So he took the shot, there was no danger, and the end result was a smallish Bambi Twohorn corpse that will feed Mammy and the chillens come winter.
But I'm proud of my bro. Not every man can shoot a deer in the spinal chord, through the heart, through the lungs and out the other side while perched on a platform 20 feet above the forest floor. I think even Davy Crockett gave my brother a here-in-spirit coon-skin-cap nod from the grave.
Here we are with the primary incisions while gutting the beast. I remember back when my family lived in Maine and we saw a guy cleaning a black bear like this. I was five and the bear seemed HUGE. Probably where my bear phobia originated...
But thankfully animal blood doesn't bother me. Only the human variety (especially when paired with needles). But we got 'er gutted alright. Good eatins for nearby coyotes. Gut pile a la carte anyone?
Family shot around the deer. Nephew Joshy: "Can I touch the eyeball?" "Yes, son. You can touch the eyeball."
And a shot of the nephews-on-car-with-football to grow on.
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Gross John... ouuu! Makes me squirm. Nice shot of the kiddies tho - cant believe how grown up Carons is looking these days - has he lost his first baby teeth?! Looks like it in that last shot! Hope you're well - S&P xx
Wow! Nice shot. Through the spinal cord, heart and lungs.
Wish I could do something like that.
There's a bandee up here at West Point that just bagged himself and his 4 kiddo family a 240 lb buck via bow and arrow just this past weekend. He swung it by the band building for show and tell.
Not the first deer killed via bow and arrow.
Shot one last year.
This year going for 3.
For the squeamish perhaps we could post a few pics of cows being injected with hormones then visiting the local USDA approved slaughterhouse?
Anyone?
Anyone?
At least I know where this deer has been....and what it has been drinking....the icy, clear, clean water of Lake Thunderbird.