First blood for the Widow

[Mozza]

I went out yesterday morning to chase a few fallow around or try and get a fox to come into range, so I could blood my new bow.
I started out at first light and went up a hill to see if there were any fallow out on the flats at the top feeding.
As I came to the crest of the hill, I almost didn't notice a young black spiker licking a saltblock that the farmer had put out.
I stalked in to 20 meters of him, only to have him turn and walk straight at me.
He wandered in to five meters of me and I just couldn't draw on him and when I decided to he bolted.
I then travelled a bit more and spotted a small doe feeding on the edge of some timber.
I spent about 20 minutes stalking in on her and at 15 meters I had her broadside.
I drew back the bow and released the arrow, hitting her higher than I wanted, but still putting her down in about 20 meters.
On inspection, I had hit her high in the lungs.
It was my first kill with the new bow, and my first trad deer.
I took the meat and the skin too as she had a nice coat on her.
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[Glenn]

Good one Mozza, must be satisfying to get a deer as your first kill with your new Widow. Are they wooden shafts you used?

[HOOD]

Congrats Mozza great way to blood the Widow.
That arrow either has one big wrap on it or thats a lot of blood in it;) well done

Glenn they look like GT Traditional shafts to me........try hard woods:P;)

[jason]

well done buddy.Nice looking bow and deer

[jindydiver]

WooHoo :D :D

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Great job mate :)

[timbo]

Congratulations Mozza,

Top effort.

Cheers Tim

[Paul R]

Nicely done Mozza, you've got to be happy to take a deer for your first kill with the Widow, great going mate.

What was the arrow and broadhead combination used Mozza and what sort of penetration did it achieve?

[Ben Kleinig]

Terrific! An excellent way to blood a new bow! The bow looks nice...could you tell us the specifications, and they model / timber-type, please? Many happy returns of the day, Ben

[James_Stone]

Well done Mozza,

you make it sound so easy mate! dam!

[adam]

Awesome dude, gotta be happy with that.

Keep me a steak or two will ya.

Adam

[bowhunting4eva]

i can not do it with a compound and yet you do it will a stick. great deer and congrats

[batesy]

Well done mate, the deer hunter strikes again!!

[woodstoka]

gday andrew well done mate
need to get up there for a hunt with ya lol
maybe when we come up to eucombene again like last year
cheers jesse

[wayoutwest]

Good work mozza and nice bow btw loving the new bear.

[Antarcher]

Well done Drew. You did draw well and got yourself a deer with the new bow. Excelllent stuff and I am very happy that you will now have some meat for a sausage making day. Well done mate. Nice photo with the curve.

[Piggy]

A great effort there Mate well done. Guess your going to put that compound away now?

Cheers Mate

Paul

[Jeffro]

Top stuff Mozza.
I posted those things for you today

Jeff

[Tj]

Well Done

Hopefully the first of many

[VILLAN]

awsome well done man

[Puk]

An inspiration for the rest of us mate.
Puk

[warnie]

Mozza, are you going to Wellington for the Trophy Takers Weekend? I would love to see that Bow. I am shooting a very Old Bear Grzzly, 65pd Model THAT I BROUGHT FOR $ 70, TEN YEARS AGO. Now is the first time i have shot it well. I think it is o.k but would love to see what a Ferrari of bows feels like. Nice shooting, James Warne

[outback preditor]

go the widows:D

[spiderbait24]

awsome work there mate.

[Arra Slinger]

Mozza, well done
there great pics dude
and yer the widows are nice but if
you want to shoot a Ferrari bow James, you
need to get your hands on a chek-mate ;) :) ;)
only joshin, love them Widows :)
well done again Moz The Deer Slayer


Catcha later

[Mozza]

Thanks for the kind words, I was pretty stoked to see her go down. :)
The bow is a PSA V Ironwood
63# @ 28 inch, shooting goldtip 75/95 traditionals with zwickey 2 bladers.
The shot was a complete passthrough, and the big red arrow wrap is compliments of the deer.
I am hanging the deer for a couple of days, but I cant wait to eat a bit.
Warnie, I hope to get to the trophy takers weekend, but I just have to sort it out with work, but I hope to see you there.

[Memo]

Well done Mozza,
That second photo is a gem.
Memo

[XTfreak]

Congratulations Mozza...
Bill

[rory]

Can't wait for the dinner ;)

[Jeffro]

Warnie what is trophy takers weekend?

[ozzyshane]

Well done mozza that would work great on a rusa you could be like the guy out of lord of the rings with the curve shooting like a machine gun.Thanks Shane

[hunt or be hunted]

great work mate!! nice looking doe you got yourself;)

dan.

[TOMMO]

Good one Andrew. BW all the way!

[PeterM]

Hell, how did is miss this thread, anyway bloody well done mate!:D

[hawkeye]

fantastic - like others have said - you make it all sound so easy.

well done cobber!

[Grunter]

Good on ya Mozza, glad you got to blood the bow mate. Should be some fine dinning coming up hey.

[Bowdy]

Great job Mozza,
Congrats on the doe.
That's one sweet lookin curve!!
Grant.

[Mozza]

Jason, it was damn good eating
Only problem is that it all went in a week:o
I went out with the curve again yesterday and today to get another one before the season closes, but it just didn't happen.

Oh well, still got the weekend:D

[Neix]

I dont like the bow, looks.. too clunky no offence nice kill though mate :)

[Mozza]

I thought exactly the same thing until I saw one in the flesh.
Then I fired one:o
That was when I knew I had to have one;)