A big fawn

[Pydpiper]

Thats not a fawn! It's a big fat doe! Good shooting.

That is what I was thinking!
Great deer Frank!

[groundpounder]

Regardless of fawn or big fat doe, Congrats on a GREAT eating deer

[Hoss]

good hunt on that doe bud..

[sumner4991]

Nice hunt! Good looking fawn too.

What broadhead were you using?

[crazyfarmer]

fawns have spots btw.... when they lose those spots they are simply little doe or button bucks

congrats on the ole doe

[fratri]

Nice hunt! Good looking fawn too.

What broadhead were you using?

I used mechanicals on this one... spitfire 100 gr. I believe its called. I got to say I did not like them very much. I was quite surprised that the arrow did not go completely through. The deer was slightly quartering away and less than 20 yds and it did not pass through. The arrow went into the rib cage, not breaking any ribs then slid down along the ribs never exiting the other side. The cut looks weird like the head got caught and slid around and along the ribs not breaking them. The tip/point was also missing broke off in the deer someplace. It is still hanging and I suspect I will find it buried in the deer’s fat some place. Lots of fat on this deer. I think next year I am going to try the fixed 4 blade slick tricks.


If you look closely you can see that one blade is twisted (went in between the ribs not through the bone) and the tip is missing.




Regarding this fawn doe thing, who cares....that is secondary to the thrill of my hunt. We all know pictures can be deceiving, my conclusion for them being fawns is solely based on my history with these deer not to mention the other deer’s reaction to his buddy being put down. If I am mistaken oh well. I experienced a great hunt that allowed me to see a few deer and call some right in, less than 20 yds of me with me sitting on the ground, that’s the important part of the hunt anyways hoped you enjoyed the story and pics. Frank

[sumner4991]

Those look like Trophy Ridge Hammerheads. I had the same thing happen and I contacted Trophy Ridge about the problem. They said they had a bad batch of tips. They sent me a new box of broadheads and a shipping slip to return the defective ones.

Web page . . . http://www.trophyridge.com/service/warranties/

email . . . [email protected]

I keep using them because I've yet to have a deer go more than 50 yards after the hit, even with a defective tip. I've not found anything better . . .if they drop in less than 50, then I don't care how the broadhead looks afterwards.

Email them the story and the picture of the broadhead, they will stand behind the product.

[maple]

Congratulations on the great hunt. It sounds exciting!!!

I agree that's a nice big doe rather than a fawn. In my area, fawns are 95-100 pounds on the hoof by December. Yours looks waaaay bigger. Bigger chops, steaks, roasts. Check out a website like this one to see how old it really is.

http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/in ... erteth.htm

Good hunting.

Maple

[frisky]

Congrats on the nice deer.

[fratri]

Those look like Trophy Ridge Hammerheads.
Email them the story and the picture of the broadhead, they will stand behind the product.

Thank's for the tip, I just did. Frank

[fratri]

Congratulations on the great hunt. It sounds exciting!!!

I agree that's a nice big doe rather than a fawn. Check out a website like this one to see how old it really is.
http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/in ... erteth.htm


Maple

Thanks for the website, I went and checked the teeth, it does look like she has all her teeth so still not 100% convinced but from that info it looks like it was 1 1/2 year old deer.... my bad....

[R.J.]

Congrat's on your fawn ! ... Good shooting !

If that is a fawn , it looks like it ate all the other fawns in the area !