Oldest Son Scores His First Deer

My oldest son who is 27 has taken multiple bears and lots of small game but the stars have never aligned for deer. Most of the reason has been he is in Australia for most of the season doing seasonal work. This year he was home for part of October than did 30 days of contract work at a mine and has been home since the end of November. So i showed him how to use my climber and set him loose with my crossbow. Fortunately for him i buy him a tag every fall just in case and also makes sure he gets into the anterless draw as well. Well today he put it together with a really nice button buck. Gonna eat really good:

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It was a quartering shot at 25 yards. Ended up taking out one lung and the liver.

very nice.....

Congrats to him! The season is winding down so that's great he got one.

Congrats to him

Very nice, congrats to the both of you. Nice looking bow too

Never give up, persistence pays off. Great eater. Congrats.

Congrats! Since I'm in the market, I couldn't help but notice the laminated stock, what bow is that?

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Congrats! Since I'm in the market, I couldn't help but notice the laminated stock, what bow is that?

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It's a one of kind bow:

- Excalibur Matrix 380 limbs, riser and rail
- Boo Flemish String
- Triggertech 2-stage trigger
- Excalibur Relayer Y25 laminated stock - there was a limited edition run of 1000 of these made 13 years ago - collectors items now.
- Luepold Mark 4 Optics

Picked it up at a silent auction fundraiser for Cancer research.

The whole bow is essentially overkill but is super nice to shoot - Especially the stock - fits me perfectly and just feels good in your hands. That being said it does not kill any better than any stock Crossbow.

Nice going enjoy the good eats.

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A huge congratulations to your oldest son on his first deer! The first one can be a while coming...

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oh thats awesome! so glad he managed to connect and now he can get his own pepperettes and not dear old dad's :P

Amazing! Congratulations. Reminds me exactly of how my first deer went. A doe, quartering to slightly and a lung/liver shot. Also with a crossbow and climber around this time of year as well. Bears were also the first animals I took as well.
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The first is always the hardest. I've been hunting for deer ever since I got my license at 13. I had a 4-point sneak under my stand. I didn't have a deer within shooting range until I was 19 when I got this doe and didn't get my first buck until last year. I did however shoot my first bear at 15. It can be said that getting bears to the bait in daylight is it's own challenge, but once they're there shooting them with archery is a piece of cake (A fed bear is a dead bear). With deer they come from any direction and are aware of danger in every direction. They are completely unpredictable from the dumbest of button bucks to the most weary and wise battle born bucks. This is why I have filmed all of my bear hunts and have yet to shoot a deer on camera.

Congratulations, and beautiful bow

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Congrats on his first, always a special moment.

Congratulations on the first one.

Very nice. Congrats

Congratulations to your son