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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: sweeney3 on October 15, 2011, 02:00:36 am

Title: Another little doe...
Post by: sweeney3 on October 15, 2011, 02:00:36 am

Another doe with the ERC bow.  Man I'm loving this thing.  It's quiet, smooth, accurate, hits hard.  Gotta fine me some more cedar.

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: sweeney3 on October 15, 2011, 02:02:38 am

By the way, that's the exit wound.  She was quartering a bit, so the entrance isn't so far back.  She didn't go but maybe 40 yards or so.

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: lowell on October 15, 2011, 11:18:56 am

Congrats...keep having fun!!!!!! 8)

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: gstoneberg on October 15, 2011, 01:39:06 pm

Nice, that'll be good eating for sure.

George

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: youngbowyer on October 15, 2011, 03:31:07 pm

nice. is that erc bow backed? I have 2 lovely knot free pieces of erc but dont have any backing materials

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: PeteC on October 16, 2011, 11:01:18 am

Congrats on another successful hunt. God Bless

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: sweeney3 on October 16, 2011, 11:15:53 pm

Youngbowyer,
Yes.  It is backed with rawhide.  It's the first ERC I have tried so I wanted to try and ensure its survival.  It was very clean and knot free on the back, but I wanted to back it anyway. 

For what it's worth, I did remove about half the sapwood and chase a ring on the back.  I wanted to be sure and have a good bit of that heartwood left after tillering and it would have been all sapwood otherwise.  I can get whitewood anywhere, but that vibrant red is pretty rare.  Chasing that tiny little ring was a *&%^!!! But, it was worth it I believe.

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: Pappy on October 18, 2011, 09:51:35 am

 Congrats,Nice job,looks like a pretty good shot. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: soy on October 18, 2011, 09:45:47 pm

Enjoy, and congratulations!

Title: Re: Another little doe...
Post by: chasing crow on October 18, 2011, 10:07:35 pm

Well done! enjoy the steaks.