Cool stuff. Congrats.
I haven't been here for a while but mosey on over for the hunting stories and pics.
I'm in western Pa on the edge of a residential area.\.
A local LEO manages the 14 acres next to my place and will not allow me to hunt there.
Instead, I put a a tree stand on the 135 foot back side of my lot.
I had a game cam out early and got a shot of what I thought was a nontypical buck.
Its a small bodied deer but a cool looking rack.
This was a shot of him from an overhead camera.
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Our early archery started on 21 Sept. I'm in a special regs location.
Anyway, the first morning I was up in my tree at about 6 AM and just after 7:30, along he came.
He gave me a bit of a quartering to shot but almost broadside at 15 yards.
The Ten Point Wicked Ridge FX4 with Spitfire 100s did their job.
Since I'm 20 feet up at 15 yards, getting a double lung shot usually doesnt happen.
Here he is about 90 yards out.
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I got a complete pass through.
A week ago, I was back up in my tree and had 5 doe stop by. I picked one.
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She went a bit further but the shot was 15 yards and also a pass through. Same bolt and Spitfire ( new blades)
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My tree stand is 75 feet from my house. a couple years ago I had a zipline to the platform which was pretty cool.
The buck was my early 70th birthday present. I suppose I'm officially and old ass now.
I dont generally get anything mounted but this guy is going on the wall.