location that benefited short distance shots. At about the same time I was still improving my arrowhead making techniques and learned more about how to correctly attach points. but the most difficult thing was two fold: first I had to relearn to shoot the bow from the stand, then I had to learn when to move when the deer are real close in near the stand. It is easy with a compound you draw when they are way out and wait for the shot. Much different when using a primitive bow. Our ansesters were very sneaky! Funny when you start this journey you have this bright idea that you are going to make a bow and step in the woods and kill a deer in two weeks. It really take a year or more to learn all of this stuff.
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