Hello all.

Earlier in the month I had a great hunt and got my first bow kill. The area is in a suburban woodlot and my son and I had narrowed it down to a couple of funnel areas on both sides of a creek.

I was sitting on a stool between two oaks with my back to the creek. At 7:15 I saw movement that quickly revealed a buck about 30 yards out walking toward me. As his head went behind some brush I came to full draw and then kept the pin on him as he moved closer. At one time his nose was on the ground and I thought about hitting home between his shoulder blades but passed (at this stage he was about 15 yds out). He kept moving straight toward me and at 9 steps he turned just enough for me to hit him just outside of his shoulder bone. He took off up the hill on impact (I watched the arrow hit) and I saw the arrow fall out just as he started up the hill.
I went to where he was hit then to the arrow, which had fat for the first several inches and then blood on the last few inches and on the vanes.
I walked to the top of the hill to see if he happened to be there and then went back to the track. It was a difficult trail and I only found three blood spots in the first several yards.
I decided to check the woods again (fairly open hardwoods), this time walking a bit further than the first time.
About 60 yds out I spied him between two pines , and I'm glad he fell there as he was heading straight toward a house that was another 75 yds away!
The arrow entered just on the outside of the shoulder bone and exited just in front of the offside hindquarter (see pics)
From the time I first saw him until I watched him run up the hill all I could think was "holy cow, this is really happening" and " keep you sight picture correct, don't look up!"
For the gear: Elite Energy 35 , 58 lbs at 27". Trophy ridge sight, green noctournal, Slick Trick Viper 100.
I'm hooked!

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