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Post by sculver7 on Oct 9, 2023 19:39:04 GMT -5
Looked at the arrow. Medium amount of blood. Decided to back out for a few hours. Gonna head back out to track in a couple hours.
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Post by sculver7 on Oct 9, 2023 19:45:53 GMT -5
I will add, the shot placement was perfect IF he was perfectly broadside. However, he was slightly quartering away. That’s the only thing that makes me nervous.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 9, 2023 20:59:53 GMT -5
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 9, 2023 21:34:55 GMT -5
I just finished getting her quartered and on ice. She ran into the worst briar thicket. Idk how she ran so far with no lungs. Maybe 300-yard drag to the truck. I drug her ungutted to help keep debris out of her gut cavity. She was 120 pounds field dressed. My back is already screaming. We have maybe 5 pounds of meat from last year in the freezer, so it's good to start restocking. I hope to get m youngest out next weekend.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 9, 2023 22:25:41 GMT -5
I just finished getting her quartered and on ice. She ran into the worst briar thicket. Idk how she ran so far with no lungs. Maybe 300-yard drag to the truck. I drug her ungutted to help keep debris out of her gut cavity. She was 120 pounds field dressed. My back is already screaming. We have maybe 5 pounds of meat from last year in the freezer, so it's good to start restocking. I hope to get m youngest out next weekend. Congrats. Dang deer can leave you scratching your head more times than not!
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Post by deadeer on Oct 9, 2023 22:27:15 GMT -5
Just shot a wide 8 at 20 yards. He mule kicked hard at the shot, but I watched him bound about 60 yards into the brush before I lost him. He blew a few times also. Kinda nervous on the shot as he was quartering away, but I would think with the hard mule kick, he’d been done, but I never heard a crash. Gonna give him some time to better my odds. Hopefully he’s dead 60 yards from me. We will see. Good luck. Definately good to let it sit as long as possible. We've blown that opportunity too many times to count! Nice cool night, take your time.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 10, 2023 6:36:29 GMT -5
I just finished getting her quartered and on ice. She ran into the worst briar thicket. Idk how she ran so far with no lungs. Maybe 300-yard drag to the truck. I drug her ungutted to help keep debris out of her gut cavity. She was 120 pounds field dressed. My back is already screaming. We have maybe 5 pounds of meat from last year in the freezer, so it's good to start restocking. I hope to get m youngest out next weekend. Good deal! Sounds like the shot was good. But, those does seem to take off like a rocket after they've been hit. The cover a lot of ground quickly. I'm glad you got some more freezer meat!
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Post by sculver7 on Oct 10, 2023 8:42:33 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes.
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Post by genesis273 on Oct 10, 2023 8:50:06 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes. Kudos to you searching appropriately and being able to recognize any mistakes that were made. Several years back I did the same on a buck. Rushed the shot without giving much thought to his front leg on my side. It was back and I did not hit anything vital. I searched for two days with a dog and then grid searched with several friends. About a week after the shot, he showed back up on trail cam. I hope for the same results for you.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 10, 2023 9:55:04 GMT -5
sculver7,
That’s too bad…sometimes these things happpen. You did your best to recover him.
Get back in the saddle..
Good luck the rest of the season.
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Post by sculver7 on Oct 10, 2023 10:21:29 GMT -5
sculver7, That’s too bad…sometimes these things happpen. You did your best to recover him. Get back in the saddle.. Good luck the rest of the season. Appreciate the encouragement. Just hoping he shows back up. If he does show back up and I get an opportunity for a shot, I will be letting him walk…. He’s earned it.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Oct 10, 2023 11:49:35 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes. Was it a fixed or mechanical blade? I had a Rage a few years back where the Rage didn't open on a buck angling away a little bit. I saw it hit, penetrate a little then fall out as the buck ran. Shot was perfect two to three inches behind the front shoulder. I watched it run over a hundred yards through the overgrown field. Only found two drops at hit location and nothing more. I trashed those blades after that and went back to fixed muzzy. Worst blades for quartering away deer.
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Post by sculver7 on Oct 10, 2023 12:23:39 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes. Was it a fixed or mechanical blade? I had a Rage a few years back where the Rage didn't open on a buck angling away a little bit. I saw it hit, penetrate a little then fall out as the buck ran. Shot was perfect two to three inches behind the front shoulder. I watched it run over a hundred yards through the overgrown field. Only found two drops at hit location and nothing more. I trashed those blades after that and went back to fixed muzzy. Worst blades for quartering away deer. I use 200 grain, 3-blade fixed VPA’s.
