#2971417 - 10/06/12 09:58 PM
Stuck one - HELP!
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Nacho
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Let me draw up a picture. Last chance/day for me to bow hunt (schedule). A couple minutes of legal shooting light left - right as camera man goes to put up his camera, out comes ones of the bucks I have been after. He quickly eases in and the camera man can't get the camera going - the camera shutters - deer looks right at us - I'm at full draw n he's facing straight at me (20 yards) with his chest poked out. Buck fever hits and THUMP - nailed him - chest shot. Give him an hour to expire, find the arrow about 60 yards from where I hit him - blood almost all the way up to the fletching and a lot of blood around the arrow (small puddles). Blood 2 yards away from the arrow, then poof gone nothing. I searched around for another hour then gave up for the night. Any suggestion when I go on the search tomorrow morning. Also, with this cooler weather will the meat still be good if I find him before the coyotes do?
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#2971421 - 10/06/12 10:04 PM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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I would be out there with a coleman lantern
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#2971424 - 10/06/12 10:07 PM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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P@Y
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Meat will be fine. If he isn't real close just start the grid search. Chest shots are notorious for internal bleeding. Obviously check water, thickets, blowdowns first good luck
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#2971429 - 10/06/12 10:10 PM
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Do you have access to a tracking dog.
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#2971430 - 10/06/12 10:11 PM
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Mudbone
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Registered: 10/24/11
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A dog
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#2971437 - 10/06/12 10:14 PM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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Nacho
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Nephew has a chocolate lab. Never had him the woods though. Might be a good time to break him in.
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#2971443 - 10/06/12 10:23 PM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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LanceS4803
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Registered: 12/04/10
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I've had straight on chest shots never yield a drop of blood. But, when you field dress the chest cavity is full.
I think with a solid hit, he won't be far.
Will be nice a cool tonight, a big plus for you.
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#2971455 - 10/06/12 10:53 PM
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7mmshooter
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I had a male black lab and he loved to track deer so it might help you. just thought i would throw that in there
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#2971460 - 10/06/12 11:12 PM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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catman529
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check the thickest thickets, the ones you want to steer around when searching for him. Best of luck
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#2971589 - 10/07/12 08:17 AM
Re: Stuck one - HELP!
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