Finally!!

• Sep 29, 2004

• #1

gabowman

Senior Member

Finally got a shot this afternoon. Spotted the doe grazing on acorns along the hardwood hill side before she finally gave those up and headed straight towards me perched up in a persimmon tree in a creek bottom. Once leaving the acorns she never broke stride and bee-lined straight down one of my cleared shooting lanes until she was about 3 yds away, nose on the ground, sniffing for the ripest simmons on the ground. Being in the creek bottoms the thermacell was running full blast and I was only about 15 feet high so now I KNOW they dont smell it. She was sniffing so hard even I could hear her....sounded like a hunting dog picking up a scent. Here's a pic of my first for this year:

 

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• Sep 29, 2004

• #2

GAGE

GONetwork Member

Great Job! I hope to be down your way this weekend for a shot at one myself!

 

• Sep 29, 2004

• #3

Smiley

GONetwork Senator District 44

Congratulations

I know how you feel! I shot my first deer of this season today also. I was begining to wonder if I was going to get one before gun season.

 

• Sep 29, 2004

• #4

T

Todd E

Senior Member

Congrats GBMan!!

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #5

leo

Retired Woody's Mod 7/01-12/09

Looks good gabowman

Sounds like a winner on the thermacell scent also

leo

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #6

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HT2

Guest

Gb......

T-T-T-H-H-H-W-W-W-A-A-A-C-C-C-K-K-K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta love it!!!!!!!!!

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #7

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DaddyPaul

Senior Member

Congrats Gabowman!

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #8

Darryl Yates

Senior Member

Looks good and healthy...Congrats....

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #9

Jim Thompson

Live From The Tree

Congrats again Bowman.

Jim

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #10

HuntinTom

Retired Moderator

Good Job GBM...

3 Yards - Man, you need to hunt with a spear

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #11

Paymaster

Old Worn Out Mod

Staff member

Congrats Thats a nice'un.

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #12

Meriwether Mike

Senior Member

Congrats on the doe. Good shot as well.

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #13

mpowell

Senior Member

wow, she was so close you could have just dropped an anvil on her head! congratulations on your kill.

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #14

Duff

Senior Member

alright Butch, congrats on getting that first one.

 

• Sep 30, 2004

• #15

BROWNING7WSM

GONetwork Member

Congrats.....

 

• Oct 1, 2004

• #16

LAKOTA

Senior Member

Heck, I don't even know if I could hit one at 3yds, especially from 15' above! That was a straight shot down.

Great job Gabowman!

She looks like a nice mature doe too.

 

• Oct 2, 2004

• #17

Snakeman

Senior Member

Congratulations, GaBowman.

The Snakeman

 

• Oct 2, 2004

• #18

turkey foot

Senior Member

I usually skin and gut my deer outside before I bring them in the house.