My First Trad Kill!

[Wjackson11x]

It's been something that I have been wanting to do for several years. I started shooting a few years ago and finally got good enough to start taking the recurve to the woods with me some last year. I was lucky enough to kill a good buck this season with my compound, so I figured it was time to start taking the recurve and get my first deer. Last Thursday afternoon I sat in the same spot where I had been seeing a bunch of deer.

At around 6:00, I had a lone doe come in and fed for a few minutes at 10 yds. I was just waiting on that perfect shot opportunity. I am only shooting a 45# Bear and arrows that I made out of some wooden dowels. Razor sharp 2 blade Zwickey.

The shot felt perfect and landed right where I was aiming. Man, what a rush!

Thanks for looking

 

[bobocat]

Good job!

 

[devolve]

Awesome man!!!!! Congrats!

 

[toolmkr20]

Congrats

 

[bear claw]

Congratulations

 

[Esau]

Congrats! Great job.

 

[longbowdave1]

Nice job. Congrats.

 

[bowhunterdavid]

Nothing like it Congrats to you.

 

[Todd Cook]

Absolutely outstanding!! Really good pictures too. I can tell by the work you put into those arrows that the compound days are numbered.

 

[Stump Shooter]

Nice shot, bet shooting that doe with the recurve and wood arrow you made was more exciting than any deer you have killed with your wheel bow, Congrats!

 

[strothershwacker]

Congrats! Thats a great accomplishment. 1st trad deer & with a homemade wooden arrow! Impressive!

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

Congratulations! Nice deer and hunt. It’s a whole new addiction now.

 

[trad bow]

That’s a heck of an accomplishment. Vintage bow with homemade arrow doesn’t nothing else comes close to that achievement.
Well done

 

[Southern Thunder]

Congrats. Be ready hunting with traditional equipment will give you the highest of highs and lowest of lows but wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

 

[Pointpuller]

Awesome!!
Congrats on your first, hope there are many more to come.

 

[Al33]

Outstanding!!!

 

[hambone76]

Congratulations on the first of many! That’s good stuff right there! Kudos for being patient and waiting for the right shot.

 

[dm/wolfskin]

Good shooting.

 

[Barebowyer]

Great job! That's probably the most memorable deer you will ever kill!

 

[baddave]

great shot! congrats