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Post by bullseye69 on Nov 1, 2020 17:50:20 GMT -5
Just had a spike chase a doe past me. They were flying! Or the wind blew them by that fast!
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Post by michaelc on Nov 1, 2020 17:52:22 GMT -5
Well guys it saddens me to say that after several hours and 8 of us total doing a grid search we came up with nothing. Very few drops of blood where the arrow was and nothing else to go by. I led the pack to where I last seen that doe and we started from there and still no sign of blood or any evidence of which direction she went. Everyone used cell phones to correspond during the search and recovery and we still came up with nothing. Only thing i can think of is I hit high and the shot was at to much of angle due to how she was quartering and the arrow never made the pass through. Hence the reason we found the arrow so far from where I originally shot her. I feel like such an amateur hunter who has no business doing what I do but I have so many years of hunting under my belt. Practice, practice, and practice. Does not take long to shoot 6 arrows every couple days. More important have patients to wait until the deer gives you the correct shot. It happens to EVERYONE sooner or later, but we owe it to the animal to practice.. Thats just it. I do practice and i went through 3 boxes of bloodsport bolts at 20-30 and 40 yards thanks to me being a smarta** and putting them so tight in a group I tore of the fletchings from the bolts. I'm using a crossbow but I can do this exact same thing with a compound bow. This particular picture was at 35 yards with the same crossbow I've been hunting with since the season started but I put a Killer Instinct Speed Ring scope on it instead of the original scope.
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Post by michaelc on Nov 1, 2020 17:53:08 GMT -5
Two dogs just came by and urinated on my mock scape ☹️ Better than a human 😂. Sorry not funny.
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Post by mission5 on Nov 1, 2020 17:53:22 GMT -5
I had two come in and wind me, attempted to take the smaller doe as they jogged off. Got her stopped at 30 yards. Tough shot, hit the last limb possible after it cleared the pines. Redirected right into a tree. So much for that new rage broadhead and some tender back straps. Hoping to see another batch heading to beans before last light.
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Post by treetop on Nov 1, 2020 17:55:35 GMT -5
Just had a spike chase a doe past me. They were flying! Or the wind blew them by that fast! I’d say the wind 😀
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Post by treetop on Nov 1, 2020 18:10:41 GMT -5
Practice, practice, and practice. Does not take long to shoot 6 arrows every couple days. More important have patients to wait until the deer gives you the correct shot. It happens to EVERYONE sooner or later, but we owe it to the animal to practice.. Thats just it. I do practice and i went through 3 boxes of bloodsport bolts at 20-30 and 40 yards thanks to me being a smarta** and putting them so tight in a group I tore of the fletchings from the bolts. I'm using a crossbow but I can do this exact same thing with a compound bow. This particular picture was at 35 yards with the same crossbow I've been hunting with since the season started but I put a Killer Instinct Speed Ring scope on it instead of the original scope. It may not affect you but I still get the rush panic even when a fawn that I know I don’t want to kill walks by. I can group just as good at my range but there’s not tree limbs hills weeds target doesn’t drop 8 inch’s when I shoot Just keep at it maybe look on line at anatomy sometimes we’re you think Is not we’re your aiming Believe me I’ve screwed up many times not preaching I shoot a bow tech bow so I’m sure that they are different but the theory should be close to the same
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2020 18:41:03 GMT -5
Well we're about 1.7 miles from where I shot her to where the arrow was located. I went to where I last seen that doe and no blood anywhere on the ground and not really any sign of movement. I did jump a little 4 point buck so I found the trail he jumped on trying to use him as a tracking dog but I wasn't fast enough to keep up with him. I gotta give a 👏 to yall who shoot deer with bows and recover your deer. This is my 2nd deer I've shot this year and so far I've been unsuccessful on the recovery. I'm so darn frustrated, disappointed and upset about this morning, I'm done until gun season. I'm gonna continue my search for this deer in hopes I can find it. Fixed triple blade broadheads... I won’t touch a mechanical even though they’re “usually” good. I`ve shot NAP Spitfires ever since I`ve been using a crossbow. Never had an issue with them, the blood trails are incredible, and they drive through bone.
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 1, 2020 18:47:08 GMT -5
Two dogs just came by and urinated on my mock scape ☹️ Better than a human 😂. Sorry not funny. I pee in scrapes ...
