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I Know This Is LRH... But What Is The Shortest Distance You Have Taken A Live Target?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdyson" data-source="post: 3101014" data-attributes="member: 74061"><p>Back in 97 while training at Ft Meade the Maryland DNR opened up a refuge for bowhunting as an over abundance of deer had destroyed their habitat. They had browsed the trees to the bark. as high as they could reach. They only allowed 30 hunters in at a time so I had to wait for someone to come out, before I could go in. Finally my number came up at 4pm on a rainy foggy day. I put my climbing stand on my back and cut a trail. Every where I went I ran into Hunter Orange. Rather than ruin someone else's hunt. I walked back to the parking area, went up the tree line about 100yds stepping into the woods about 15yds and not seeing anyone, I climbed the first straight pine tree I found. I hung the bow on a hook, strapped in and while taking my gortex off, I dislodged an arrow from my quiver which "klanked" off my stand and fell to the ground. When I looked down I saw two yearling does and a spike right below me. The does skittered back into the woods, but none of the 3 looked up. The spike took a couple steps toward the clearing and was watching a hunter getting into his vehicle. I nocked an arrow leaned as far forward as I could and shot a 125gr Muzzy straight down through the dark brown stripe of his spine between his shoulder blades, the arrow exited between his front legs and nailed him to a rotten log. He didn't kick or run, he just dropped right there. Around 18 to 25 feet it was both my shortest bow shot, and also my shortest blood trail. I thought, man I wish Texas whitetails were this dumb.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdyson, post: 3101014, member: 74061"] Back in 97 while training at Ft Meade the Maryland DNR opened up a refuge for bowhunting as an over abundance of deer had destroyed their habitat. They had browsed the trees to the bark. as high as they could reach. They only allowed 30 hunters in at a time so I had to wait for someone to come out, before I could go in. Finally my number came up at 4pm on a rainy foggy day. I put my climbing stand on my back and cut a trail. Every where I went I ran into Hunter Orange. Rather than ruin someone else’s hunt. I walked back to the parking area, went up the tree line about 100yds stepping into the woods about 15yds and not seeing anyone, I climbed the first straight pine tree I found. I hung the bow on a hook, strapped in and while taking my gortex off, I dislodged an arrow from my quiver which “klanked” off my stand and fell to the ground. When I looked down I saw two yearling does and a spike right below me. The does skittered back into the woods, but none of the 3 looked up. The spike took a couple steps toward the clearing and was watching a hunter getting into his vehicle. I nocked an arrow leaned as far forward as I could and shot a 125gr Muzzy straight down through the dark brown stripe of his spine between his shoulder blades, the arrow exited between his front legs and nailed him to a rotten log. He didn’t kick or run, he just dropped right there. Around 18 to 25 feet it was both my shortest bow shot, and also my shortest blood trail. I thought, man I wish Texas whitetails were this dumb. [/QUOTE]
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