I have been trying for quite some time to get a deer with a bow, 4 years to be exact. I have injured 2 deer in my attempt and havent got one.
On saturday i went out and a little befour 6 i heard some crunching so i watched and out walked a buck. As sson as it got where i could shoot it it put its head down in the goldenrod and started eating weeds. I pulled back and wham got him. The arrow went right down him and he only ran about 30 yards.
Here he is, almost a 7 pointer but he broke his main beam off on the right side so it is a 6:
Location: We are less than one hour south of downtown Houston. We are located in Wild Peach, Texas located half way between Brazoria and West Columbia. Exit hwy 36 onto County Road 354. Take County Road 353 west . Go approximately 2.4 miles. We are on the left.
jordanM,
Congrats! It is a much more satisfying feeling to bring em home with a bow. If I ever get back into hunting it will only be archery (unless my son gets into it) - just too darn easy with a gun.
Even rifle hunters lose injured animals - if you put a good amount of practice in and take shots that you know you can make, don't sweat it. You'll lose a few here and there and it makes you feel bad, but unfortunately that is part of bow hunting.
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Lance it wont be the horns(antlers) that get you but the hoofs. Texas usually has few fatalitys a year from deer attacks. Most are traceable to human raised bucks. Deffinately a No No.
Congrats Jordan.
MarCat
Last year i got an 8 point with a rifle and got him right in the back bone dropping him. But unfortunately he didnt die for a while so i had to walk up to him and finish him off and he tried flining his horns at me a few times befour i found a good place to shoot.
I like hunting too. The phone company monopoly kept gouging me and was so damn hard to shoot. but I finally I killed them with Magic Jack via usb cable to computer and my cable connection. Now if I can just see a good place where to shoot my cable bill but these animals are very smart. Will take some time probably.
Lance's technique of jumping out of a tree onto the deer seems perfectly legal to me, you might try that. With any luck you could end up on Discovery channel or something.
Just looking at the photo of lance with his prized bamboo he captured, you can tell he is a great hunter!
