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Stickhead:
Had a great day yesterday.  Two days earlier, I almost took a shot at this same deer, but the angle was questionable, so I passed.  Fortunately, he didn't bust me, so I knew his habits and he didn't know mine.  Yesterday at first light, he came along again and gave me a nice broadside opportunity just over 20 yds.  I was 10 ft up in a cedar with nice cover.  I managed to send my cedar arrow right behind the shoulder bone in into his heart.  Watched him go down 50 yards away.

I used this Osage take-down selfbow I made and posted last fall:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,3587.0.html

I finally got first blood with my own tackle.  What an experience!  I may have to get this one mounted.  It's a pretty small 8 pointer by most people's standards, but it's a real trophy to me.

-Tom

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knightd:
Sweet !! It is a great feeling to take game with your hand made eqipment..

Pat B:
Very cool! congratulations!  I'm still waiting for my first. ::)
   A skull mount(European) makes a beautiful trophy and you can do it all your self for very little money. Since you made the other stuff, might as well do the mount too.  ;)   This is one I did a few years back(gun).     Pat

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TRACY:
Congratulations! Looks like some fine tablefare. Trophies come in all sizes, looks like a real trophy to me.

Tracy

Keenan:
 Cogratulations Tom that is a heart dream for sure, Nice buck and cool story.  Also like your arrow rack ;)

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