First Bowhunt for Buddy...11 Point Kansas Buck...PICS
10-25-2004, 09:15 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 25
First Bowhunt for Buddy...11 Point Kansas Buck...PICS
This is my friends first year and first day bowhunting when he shot this Bruiser! He has been a rifle hunter for over 25 years. He went to the woods with me last season and got to see why I enjoy bowhunting so much. We rattled in several bucks one evening and I shot a decent 9 point. Well, after that he decided to purchase a bow. He had been practicng all year, and couldn't wait till this season.
He obtained permission to hunt a peice of property next to where he lives in Eastern Kansas. This property has never had hunters on it and has some of the biggest deer I have ever seen. Anyway, Saturday evening was the first time we hunted this property after alot of prescouting and patterning. He set up at the edge of some timber next to a fresh cut corn field. About 1/2 hour before sundown this deer came in and began feeding. He says he watched him for 20 minutes before he slowly came within range. His shot this deer at 30 yards once he turned broadside. The shot was a little far back and low(In the Belly). He found his arrow, it had gone through the deer and had blood and fat on the vanes. He met me and another buddy back at the truck at dark and said he stuck a nice one. It was all we could do to convince him we needed to wait till morning to track him.
We went out the next morning, found blood for about 100 yards and it stopped. Later in the day he brought out his dog who picked up the blood trail for another 200 yards, then no sign. After looking most of the day Sunday...no luck. Well, after he got off work this afternoon he recruited a couple of his friends(I was still working) and went back to the woods where the trail stopped the day before. After about 15 minutes they got a wiff of the carcass and found this guy about another 100 yards away. The coyotes had tore into him pretty good, and he was stinking pretty good. They estimated him pushing 275-300 lbs.
Needless to say he is HOOKED on bowhunting. Talk about beginners luck!!! Sorry for the poor picture, they took some pictures in the woods, I took this one with my digital when I went to check him out.
He obtained permission to hunt a peice of property next to where he lives in Eastern Kansas. This property has never had hunters on it and has some of the biggest deer I have ever seen. Anyway, Saturday evening was the first time we hunted this property after alot of prescouting and patterning. He set up at the edge of some timber next to a fresh cut corn field. About 1/2 hour before sundown this deer came in and began feeding. He says he watched him for 20 minutes before he slowly came within range. His shot this deer at 30 yards once he turned broadside. The shot was a little far back and low(In the Belly). He found his arrow, it had gone through the deer and had blood and fat on the vanes. He met me and another buddy back at the truck at dark and said he stuck a nice one. It was all we could do to convince him we needed to wait till morning to track him.
We went out the next morning, found blood for about 100 yards and it stopped. Later in the day he brought out his dog who picked up the blood trail for another 200 yards, then no sign. After looking most of the day Sunday...no luck. Well, after he got off work this afternoon he recruited a couple of his friends(I was still working) and went back to the woods where the trail stopped the day before. After about 15 minutes they got a wiff of the carcass and found this guy about another 100 yards away. The coyotes had tore into him pretty good, and he was stinking pretty good. They estimated him pushing 275-300 lbs.
Needless to say he is HOOKED on bowhunting. Talk about beginners luck!!! Sorry for the poor picture, they took some pictures in the woods, I took this one with my digital when I went to check him out.
10-25-2004, 10:25 PM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 716
RE: First Bowhunt for Buddy...11 Point Kansas Buck...PICS
I've been having such a hard time bowhunting (no deer in 2 years) that the first thing I'd like to say is, NO FAIR! [:'(]
Now, I'll be a gentleman and say, NICE DEER (but not in big font!).
Seriously, that's one hell of a deer!
Now, I'll be a gentleman and say, NICE DEER (but not in big font!).
Seriously, that's one hell of a deer!
10-25-2004, 11:27 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Jersey USA
Posts: 1,279
RE: First Bowhunt for Buddy...11 Point Kansas Buck...PICS
Its a shame he was not able to recover the deer. I hope this bad experience doesn't affect his feelings about bowhunting, hopefully he can bounce right bqack and make a good shot on the next one!
Also, I can't get the picture to load, the page is blank.....
Also, I can't get the picture to load, the page is blank.....
10-26-2004, 07:14 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: creemore Ontario Canada
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RE: First Bowhunt for Buddy...11 Point Kansas Buck...PICS
I'm not able to get a look at the pic ,but he sure sound's like a real dandy of a buck .It's too bad you didn't get to him before the coyote's got him .but i'm impressed that he never gave up on finding him .You's guy's deserve a big pat on the back and Congrat's .
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