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First buck of the season

LeTuB

LeTuB

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Toulouse, France
Roe deer season opens june 1st, I had the opportunity to harvest a nice buck from my saddle last friday evening (2nd hunt of the season)
Everything was in place at 7:30 pm
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15 mn later, I eared noise in the dry leaves...only a weasel poking around
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I decided to use the doe call (only efficient during rut) first short call, wait 15mn then another, I was about to call again when I eared steps in the dry leaves behind me I just turned my head enought to see the buck comming...too late to try to turn arround the tree. I was in the worst position to shoot (4 o'clock bow arm over the bridge) and the buck jumped the string so my arrow didn't connect exactly where I was aiming (a saw the impact a bit forward)
As it was too dark for the blood trail, I decided to recover it the next day morning helped by a bloodtrailing dog
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Seeing dark blood and clots within the first 50 yards, it seemed the no artery was injuried.
I went back to the car and drove back home, my sleep was not peaceful.
 
Saturday 6am, I met my friend with his little dachshund.Right at the anshuss (*) the dog took the trail right on the blood I marked, after 50 yd, he headed right in the wood, but no more blood spill and nothing at the end...another try, same path, nothing...at the 3 try, the dog headed right again but stood at the edge of the wood in the tall grass...few minutes later my friend called me ''here it is''
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About 120 yards trail

My shot was really upfront, I've been very lucky for this one
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Bow : Timberghost TGX 54#@29''
Arrow : micro diameter 100 gr ss outsert tipped with a 200gn kayuga pilot cut
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Then, time to enjoy
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(*) I don't know if this word is used in US, it's a german word meaning ''the exact place where the animal took the shot''
 
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Thanks for sharing your successful hunt with us! I’m glad you were able to find your deer. I’ve never seen a broadhead like that. The entrance wound it left on the neck was lethal! That is a beautiful bow as well.

How high in the tree were you and how far was the shot? In meters is fine.
 
I haven't heard that term but I enjoy learning different tactics and terminology about this lifestyle we all love! Congratulations on a successful harvest and thank you for sharing the journey with us. Cheers to many more ahead!
 
Congratulations on a nice roe buck! Thanks for taking us along on the hunt. I'm happy you were able to find him.
 
gcr0003 said:
Thanks for sharing your successful hunt with us! I’m glad you were able to find your deer. I’ve never seen a broadhead like that. The entrance wound it left on the neck was lethal! That is a beautiful bow as well.

How high in the tree were you and how far was the shot? In meters is fine.
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These are australian 4 blades BH single bevel, the entrance was very large but missed the carotid artery, I only cut the jugular vein ( bloodstream downward brain), so it took a little bit more time to pass away

I was about 13 ft high and the shot distance was 8 yd
 
Congrats!!! I hit a little whitetail yearling almost exactly like that 10 years or so ago with my recurve. Deer was quartered away a good bit and about 10 yard. When I released I knew I shot over the deer. The deer took off hard and about 25 yard out leaped like a gazelle but rolled on its side in mid air like a fish jumping out of the water. Landed on it's side and flopped once. I looked at the deer, looked at the bow, looked at the anshuss ;) and was like what the crap just happened. Unclimbed the tree and when I got to the deer I saw the hole in the neck. Thought I scared it to death until I saw the hole lol.

How many tags do you get over there? Can you keep hunting them? Congrats again and like was mentioned beautiful bow. Built right here in my home state.
 
I manage the local hunting association (about 3700 acres of public land with 70 hunters), we have 27 roedeer tags for the season (1st of june to end of february), including 13 early season tags (bucks only from 06/1 to mid september) but only 10 deer hunter, it's also ''open bar'' for boars (no tag).
I have 2 buck tags left and plenty of time
 
LeTuB said:
I manage the local hunting association (about 3700 acres of public land with 70 hunters), we have 27 roedeer tags for the season (1st of june to end of february), including 13 early season tags (bucks only from 06/1 to mid september) but only 10 deer hunter, it's also ''open bar'' for boars (no tag).
I have 2 buck tags left and plenty of time
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Where are you located?

I made a hunt in Germany (just an observer) with friends outside of gummersbach last august. No luck
 
That was awesome! Hard to get fired up about hunting when the temps are in triple digits (38+ C) but that got me ready to be in a tree!

Thank you for sharing it.
 
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