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bjrogg:
Ever since I let my arrow loose on my first ever bow kill which happened to be a selfbow kill, I been wanting to do it again. Last year I missed a nice shot, but had the most enjoyable hunting season ever. This year has been a struggle. With farming being very difficult. I've been under a lot of stress and harvest has been dragging on with difficult weather. It's really limited my hunting time and when I've been able to hunt the weather has been lousy. The past couple days we've been harvesting corn. I decided to bring my selfbow "Simply Orange " with me. I saw a buck lay down in a drain ditch. After awhile my brother was working in the short rows and didn't really need the cart. I told him I was going to try to sneak up on the buck. I put my quiver on got out of my tractor strung my bow and snuck my way into the wind towards the spot where the buck lay. When I got to the edge of the ditch I could see a small opening through the weeds and a little brown. I could also see a little bit of his head. He didn't see me. The brown in the opening seemed a little further back than I'd like so I moved a little west to get more of a quartering away shot. This also narrowed the opening in the weeds. I stood there ready to draw. Hoping he'd stand up. He didn't. I decided to take the shot. He didn't see it coming. He jumped up and ran. My first thought was it's to far back. He ran about 90 yards and stopped. I could see him getting tippy and he fell down hard. I watched him try to get up and fall hard again a couple times. Then he kicked a bit and laid flat out. I decided to leave him but I was sure he was done. Just to be safe and I didn't have time to do anything with him anway. I went back to my tractor and worked till almost dark. I went back to the spot I had last seen him and there he lay.
The anticipation of waiting all day to see him was really something else. This just never gets old. I'm so thrilled. It just really helped cheer me up and put a huge smile on my face again. I really did want to "do it again " so people can see that it's not just a fluke. It's a passion.
Bjrogg

bjrogg:
Got him skinned, gutted and hanging. It's been along day. Will be another long one tomorrow and many days after. I'm gonna sleep good tonight though.
Bjrogg

jimmi the sammi:
Congratulations!!  It's rare that one has the opportunity to take a whitetail from the ground let alone stalk and make a good killing shot.  Revel in the uniqueness of the experience!  You deserve it!

BowEd:
Congrats BJ.That was quite a hunt.

burchett.donald:
 Nice stalk Bj, liking that quiver also...Congrats
                                                                       Don

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