My first kill with a bow

[Maverick351]

Well Sunday November 3 started off as a beautiful day. The wife and I were getting ready to get out of the house early when she suggests I bring my bow just in case. (Gotta love that) Well we are off and on our way to Globe to ride around in the Pinals for the day. We hit Ice House Canyon Rd and no sooner begin our ascent up the hill as a coyote jumps in front of us as we were driving and I couldn't get it together and get my shot off so I decided not to try. We continue going up the mountain and don't see much but a few squirrels. Back down and over to Signal Peak side.

Just where the oaks and brush gave way to the pines a huge squirrel runs across the road and I decide to grab the bow and have some fun. The wife says there is another one on her side that's closer. Well I sneak around to her side when movement catches my attention from the corner of my eye. I look down into a canyon to see a brown fur ball and can't make it out to identify it. I slowly crawl down about 25 ft. I can now see it more clearly. A coatimundi. I turn to the wife as I just realized she is still holding the camera and my range finder. With out a word she nods and knows what to do. A beautiful underhand toss down into the canyon and perfectly into my waiting hand and now I'm set.

I range it at 32 yards and nock and arrow and draw back. I settle my sights on him and just before I shoot he launches forward and begins to run off. I take quick aim and let an arrow fly. My arrow pins him to the base of a pine tree and he after only seconds wrestles free. I nock another arrow and look back to see where this pursuit is going to go and he climbs the same pine tree he was just pinned to. My arrow still through him he climbs to the top and is trying to grab my arrow and pull it out of him. I aim again and he presents a perfect shot and I let it rip. He screams and falls 30 feet to the ground and is dead only seconds later.

After a quick scramble and excitement of actually getting my first bow kill I settle down and call a few people and am told I should get him mounted. Well after a make shift measurement and a rough weight he comes in at 50" long tip of snout to tip of tail and weighs 20 lbs. Judge for yourself and let me know if he is mount worthy as for the moment he is wrapped in news paper and plastic and in my freezer. Here is a pic my lovely wife took. The bow is a HOYT Charger 34.5" from outside edges of cams for rough size estimations.

[trphyhntr]

sweet

[MULEPACKHUNTER]

I would mount every single kill if I could. All are trophies to me. Mount it.

[ready2hunt]

great job!!!

[trphyhntr]

I would mount every single kill if I could. All are trophies to me. Mount it.

me too, except i live in a little house with low ceilings. im about to put my bugling bull right over my bed lol

[Coues assassin]

That is awesome, congrats

[capoeirajosh]

Nice job man!!

[PRDATR]

You Hoyt him.

[Maverick351]

Yeah he was pretty HOYT that's for sure. Wanting to mount him but not @ the $1000.00 cost

[n2horns]

first bow kill and a coatimundi! That is worth the grand to mount it. every bow kill is a trophy, but a coatimundi for sure is. not many people even see them when they are out hunting. save some cash and get it moutned, a talking point for ever.

 

Congrats!

[PRDATR]

Yeah he was pretty HOYT that's for sure. Wanting to mount him but not @ the $1000.00 cost

 

Check into having it freeze dried instead of the traditional way of taxidermy.

[tjhunt2]

Congratulations on your first bow kill.

 

TJ

[palivs2hnt]

Gotta get him mounted. I have yet to see one, but when I am finally lucky enough, for sure he will be mounted. Congrats!

[bonecollector]

Pretty cool. I would definately have him mounted.

[AZ_SAWBUCK]

That's a very unique kill especially with a bow and no dogs. Mount him or at least get the hide tanned for a throw. Congrats