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[prairiewolf]

My first archery kill was a bear here on the rim in 1973 with a wing recurve, quickly moved up to a Bear compound when they came out but recently went back to traditional archery (2 yrs ago) and believe it or not first kill with longbow was a bear here on the rim. Only 2 bears I have ever shot and both were firsts for a traditional bow.

[MountainCoyotes]

I killed a groundhog with my bow haha

[Scotty D.]

prairiewolf, on 26 March 2012 - 06:43 PM, said:

My first archery kill was a bear here on the rim in 1973 with a wing recurve, quickly moved up to a Bear compound when they came out but recently went back to traditional archery (2 yrs ago) and believe it or not first kill with longbow was a bear here on the rim. Only 2 bears I have ever shot and both were firsts for a traditional bow.

Those Wing recurves were awesome looking bows....As a kid, I would stare at the picture in Bowhunter magazine & dream about owning one...

[dwtrees]

My first was at the archery range where dad was teaching me to shoot my first Bear recurve. We were walking to the next target when off to the side a large mean big red squirrel was about to attack us. I drew and fired my brand new arrow at him and pinned his but to the tree . All dad could say was, didn't even see him, good shot. I was 10 at the time. Arrow didn't survive either.

[glenway]

"...large big mean red squirrel..."

Geez! Isn't that like huge midgets or jumbo shrimp?

[NattyB1]

Honesty demands the explaination of "Dad, we're not allowed to be poachers." My boy was 4 YOA in the front yard with his 5-8LB fiberglass recurve. I made them blunts with duct tape on the end. I'd let him shoot at birds to practice his skills. He was 4. Don't you know he aims at a goldfinch and whacks it! Down it comes. He's all happy...then my wife walks out. (Just so happens the goldfinch is Iowa's state bird and my wife is from that great state.) Dad...doghouse. I gotta sit my boy down and explain seasons and bag limits to him. He looks up at me with crocodile tears and says, "But Dad, I wanna be just like you and put it on the wall!" ...Didn't mount it, but did save some feathers. Boy made a fine shot. RS, NattyB

[Stonegod]

NattyB1, on 27 March 2012 - 08:41 PM, said:

Honesty demands the explaination of "Dad, we're not allowed to be poachers." My boy was 4 YOA in the front yard with his 5-8LB fiberglass recurve. I made them blunts with duct tape on the end. I'd let him shoot at birds to practice his skills. He was 4. Don't you know he aims at a goldfinch and whacks it! Down it comes. He's all happy...then my wife walks out. (Just so happens the goldfinch is Iowa's state bird and my wife is from that great state.) Dad...doghouse. I gotta sit my boy down and explain seasons and bag limits to him. He looks up at me with crocodile tears and says, "But Dad, I wanna be just like you and put it on the wall!" ...Didn't mount it, but did save some feathers. Boy made a fine shot. RS, NattyB

So what is the season/bag limit for goldfinches???LOL Your son will tag his share of trophy bucks...yotes ect. But when he's old and gray he'll still remember his first big kill.....that goldfinch!!!

[MountainCoyotes]

glenway, on 27 March 2012 - 05:45 AM, said:

"...large big mean red squirrel..."

Geez! Isn't that like huge midgets or jumbo shrimp?

Thats funny haha

[glenway]

My first bow kill was a modest six-point buck taken with a PSE and aluminum arrows. I lost the trail and looked for close to two hours with a friend for clues. I decided to go home and get my goofy black Labrador retriever, who never tracked a thing in his life. He found the deer in about a minute, after dragging me through tag alders, hawthorns, multiflora rose. Since this is a family site, I don't want to explain what he did to the arrow hole, though. Just use your imagination.

[Scotty D.]

Stonegod, on 01 April 2012 - 04:27 AM, said:

So what is the season/bag limit for goldfinches???LOL Your son will tag his share of trophy bucks...yotes ect. But when he's old and gray he'll still remember his first big kill.....that goldfinch!!!

I don't know what the bag limit is, but I can say that they taste kinda like Bald Eagle or Spotted Owl... LOL

[fr3db3ar]

It's been so long ago I don't rightly 'member.

However my most memorable is a chipmunk tail. A buddy and I were just walking and stump shooting with blunts. I was shooting my Black Widow LAG. Chipmunk was about 30 yards. I took the shot, chipmunk disappeared. Went to recover my arrow and there was the arrow, the chipmunk hole and his entire tail. That was a trophy worth keeping.

[dizdiz200]

my first kill with my bow was my wallet. second was my target. third was the backstrap of a 11 point which i shot 2 days later with my 7mm mag. still waiting on my first clean kill with it. so i guess i would call it an almost.. lol.

[Rich Cronk]

My first kill with a bow was back in the late 1960's. I was shooting a 60" Bear Kodiak recurve that was stamped as 50 pound draw at 28". I was shooting cedar arrows with Bear broadheads. The ten point Iowa whitetail was standing broad side to me when I released. Now the terrain was rugged, so I could not get real accurate paces, but the best I could tell, the distance was an amazing 80 yards. The deer spun around when he heard the twang of my string and the arrow made what coyote hunters call a Texas heart shot. With help from a friend we tracked the deer through the darkness with aid of a coleman gas lantern. We found the deer about 1/2 mile from the spot where he took the arrow.

[itzDirty]

Mine was a fish (Carp). With a Bear recurve from the 70's and a home made fishing arrow and spool. I was 10years old and hooked. I shot my first deer (a doe) a few years later with a Darton compound bow.

[Hortontoter]

My first archery kill was a 6 point Ohio whitetail I shot in 2004. I was 53 years old and it was my first season to archery hunt. Took him at 7 yards with the Horton SuperMag that I still use today. To say I was hooked was an understatement. Last fall I probably spent 40-50 days archery hunting whitetails. I'm picky though and never took a shot last season.

[hassell]

Shooting gophers, got too expensive as a few got back into their tunnels and couldn't retrieve the arrow with out a shovel, back to the old 22.