In Tim's own words, here is a little background on the deer and his equipment:
Dan wanted me to write a bit about my little 8-point buck I took with my old bow this year.
The bow is a "Strike Eagle" by Oneida Eagle and is about a 1992 vintage so around 20 years old. Oneida bows were made in Syracuse back in the day. I believe it since has been sold and moved out of state. The bow was considered very fast 20 years ago at around 210 fps. Pretty slow by today’s standards. I chose it because I liked the idea it was made locally and in the USA. Also the fact that it had no cables in the way.
I shot it instinctively with fingers and no sight for many years since it was "so fast" but unfortunately old age and failing eyesight has persuaded me to go back to a sight and release. In fact I think it might be getting time to upgrade to a newer bow. I had the Eagle turned down to a 50lb draw weight at the time as my left elbow was giving me some trouble. I normally have it set at a 60lb draw weight. The arrows are carbon fiber "Blackhawk Vapors" with Muzzy 100 grain 3-blade broadheads. Arrows are 28” in length and weigh about 450 grains including broadhead.
The buck was harvested Oct 20, 2012 about 6:10 PM after watching him for about 10 minutes. I had to wait for him to get into range and clear of some tree limbs. He came out late in the afternoon to feed in my field of sunflowers. Sunset was at 6:13 PM that day so not much time left. The shot was taken at about 25 yds. broadside from my brother’s ladder stand that I had set up on the edge of my field. The arrow got both lungs but I did not get a pass through shot. Suspect that was due to the low draw weight at the time and perhaps my broadheads were not as sharp as they should have been. Dan lectured me about that. Still he only traveled a total of 50 to 60 yds. leaving a very good blood trail. I didn’t start trailing him for about an hour and found him after dark only 25 to 30 yds. from where I had last seen him stumbling. He probably weighed about 150 lbs.
That all happened a couple weeks ago. I had venison tenderloin for dinner tonight. Sunflowers apparently make a tasty deer! They certainly ate enough of them!
Tim
Below is a picture of the buck taken the next day and an original ad for the “Strike Eagle”.
This would be a great place to point out one of the major differences between my brother Tim and I. Tim is a GENIUS. He must have been born with talent I never possessed. He can build a house from scratch, frame it, do the plumbing, do the wiring etc. He can disassemble a truck or car, fix what is wrong with it and put it back together and it actually works. (I always have parts left over no matter what I take apart and put back together) My only talent is after years of trial and error, I am smart enough to know "If it ain't broke, don't fix it", and if it is broke take it to someone who knows how to fix it. Tim also has his own website, entitled, "Tim the Toolman Wafer". IF you are into old tractors, trucks, farm equipment, aviation or ATV's etc. you will enjoy Tim's site. Even if you are NOT, you will still enjoy his website. Like I said, he is a very talented guy.
Dan
Here is the LINK to his site:
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