I'm only 18 and been hunting the national forest for a couple years. I've had luck with my rifle but have been trying hard with my bow. Since my dad (Chew) got on a hog lease with not many deer, I knew I had to step up my game. 
Me and a buddy did some scouting and found a great spot about a mile and half off the road in the DCNF. Lots of rubs and scrapes and a narrow firebreak where pines turn to oaks.
Sunday I walked in with my climber and my Strothers SX-1 bow and got set up about 20' up a tree. About 6:30 or so I had a doe come through. I was getting ready to try and get her to use my doe tag when i saw a buck coming in behind her. I drew back my bow and when he got in the right spot I gave him a loud "maaaaaaa". He stopped and I shot him with the Rage. I haven't practiced much from 20 foot up so the shot was high and back.
I waited a while and got down. No blood. I started getting disappointed and walked the way he ran. White belly in the creek bottom! I started yelling and jumping up and down like a 'tard. The shot looked bad but the rage took out a lung going in and did a bunch of damage.
I had to gut him there and then spend the next hour and half dragging him back to the road. I guess I need to get back to my fightin weight because it dang near killed me.
Not the biggest buck in the world but I'm proud of him and will be getting a skull mount.
Thanks for reading. I'll try to post pics.
Me and a buddy did some scouting and found a great spot about a mile and half off the road in the DCNF. Lots of rubs and scrapes and a narrow firebreak where pines turn to oaks.
Sunday I walked in with my climber and my Strothers SX-1 bow and got set up about 20' up a tree. About 6:30 or so I had a doe come through. I was getting ready to try and get her to use my doe tag when i saw a buck coming in behind her. I drew back my bow and when he got in the right spot I gave him a loud "maaaaaaa". He stopped and I shot him with the Rage. I haven't practiced much from 20 foot up so the shot was high and back.
I waited a while and got down. No blood. I started getting disappointed and walked the way he ran. White belly in the creek bottom! I started yelling and jumping up and down like a 'tard. The shot looked bad but the rage took out a lung going in and did a bunch of damage.
I had to gut him there and then spend the next hour and half dragging him back to the road. I guess I need to get back to my fightin weight because it dang near killed me.
Not the biggest buck in the world but I'm proud of him and will be getting a skull mount.
Thanks for reading. I'll try to post pics.
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