huntncoach
Well-Known Member
I apologize that this may run a little long. Yesterday, I shot my second deer this year. When I inspected my arrow, there was just a little blood and I realized it was not a lung shot, but was sure it wasn't a gut shot either. I decided to track where I saw the deer run and began to find some blood. It was a difficult blood trail to say the least. In all, I guess I trailed for about 4 hours - thought about giving up a few times. I still kept finding small puddles of blood. As I was about to give up for good I heard the deer get up and fall again in a thicket near me - I am guessing about a half mile from where he was shot. I plunged through the thick briars to find him laying there dead. Now it gets interesting....
There was not entry or exit wound - at least not what is typical. The shot was low - so low that I did not get the body of the deer. The arrow had clipped the backs of both front legs, severing the tendons and arterties there. Never would I have imagined that being a fatal shot. I am thankful that I found him.
Now, how do I keep from shooting button bucks? 4 of the last 5 deer that I have killed have been buttons and three I was sure were does. This one I really had time to look at before the shot, but the others were in tight windows and I needed to shoot quickly. I just hate not allowing these young bucks to mature.
There was not entry or exit wound - at least not what is typical. The shot was low - so low that I did not get the body of the deer. The arrow had clipped the backs of both front legs, severing the tendons and arterties there. Never would I have imagined that being a fatal shot. I am thankful that I found him.
Now, how do I keep from shooting button bucks? 4 of the last 5 deer that I have killed have been buttons and three I was sure were does. This one I really had time to look at before the shot, but the others were in tight windows and I needed to shoot quickly. I just hate not allowing these young bucks to mature.