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Offline billy

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Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« on: November 02, 2008, 08:41:12 pm »
Hey Everyone!  Well, I saw everyone posting pictures of the deer they've gotten (seems to be the year for successful primitive hunters), so I had to post one of the doe I got on Halloween night.  What makes this deer special is that this is the very first deer I've ever killed in my entire life!!!  I wanted my first deer to be taken with my own primitive bow and stone tipped cane arrows.  After 7 years of trying, after hunting from Oregon to Virginia, from New Mexico to Georgia, I finally...FINALLY, achieved my goal.  Shot the doe from the ground at about 14 yards and she only ran about 50 yards before crashing.  The stone point hit the rear lobe of the right lung, then cut the major arteries along the spine and missed the left lung, then punched a hole in the other side. 

Equipment :  52# osage self bow, rivercane arrow with dogwood foreshaft, stone point made of north GA flint.

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Offline PeteC

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 08:49:05 pm »
Congrats Billy on your hard earned deer.My son-in law just killed his first deer ,ever, this morning ,also with all self -made equipment.  God Bless
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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 08:51:56 pm »
beutiful animal billy. congratulations. how heavy was the shaft and how wide was the tip. peace

Offline Sparrow

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2008, 09:11:04 pm »
 Congratulations ! That is a great thing to Share. Thanks.(Nice big doe to booty)  Frank
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Offline billy

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2008, 10:19:26 pm »
Arrow weighed around 500 grains.  Stone point was about 1/2" wide. 
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2008, 10:24:20 pm »
congrats billy on your first deer and with primitive gear too.

nice mature doe,hope to get my first with homemade gear soon too.

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Offline leapingbare

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2008, 10:35:33 pm »
man next year I'm only hunting with stone points, i really have no excuse not to.
 Thanks for the inspiration billy.
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Offline armymedic.2

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2008, 04:35:27 am »
awesome, and a haus of a doe too, she is huge!  what we gonna do with the hide?
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Offline GregB

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2008, 08:10:59 am »
Congratulations on your deer! Well deserved and I'm sure means a lot having used equipment you made yourself!
Greg

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Offline The Singing Bowyer

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2008, 01:18:21 pm »
Way to go, Billy! That is a beautiful, mature deer.... Awesome! ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2008, 01:29:32 pm »
Nice work.
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Offline Susquehannock

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2008, 01:41:24 pm »
Wow, that's an awesome story. I have shot several deer with other equipment, but have been hunting w/ primitive gear for 3 years now without success,. Your story gives me encouragement! Congratulations on your persistence, patience, and a fine deer. You will remember this hunt the rest of your life!

Jason

Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2008, 04:29:37 pm »
good job on that billy, i must say that in the past couple years i have not been a big fan of stone point hunting after a couple episodes, but im glad you pulled it off.   did you hit any ribs in or out?
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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2008, 09:49:31 pm »
  Great deer, Really glad your first one came from your gear.
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Re: Finally got a deer!!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2008, 10:15:29 pm »
great job Billy... should be good eating.. HAWK
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