It finally happened!  After 5 years of trying, I tagged my first deer.  My buddy and I got into our treestands shortly before shooting light.  Got all set and within 5 minutes, spotted the first deer.  A spike.  Pretty soon we had a couple does as well.  After the spike left, a fork horn arrived.  I looked behind us, and spotted a buck coming in but I couldn't tell how big he was.  After a bit, my buddy lets me know it was a shooter and to get ready.  He was following a doe, and was grunting and snort weezing.  As they came in, we thought the 2 bucks were going to fight.  But they didn't.  The forky came down and started feeding.  Soon after, the bigger buck joined him.  I had ranged this spot earlier at 12 yards, but had no shot.  He then proceeded up the trail.  Mu partner stood up and gave a grunt while I went to full draw.  After another grunt, the deer turned broadside.  I had also ranged this spot earlier on the spike at 22 yards.  I settled my 20 yard pin slightly high and squeezed the trigger.  After a short hiss, I heard a solid THWACK!!!!  Good hit!  The deer took off and stopped after 15 or 20 yards.  He wobbled a bit, went down, and started thrashing.  We watched as he went still.  He was done and no trailing neccessary.  We got out of the tree and I started jumping around.  I was (and still am) so pumped.  We went over to him and he was a nice little 4x3.  Not a big rack, but a trophy to me.  My very first deer.  I'll never forget it.  HUGE thanks to my pal Chris.  Wouldn't have been possible without him.  Enjoy the pics.  I hope some of them aren't to graphic for this site.

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Entrance wound

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Exit Wound

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congratulations! Great deer!

That is awesome bud!

I picked up the bow this year and have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get a turkey with one. But I think that my days of rifle hunting may very well be over.

Very stoked for you. Great NW deer!

Love the dark rack.

Great First Deer!!! 

From the looks of that entrance hole my guess would be a Rage???   

awesome deer man!

I hate deer, an wish deer season was a couple months longer! There's so many deer around where I live it's ridiculous. I'm 18 an have already hit 3 deer in jus the 2 years I've been drivin...lucky me!

Congratulations...the addiction begins!!!!!!

if u get my name in the christmas draw, just send some jerky and we'll be good! nice kill!

Great deer!  Congratulations.  Good shot.

That's a huge deer! Do you know what it weighed? I shot an 8 this year, but it only went 155. That thing looks to be over 200 easy.

Thanks everyone. 

Venison - I don't know what he weighed.  I don't think he was 200 though.  I'm kind of a short guy so that deer would look really big.  ;D  Congrats on your buck as well.