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Post by willy7948 on Nov 1, 2020 19:15:11 GMT -5
I walked the entirety of that 40 acre lot this afternoon. Definitely worth it. I found a pond that I should have been hunting over for the last 6 weeks, and some promising spots to use in the future. Biggest realization was that I need to be entering from the opposite side of it.... but that will take some permission. I’ll try next time I drive out to Morgan county.
Zero deer seen, but I jumped 2-3 about 50 yards from my truck when exiting. Go figure lol
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Post by michaelc on Nov 1, 2020 19:23:11 GMT -5
I'm a fair weather anything in my old age; however, once I make my mind up that I'm going to do something, I hate to change the plan. I changed my plan for today. I thought to myself, "Self, you have moved from fair weather to whimpy hunter." I have been dreading the day that I dropped to an even lower level. After reading the posts I feel I may still reside in the "fair weather" category. Really nice of you fellas to stay in just to make me feel better about myself. Thats what we're here for👌
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Post by michaelc on Nov 1, 2020 19:26:32 GMT -5
Better than a human 😂. Sorry not funny. I pee in scrapes ... Ok, but is there anyone else there besides yourself when you do it 😂. Just asking...
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Post by huntnandplumbn on Nov 1, 2020 19:58:45 GMT -5
Ended up seeing a couple smaller bucks, 6 does, and a 2-1/2 year old 8. All were digging the does. Most right at last light.
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Post by drfleck on Nov 1, 2020 20:07:35 GMT -5
Well I ended up seeing 8 total. Spike and yearling doe were only deer in range. Had another group of does and fawns come out to my south. Didnt see any antlers but it was worth being out. On a side note I recently added strips of carpet to my climber platform and it really seems to have made a difference. That aluminum can get pretty cold. Anyone else do this?
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Nov 1, 2020 20:57:53 GMT -5
Two does all day at Big Oaks. Back to work tomorrow.
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Post by esshup on Nov 1, 2020 22:33:20 GMT -5
Well we're about 1.7 miles from where I shot her to where the arrow was located. I went to where I last seen that doe and no blood anywhere on the ground and not really any sign of movement. I did jump a little 4 point buck so I found the trail he jumped on trying to use him as a tracking dog but I wasn't fast enough to keep up with him. I gotta give a 👏 to yall who shoot deer with bows and recover your deer. This is my 2nd deer I've shot this year and so far I've been unsuccessful on the recovery. I'm so darn frustrated, disappointed and upset about this morning, I'm done until gun season. I'm gonna continue my search for this deer in hopes I can find it. Call in a tracking dog, they are listed here on the forum. A buddies wife in AR shot a doe and without their dog they never would have found it. It didn't go far, just in some really nasty stuff that they couldn't see into.
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Post by mission5 on Nov 1, 2020 23:51:03 GMT -5
No more deer after the miss. Three bobcats in the last 45 minutes. Really starting to wonder when they are going to let us draw for a few tags. We are pretty close to city limits. People would never believe me if I told them the amount of bobcats we have seen at multiple properties over the last two years.
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Post by buckert on Nov 2, 2020 5:13:00 GMT -5
I’m heading out for another morning in the woods. Hoping to sit until around noon. Conditions seem pretty good today after that windy Sunday. Good luck everyone.
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Post by deadeer on Nov 2, 2020 5:33:27 GMT -5
I am heading out the door. 25deg, 18deg windchill, 7mph wind in the NW. Cant get much better than this. Got the day off work today too. Bring em on!
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Post by ukwil on Nov 2, 2020 6:10:53 GMT -5
Was at big oaks yesterday with LCH. Missed a small buck at about 930 when I center punched the sapling in front of him. Nothing the rest of the day until I got back to the truck and had a 125-130" 8 point pushing a doe along the road. All he needed to do was cross into our unit but wouldn't commit.
In the city program until Friday. I just got set up and hoping to at least fill my doe tag this week.
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Post by treetop on Nov 2, 2020 6:15:58 GMT -5
I am heading out the door. 25deg, 18deg windchill, 7mph wind in the NW. Cant get much better than this. Got the day off work today too. Bring em on! Good luck got some days off end of week
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