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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 17, 2019 8:17:08 GMT -5
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Post by mgderf on Feb 17, 2019 11:46:08 GMT -5
I have a crossbow trick-shot story, but no video unfortunately.
It's been about 4 years ago now, I took my Barnett Quad 400 out for it's maiden hunt.
I positioned myself next to an old barn.
Minutes after arriving I spotted a small deer passing in front of a hole in the hedges in front of me.
The rules stated you must take an antlerless before taking a buck. "Earn a buck", so I waited to see the head.
This deer passed in front of the hole without my seeing the head, but no sooner cleared the opening when I saw another deer passing by my shoot window.
This time I saw the head, and no antlers.
I lined up a shot and pulled the trigger.
This was my first excursion into crossbow hunting. I knew I'd made a good hit. I watched the arrow go home, and the sound...I was NOT ready for the sound.
It sounded just like someone hacking a clever through meat.
I waited a few minutes, then decided to go for a look.
About this time my brother showed up and said he would help with retrieval.
I showed him where I shot from and which way the deer took off.
He headed in the general direction while I started following the blood trail.
I was only looking for 2 minutes when my brother called out, "I've found it."
I stopped my tracking to collect my prize.
It was small, but satisfied the "Earn-a-buck" regulation so I was pleased enough.
After loading the deer into the truck I told my brother that I was going to look for my arrow.
Roughly 40 yards from where I shot, I found a SECOND deer!
I had hit TWO button bucks with a single arrow.
It was a complete passthrough. After loading the second deer I did end up finding my arrow. It was stuck in a tree, about 5 feet off the ground, and ANOTHER 30 yards past the SECOND deer!
For those unfamiliar, the Barnett Quad 400 sends out a bolt at the ludicrous speed of 345fps!
To date, this has been the extent of my bow hunting career.
It's going to be hard to top this...
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 17, 2019 19:08:05 GMT -5
That doesn't sound like a trick shot. It sounds like a poor job of identifying your target and what was behind it before pulling the trigger.
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Post by butlerj on Feb 28, 2019 10:28:41 GMT -5
If he was in a tree stand than he already knew his surroundings and had only an opening for a shot, he knew his target was a slick head deer. Maybe the target just completely hid the smaller deer.
I see no foul. Given that he had a bundle or the extra tag...
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 28, 2019 10:36:23 GMT -5
If he was in a tree stand than he already knew his surroundings and had only an opening for a shot, he knew his target was a slick head deer. Maybe the target just completely hid the smaller deer. I see no foul. Given that he had a bundle or the extra tag... Me either..... I once accidently killed two gobblers when there was a second unseen one behind the one I aimed at. I was very intent on the first bird and as following him with my scope and never saw the second bird. Stuff happens... |
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