Caustic Burno
Well-known member
Deepsouth after your amazing shot on the coon I got to thinking about some of my most
memorable. Like to hear some others.
I had got into primitive big time building my own bow's and arrows this was early 70's .
Well I had three four under my belt figured I had this down.
Built a 16 foot ladder stand and put it on a White Oak flat on my place.
Deer season was here and I was ready to slay them with my homemade arrows
out of switch cane fletched with turkey feathers from one my hunts, a Osage bow
and string made of squirrel hide.
Before daylight I was in my stand when the sun came up there were 21 deer feeding under those
White Oaks. While they were all out of range this really nice 8 pt started feeding my way.
He got 18 yards in front of me and went to hooking a cedar, I drew released and he ducked the arrow.
Now I am confused as it doesn't get any quieter than primitive. Meanwhile he is back to hooking the cedar,
I knock another arrow shoot low and he jumps it. Now I am really confused. He is still standing there
pull my third arrow from my quiver and drop it. This dam arrow hits every rung on the ladder on the way to the ground.
It is going tink tink tink 16 times to the ground, I now have 21 deer staring at me with one arrow left.
The 8 pt wanders out of range and a spike comes by and I drill him at 12 steps. He jumped the string a little.
Now I got to sit there for another 45 minutes with no arrows staring at my deer not wanting to spook the others.
Got down gather up my arrows and looked at the fletching and I hadn't cut my turkey feathers down.
They were still full height. Got my buddy to shoot them back at camp with me standing off to the side of the target,
dang arrows sounded like a mad swarm of bumblebees coming through the air.
memorable. Like to hear some others.
I had got into primitive big time building my own bow's and arrows this was early 70's .
Well I had three four under my belt figured I had this down.
Built a 16 foot ladder stand and put it on a White Oak flat on my place.
Deer season was here and I was ready to slay them with my homemade arrows
out of switch cane fletched with turkey feathers from one my hunts, a Osage bow
and string made of squirrel hide.
Before daylight I was in my stand when the sun came up there were 21 deer feeding under those
White Oaks. While they were all out of range this really nice 8 pt started feeding my way.
He got 18 yards in front of me and went to hooking a cedar, I drew released and he ducked the arrow.
Now I am confused as it doesn't get any quieter than primitive. Meanwhile he is back to hooking the cedar,
I knock another arrow shoot low and he jumps it. Now I am really confused. He is still standing there
pull my third arrow from my quiver and drop it. This dam arrow hits every rung on the ladder on the way to the ground.
It is going tink tink tink 16 times to the ground, I now have 21 deer staring at me with one arrow left.
The 8 pt wanders out of range and a spike comes by and I drill him at 12 steps. He jumped the string a little.
Now I got to sit there for another 45 minutes with no arrows staring at my deer not wanting to spook the others.
Got down gather up my arrows and looked at the fletching and I hadn't cut my turkey feathers down.
They were still full height. Got my buddy to shoot them back at camp with me standing off to the side of the target,
dang arrows sounded like a mad swarm of bumblebees coming through the air.