...or any handgun for that matter. Seven yards with my old Oneida Eagle bow sent my Muzzy 125 grain 3 bladed broadhead clear through him at a quartering to me angle. You can see the entrance. Also shown on the left is the arrow that did the great deed. P&Y buck for sure.

Life is good with fresh venison in the 'fridge.

Awesome deer. Nice going. Details are required.

Very nice, Gregg! Congratulations!

Greg...awesome deer and with a true classic bow.

Congrats Gregg! I think that at seven yards I may have been able to hit him...maybe. Speaks to your ability to get close. Congrats again.

PH

Very nice!

Sweet bow buck!!! I have been wanting to go mulie hunting for a long time now.

Great Job!!

MN

Praise the Lord! Congratulations.

Great buck Gregg! Congratulations!

Love the Muzzy's - they've never given me a reason to change

Nice Buck! I was supposed to bowhunt mulies this year with my recurve but things went south so I "had" to kill a blacktail doe with my 454.

Awesome! You always know where to find trophies! Another reason I love hunting with you!

Good buddy, I don't think that's a "maybe".

Thank you son!

And thank you to everyone for the nice comments. That is my closest big game kill ever, with ANY weapon. It was a real rush!

The weather was quite cold; low 30's and 100% humidity and foggy. I was putting in a "french drain" around a house, and the elevations were critical which meant a lot of jumping in and out of the trackhoe to shoot grades. That was getting real old so about 4:00 pm I told my laborer "we're outta here, the conditions suck for work but are perfect for hunting." He couldn't have agreed any faster.

I dropped him off at his house and then stopped by my house just long enough to grab my bow and my hip quiver which held three arrows. Thirty minutes later I was in one of my favorite spots. I had a special private land only buck tag which was good for a month long season; actually a rifle season. But any "lesser" weapon was also legal.

I headed into the wind up a draw filled with pines and spruces but with plenty of open spots in between. The heavy fog would roll in like in waves and then sorta clear out a bit; which made it perfect for "still hunting." ie: "Walk little, look lots." I should have had roughly an hour of daylight left, but I knew it would be less in this weather. It was real foggy and visibility was sparse. I spotted 2 does and they looked at me then disappeared in the trees. I hadn't been seeing any bucks with the does yet but figured the rut should be starting soon.

A few minutes later, sure enough, here comes this buck down the draw in the direction of the does. I stepped behind a tree. He came closer and closer, and at ten yards I stepped out and drew my Oneida. Apparently a bit confused as the fog was swirling, he took about three steps toward me and then stopped, staring at me with his left shoulder the closest point. I didn't even look at the sight pins he was so close; it just felt "right" and I dumped the arrow and watched it disappear in his chest. The buck instantly did that little jump/kick that bowhunters are familiar with; he then ran towards me off to my left and disappeared into the fog. Just as he did his jump/kick I heard the arrow rattle as it hit the ground.

It was getting dark but I waited about fifteen minutes and then followed him for 82 yards where he lay piled up.

What a wonderful ending to a "tough day" at work!

nice rod, i'm sure ya felt horrible about it!!
gregg, seeing that oneida there i kinda half expected to see tink nathan sitting there. haha j/k.

Great buck, congratulations Gregg!!

Thank you Darrell!

Wow I have not seen a Oneida Eagle in a loooong time. I have had to cut back on my bowhunting a bit since getting married. Here in Arkansas bow season starts at the end of September and duck season ends around February...I needed to spend some time at home with the wife.

Firstly, yes... it is an old bow I believe I bought around 1990; not quite sure. But it seems to work as good as the new miracle compound wonders, at least for my simple purposes... IMO.

Secondly, yes that is very important; that hits very close to home; with the emphasis on the "ed" part.

Nice buck Gregg! I haven't seen an Oneida in years. Congrats!

Thank you, Glenn!

PS: Need to meet sometime with our mutual friend Fowler and burn some powder and throw some lead and trade some war stories!