My first big bow kill

07 November 2012, 07:51

after 3 years of bowhunting, I finally got something worth mounting. I took him at a whooping 20 feet with using grim reapers. Since he was basically underneath me I had to take a high lung shot just to the right of the spinal column. At first I thought that I might have just wounded him so I sat tight for half an hour before I went looking for him. There was no blood trail so I was ecstatic to find him down not more than 75yds from where I shot him. The lungs were completely shredded so it was a good clean kill. The photo does not seem to do the buck justice.

The typical side measured this:
Length of main beam- 22.25in
G1- 5.75in
G2- 10.25in
G3- 8.75in

H1- 5.125 in
H2- 4.25 in
H3- 3.75 in
H4- 3.25 in

Not quite sure how to measure a non typical rack like this especially when the brow tine blades off but here goes.
Total length of main beam- 18.25 in
G1- 10.125 in
G1A- 3.75 in
G2- 5.75 in
G3- 1.75 in

H1- 4.75 in
H2- 3.5 in
H3- 2.75 in
H4- 1.75 in

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08 November 2012, 05:51

Staley Keck

Well done on a fine trophy!

10 November 2012, 20:00

infinito

Well done!!!!!

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10 November 2012, 21:59

calgarychef1

Congratulations, what a tall rack that one has.

11 November 2012, 04:37

Don_G

Resign yourself to yourself to your fate.

You are well and truly hooked now!

20 November 2012, 16:23

BenKK

21 November 2012, 00:30

pagosawingnut

Nice buck, congratulations

25 November 2012, 06:40

thecanadian

Thanks for the support everyone! I finally figured out how to get pictures of my phone onto photobucket. This pic shows a bit better where I hit him.