First trad buck!!!

[wisconsinteacher]

Well my 1st trad season is still going great. I am learning a lot and this weekend I learned a few more things. I was in my stand at the crack of dawn and after 45 min had 2 does and 3 fawns coming my way. At 12 yards, I started to put pressure on the string and the lead doe busted me. They did not blow but walked away. As I was hanging my bow up, I saw a buck. He must have seen the does and started walking toward them. I had my opening picked at 16 yards and when he came through, I let the string go. The next thing I saw as an arrow in the hind ham and blood everywhere. I gave him an hour and got my dad and wife to help out. After the first 50 yards, I found 2 beds. We kicked him up and that did him in. I knew that I had to push him to keep the blood moving. He went a total of 150 yards but I got very very lucky. I did not mouth grunt to stop him and from the time I let go to the hit was 2 feet in distance. (I am honest enough to admit I messed up) Like I said I am learning a lot. I was not happy with the hit but I am happy that I got him and now I have my first trad buck. He is in the freezer and I am ready to fill my last doe tag.

 

[DrMike]

He is certainly a handsome buck, representing a good job in persisting in looking for him. Congratulations.

 

[FOTIS]

Congratulations!

 

[longwinters]

Glad you stayed on it and found him. Trad hunting is, in my experience, the toughest way to take game. Congrats.

Long

 

[wisconsinteacher]

I have had a blast using my recurve this fall. This blood trail was easy to follow. I never looked down for blood. I was using a Snuffer broadhead and it made a hole. The cool part was that my dad was up for the weekend. We set our rifle stands the day before and he was going to go home at 9. I shot the buck at 8 so he was able to come out and help track/drag. That was the first archery deer that my dad has helped with in a number of years. He was like a little kid. Now I need to get a buck in front of my wife this weekend.

 

[sask boy]

Good job, he should be tasty.
Good luck on harvesting your doe.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Oldtrader3]

For those of us on the other coast, what is a "trad season"?

 

[wisconsinteacher]

Trad is using a traditional bow. Some states have a season just for it. In WI we don't it is a general archery season. I just decided to put the compound away and use a recurve.

 

[Guy Miner]

Congrats!

I like the recurves myself. Much fun to shoot & hunt with. Been a long time since I've taken anything with mine.

Guy

 

[SJB358]

Great job WT. They aren't all the perfect shots, but the recovery is all part of the hunt! Nice. Way to do it the hard way.

 

[JD338]

WT,

Congratulations on the nice buck with traditional equipment.

JD338

 

[bbearhntr]

Congrats WT! He sure has a swollen neck!