800 yard tracking job!

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I shot this buck this morning while self filming. Not my best footage, but trying to get a deer in the frame, focusing the lens, positioning myself and the camera for the shot all at the same time is not the easiest thing in the world. It certainly adds a little more challenge to the hunt.

He came to a mineral lick with another buck about 7:00. The were both facing me and I had no shot. After several minutes, the other buck knew something was up and slowly circled and backed out. This deer saw that and decided to leave and gave me a slightly quartering to shot. I hit him a little further back than I would like, and man did I pay for it. I shot him at 7:20 and once I reviewed the footage, I decided to wait til after lunch. I got one of my friends and we headed in about 12:30. We tracked and tracked with very little blood for about 800 yards. We ran out of what little blood we did have several times but just kept backtracking and stuck with it. 3 1/2 hours later, I looked to my left about 50 yards up a hill in a creek and spotted the deer. He was dead as a doornail. Great hunt and as usual, I learned plenty for next time. For example, when trailing, be persistent and don't give up until you run out of options. This deer could have easily been lost. Oh, and shoot em in the lungs, that helps too!

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Did you find any place along the trail where he might have bedded up before you found him?

Did you ever jump him?

And did you find him that same day?
 
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Did you find any place along the trail where he might have bedded up before you found him?

Did you ever jump him?

And did you find him that same day?
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1. We never found any beds except for where he was laying.

2. Never jumped him.

3. Found him the same day.

More details - I shot him at 7:20. I stayed in my stand for about 30 minutes before getting down to look at my arrow. I was also able to review the footage (I got it on video) and after seeing that and the arrow, I decided to back out. I think he just kept walking and walking after the shot until he died. All we found was a speck of blood here and a speck of blood there, sometimes separated by 50 yards or more. Toughest tracking job I've ever had. But that's what I get for making a poor shot!

Here is the video if you want to take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7vZuKrEUXU
 
I had a hard time tracking one on opening day my buddy was kind of rushing me saying "there is no blood so it probably wasn't a fatal shot" but I wouldn't give up and it paid off. It's a better high when you find him after thinking he is lost forever. Good job.
 

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