First archery kill

[vmthtr in green bay]

Got serious about bow hunting this year and put in about 18 sits so far. Last night was the night. 1 hour before dark I hit the grunt call and had a deer make a beeline across a field to the edge of the woods I am in. Lost sight and no movement for 3 minutes or so, hit the grunt call again and he started running back and forth in the field looking I guess for a way to jump cattle fence into woods. He came in from behind my left shoulder and I was kicking myself for not standing when he was in the field. He looked up at me and I was hunched down next to the tree, if standing maybe would have spooked. He came in 5 more steps where I could get a shot and looked back toward the field. I drew and shot. As he ran away I could see the Luminok sticking out his shoulder about 4 inches. I was shaking so bad I had to wait 20 minutes to climb down, was afraid I would fall out of my stand. He went 40 yards and piled up. Double lung shot, picture perfect, except for no pass through. I use a 60# Guardian Bowtech, 100g Rocky Snypers, Maxima 250 arrows. Here is a pic.

[fr3db3ar]

Good job and congrats on your first bow deer.

[Graybeard]

My very first ever bow kill deer was a buck close to the size of that one of yours but a tad smaller. He too was taken because of my grunt call. He was going to pass out of range but my grunt call pulled him back within range. That was a lot of years ago and many have fallen since to me and bows tho I no longer bow hunt. Congrats on your first of hopefully many.

[Dee]

Excellent story and congrats. I used to hunt extensively with a bow on small game but, have never killed a deer size animal with one. The fever is however mounting to get back in full bore. Hogs for me, lost my deer lease but, I am thinking hard about it.

[ttank0789]

Congrats! I got my first bow kill this year too!