One from my bucket list

Had the Arapawa on my wishlist for quite a while now and two weeks ago had a chance to cross it out.
Managed to get away for 3 days with friends to a cool spot I haven't been for a couple of years. Two main goal been set for the trip No1 is to put the youngest member of the group on her first animal. No2 The ram. We have been lucky because by the end of the first day we both met our target. Managed to sneak within 13 yards of my ram and put him down on the spot (first time for me with the bow) , than later that evening she got her first goat with a perfect heart shot. Then the others where trying to catch a deer but the wind wasn't in favor of the bow hunter for the rest of the trip. Seen about 25 deer in 3 days some good looking bucks too, so I think have to make some time to go back in May-June.

The ram was uphill from me when shot it, the bolt broke after cutting a rib on the way in. Than the broad head carried on trough the lungs than exiting between two ribs and getting caught by the wool. The rest of the shaft was still in the chest cavity and could pull it out easily. Only later when I was removing the meat found some of the carbon shaft splinters embedded in his spine.
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Nice looking Ram!! Well done.

Good head alright. Well done.

nice:cool:

Corker, well done mate......:thumbsup:

Great ram!

Thanks Guys. Its not a big head but good looking and even.

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whats the rifle?

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

whats the cross bow?

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Fixed it.

Looks to me like a cross bow:thumbsup: where's the apples?

oops meant to say cross bow, i got my first deer with one but in later life (pre accident) i bought a 70lb compound bow. hell that was a mean unit
unfortunately i could even draw a 40 pounder nowadays

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Originally Posted by gonetropo

oops meant to say cross bow, i got my first deer with one but in later life (pre accident) i bought a 70lb compound bow. hell that was a mean unit
unfortunately i could even draw a 40 pounder nowadays

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185lbs PSE Reaper

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Originally Posted by Sideshow

Looks to me like a cross bow:thumbsup: where's the apples?

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Got heaps of apples but no one brave enough to put it on their head :)

well done mate, is hunting permit required if hunting around Arapawa?

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Originally Posted by windywelly

well done mate, is hunting permit required if hunting around Arapawa?

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I think most of the sheep are on private land these days

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Originally Posted by windywelly

well done mate, is hunting permit required if hunting around Arapawa?

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Don't know mate, this fella was living on the mainland.

Jezus you ditched that light savage 308 already:P Nice head mate

Legend. Great head.

Thats one thing i'd love to shoot and get mounted one day . Nice looking head

That's a real beauty corker head alright and you wont be lost when you have to pull out the cork from your next wine bottle, plus left and right pullers!!.:thumbsup:

Excellent work that's a nice looking ram. My son uses a x bow (excaliber) in Canada in late deer season after rifle season has finished. Very effective weapon he said it is capable of putting a bolt clean through a moose, and it is accurate to boot.

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Originally Posted by Huk

Jezus you ditched that light savage 308 already:P Nice head mate

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Nah, that's my only rifle atm. This was a bows only trip.

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Originally Posted by Mooseman

Excellent work that's a nice looking ram. My son uses a x bow (excaliber) in Canada in late deer season after rifle season has finished. Very effective weapon he said it is capable of putting a bolt clean through a moose, and it is accurate to boot.

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They are a bit of a cheat as you don't have to train with them all the time like the bow guys do. But with a buggered shoulder this is the only way I can hunt with a bow.
This trip actually reminded me how much fun bow hunting can be , will probably take it with during sika roar and see if I can get a stag with it.