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 10, 2023 12:35:02 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes. Was it a fixed or mechanical blade? I had a Rage a few years back where the Rage didn't open on a buck angling away a little bit. I saw it hit, penetrate a little then fall out as the buck ran. Shot was perfect two to three inches behind the front shoulder. I watched it run over a hundred yards through the overgrown field. Only found two drops at hit location and nothing more. I trashed those blades after that and went back to fixed muzzy. Worst blades for quartering away deer. Hard quartering or facing to are just bad shots to take with any broadhead. IMO. Firearm different story. Somtimes we just make bad hits. Part of bowhunting.
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Post by astronankin on Oct 10, 2023 13:58:41 GMT -5
Well, I backed out last night after my shot. Went back a couple hours later to see if I could find the deer. Arrow had minimal blood on it and I couldn’t pick up much of a blood trail. The other thing that tipped me off that it might not be good is that the arrow had a couple little pieces of meat on it. Almost like when you hit one in the brisket. I called my buddy who has a dog. We tracked this morning for 2 hours. Found minimal blood. A drop here, a drop there. And the blood was not dark red, but rather a pinkish red color. Tracked for about 130 yards and then we couldn’t find any more blood. I’m guessing what happened is due to him being quartering away, my arrow must have missed just in front of the heart and basically passed through the brisket. It really sucks. I am hoping that I get a picture of him on trail camera, alive and well. Lessons learned: 1. slow down just a hair on the shot to analyze every detail of how the deer is standing and 2. Watch the deer’s path after the shot and mark key landmarks as to where he went in relation to said landmarks. I know both of these things, but last night, I made those mistakes. Sorry that happened. Never fun. For you or the deer. I've had two does that I've shot but didn't kill. One was a silly underestimation of distance and bullet hit her elbow and broke it. We couldn't find enough to even track her. She went to the creek bottoms and two days later a neighboring hunter's dad saw her and wanted to get a shot but she never gave him one. Coyotes were yipping and howling that evening in the area. The second one I didn't see a twig and my bolt deflected off it. Skinned the brisket (I could see the skin flap) with very little bleeding. She probably lived. Even got the landowner out and two hours later we could only find dime-sized blood drops that looked superficial. Blood was light colored like it typically is from a superficial wound. We tracked a few hundred yards. Left her alone. I did once lose a doe because we couldn't see her in the brush. Shot her square and fair, came up on her still very alert 15 minutes later, and I was too awed that I was so close to a live animal. Never thought immediately of taking a head shot. She saw me, jumped up, ran across the trail, and that's when I lost her. Blood trail ended at the trail too. She probably died but we just lost her. I also hit one square in the brisket last fall too. Superficial wound, but knocked her down hard. Fat was ALL over the bolt! No blood, I didn't bother tracking because of what I saw on the bolt. When all that you see on the bolt is fat, that deer will live. The misjudgement was mine. I was sitting on a log near the base of a slope and she was about 20 yards from me. I aimed lower than I should have being on a slope, it just hit her.
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Post by sculver7 on Oct 10, 2023 14:23:57 GMT -5
Yep. This is the 3rd deer out of 26 that I have shot and not recovered. The other 23 have all been recovered. It’s not fun, but it’s part of it. Sometimes you just have to take the lesson, suck it up, and keep after it. That’s what I’ll do.
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Post by budd on Oct 10, 2023 17:29:14 GMT -5
3 doe’s in the beans. Jumped a small buck under my stand coming in. Not sure if I’ll take a doe, it’s a long drag. Just enjoying the evening. Got my little cousin in another stand looking for a doe.
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Post by astronankin on Oct 10, 2023 18:03:25 GMT -5
3 doe’s in the beans. Jumped a small buck under my stand coming in. Not sure if I’ll take a doe, it’s a long drag. Just enjoying the evening. Got my little cousin in another stand looking for a doe. Have fun! It is a very good evening to be out but I'm not. Busy at home and already have a deer in a friend's freezer. My next hunt will likely be for turkey.
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Post by budd on Oct 10, 2023 18:24:31 GMT -5
11 total so far, yearling and 6 point is all that’s been in range.
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Post by budd on Oct 10, 2023 19:49:33 GMT -5
Little nephew smoked a good one. Going to look after having supper. Will be his first deer. 11 years old, my brother was sitting with him.
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