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Bow doe on the opening day of muzzy. She came in with a yearling, another doe, and a 6 point. The 6 came directly to the base of my ladder stand and was munching on acorns. Didn’t have a good shot and I needed some meat for the freezer and the biggest doe had roughly the same size body as him...

Had a buck come in with 3-4 does. He wasn’t chasing. Came in just in front of them and ate acorns at the base of my ladder stand. Guess it hasn’t started in Union county. Let him walk and took the big old doe.

First buck ever down!

Thanks everyone. It was a doe, not a buck. I gave her 4 hours and went. She had only gone 20 yards further when I had bumped her earlier. Looks like when she jumped up, part of her liver broke off completely. May have contributed to that. I appreciate all the help!

That’s what I’ve heard. Does it change anything if it’s a gut shot with a gun due to the trauma of impact?

Hit a deer back this morning. There’s a good blood trail of red blood but it’s a definite gut shot. Any tips on how long to wait? First gut shot deer so I’m not sure. Especially since I’d heard they don’t bleed much. Thanks for the help, everyone. I appreciate it.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll try both methods to see what works where I'm at.

Hello everyone, I'm new to deer hunting and was looking for some advice. Almost every time I start walking into the woods to head to my spot, around 6:30 am, I spook deer. I was wondering if I should start going in later to avoid spooking the deer, or keep going in at the same time because it...