First hunt in ages.

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First hunt in ages.

#1 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:04 am

Hi crew,
Got back into bowhunting after a long break and managed to bag these two delicious goats in a NSW state forest over the weekend. Hopefully the first of many more to come.
Cheers,
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#2 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:37 am

Good to see you with a bow in hand again Tom. The meat from those two goats should be nice and tender. Roast goat in the camp oven mmmmmm. :D

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#3 Post by bstan86 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:14 pm

Great to see a hunt report on here! :banana-rock:


Good job Tom on those goats - they should cook up well.:handgestures-thumbup:

Could you please tell us about your gear/setup.

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#4 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 pm

Stickbow Hunter wrote:Good to see you with a bow in hand again Tom. The meat from those two goats should be nice and tender. Roast goat in the camp oven mmmmmm. :D

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Thanks Jeff. Feels good mate. The back legs from the smaller one were promptly limed, salted and peppered and cooked over coals that night on a makeshift spit.
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#5 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:06 pm

bstan86 wrote:Great to see a hunt report on here! :banana-rock:


Good job Tom on those goats - they should cook up well.:handgestures-thumbup:

Could you please tell us about your gear/setup.
Cheers mate.

65# custom longbow, 200 grain Grizzly El Grande broadheads with 200 grain adapters/inserts, Carbon Express Heritage 250 shafts.
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#6 Post by bstan86 » Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:24 pm

TomMcDonald wrote: 65# custom longbow, 200 grain Grizzly El Grande broadheads with 200 grain adapters/inserts, Carbon Express Heritage 250 shafts.
Cheers.

Nice. I bet penetration wasn't an issue. :Bow

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#7 Post by TomMcDonald » Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:55 pm

bstan86 wrote:
TomMcDonald wrote: 65# custom longbow, 200 grain Grizzly El Grande broadheads with 200 grain adapters/inserts, Carbon Express Heritage 250 shafts.
Cheers.

Nice. I bet penetration wasn't an issue. :Bow
That's the foreleg of the bigger one completely severed from the arrow. Passed through and the goat ran 8 metres.
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#8 Post by Outbackdad » Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:56 pm

Well done. Hope you get to do more soon.

I Need to make time to do some hunting :angry-tappingfoot:

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#9 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:13 pm

The back legs from the smaller one were promptly limed, salted and peppered and cooked over coals that night on a makeshift spit.
Mmmmm sounds tops mate. :handgestures-thumbup:

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#10 Post by jindydiver » Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:19 am

Mmmmm goat

great work :Bow
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#11 Post by perry » Thu Oct 12, 2017 3:50 pm

a great return to Bowhunting.

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