Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Archived Hunting Pics => Shooting and Hunting => 2014 Hunting Pictures => Topic started by: Lee Lobbestael on November 15, 2014, 02:33:34 pm
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Well its opening day of gun season here in Michigan and I had to miss heading north to deer camp with my dad and brothers because everyone in my house was sick. But I managed to get out in the woods this morning behind my house. It was crisp and cold and snowing with barely a breeze. Turkeys were everywhere coming down from the trees as soon as it got light. About a half hour after shooting light a doe came by trailing this buck. I stopped him at about fifteen yards in a small gap in the brush and let him have it! I hit him through the lungs and he charged off forty yards into the brush and I heard him go down. I shot him with a hickory self bow 43#@28" and a arrow I made from a bamboo garden stake, fletched with turkey feathers from a turkey I killed last fall, and tipped with a broadhead I made out of a pounded flat spoon. It was opening day of gun season here and hunting goes drastically down hill for the next two weeks so I was happy to fill my tag even tho its just a little guy. (http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx203/Lee1_photos/20141115_093116.jpg) (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Lee1_photos/media/20141115_093116.jpg.html)(http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx203/Lee1_photos/20141115_093037.jpg) (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Lee1_photos/media/20141115_093037.jpg.html)
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Little/big doesn't matter compared to thrill of accepting the hunting challenge ... & succeeding!
Congrats!
Hope family members are well soon.
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Awesome hunt...thanks for sharing
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Be proud man! That a hell of an accomplishment! That might as well be a booner as far as I'm concerned! Way to get it done with all hand made equipment!
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I agree Will....................
DBar
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Nice going Lee, thats a fine buck man.
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Great job! That's a nice looking bow and arrows you have there. That buck will be good eating.
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Thanks guys it was a lot of fun and too good buddies showed up to help track and drag so it was fun
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Great shot on that buck. A awesome accomplishment indeed. Doesn't get any better being successful with primitive equipment no matter the size or sex
Jon
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Way cool Lee ! Lots of good meat for the Freezer. Bob
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Good job man! I bet all the guys at deer camp wish they were in your shoes (except the family being sick, hope they get well soon). Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks yeah family is gettin better. Nobody shot a deer at deer camp this year! >:D
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Congrats Lee. Awesome job. Be sure to remind your buddies out there gun hunting you killed your deer with a spoon. ;D
-Dan
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Outstanding! Good shooting - that little buck is more of a trophy than any of the horn porn you see on the outdoor channels. Yours was a "real" hunt. Good job.
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Sure nothing wrong with that , fine looking buck and very nice shot. Pappy
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DGF I managed to slip in a little ribbing :laugh:
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Good job Lee! Your right, hunting goes to pot after boom boom season is upon us.
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Good looking deer Lee. Way to get it done with your bow during gun season.
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That's great Lee.Good Job.Nice deer with self equipment. God Bless
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Home made bow, home made arrow, home made broadhead, fletching from a bird you harvested yourself.
Talk about having bragging rights for "self sufficiency".
Now please tell me you did not drag the deer to a processor to have it cut and wrapped!!!!!!
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Ha no never!! ;D
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I want to see the arrow. . .
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I will try to get a pic posted of the bloody business end of the arrow..gotta go get it from down by the swamp where I forgot it. The fletching end was lost
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Congratulations
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Thanks guys. Here is a picture of the spoon point I killed it with. (http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx203/Lee1_photos/SAM_3166.jpg) (http://s756.photobucket.com/user/Lee1_photos/media/SAM_3166.jpg.html)
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sounds like a great potential bet "Hey Ralf-I bet you I can kill a dear with a spoon, two sticks and a piece of string. . .
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Ha ha I could have made some money!
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Been humming a Howlin' Wolf song ever since you posted this...
"Men lie about that spoonful
Some cry about that spoonful
Some die about that spoonful
Everybody fight about a spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful"
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JW that is downright beautiful! :laugh:
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Way to go, that is a great story to go with your buck.
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Very nice ! Congratulations ! ! ' Frank