Sick sick sick - UPDATE

[Gravey]

Had a doe come by me and breathing heavy so thought ok where's big boy. Well all of a sudden he appears in the lane in front of me and starts walking directly to me. Knew instantly he was a shooter in my book. Veers to my right at maybe 10 steps and I try to stop him but he doesn't. My scope was on 5 and I had it on the shoulder and squeezed. He jumped and ran 40 yards behind me. Heard him cough and could see blood in his mouth then he lays down. Too thick to get another shot so just keep trying to watch him. Eventually gets up and starts walking away. Maybe should taken a Texas heart shot but I didn't. He's hopping really bad on the front right leg. I get down and am trying to ease up and scanning with binoculars and don't see him. There's a little draw so I take 2 steps and he jumps up, goes into the bottom and up the other side. I see him stop and then lose him so I back out. I'm thinking 1 lung and a busted up shoulder but what are y'all's opinions? Trying to figure out do I go back in this afternoon and see if I find him or wait until after tomorrow morning hunt. Once on the ground I tried to find where he was bedded but so thick I couldn't figure it out and didn't see blood. Fingers crossed it's a dead deer walking.

 

[Volbuck777]

Definitely sounds like a shoulder shot. If you seen him cough blood I'd say he's going to die. Back out and give it a few hours.

 

[THE DUKE]

I'm guessing 1 lung with him coughing up blood

 

[Hardwoodmaterials]

I would go get some lunch then go back and start searching for him. I would bet he bedded back down not far from the last place you saw him.

 

[Jcalder]

The coughing up blood is positive. I would be back around 12 and move slowly

 

[Shag]

The coughing up blood is positive. I would be back around 12 and move slowly

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[Ski]

I agree sounds like a lung hit but depending on where you hit it could also be esophagus. If he had blood coming from his mouth he's dying. Just no telling when or where. Try not to worry too much. Compose yourself and start the search. I think he's going to die but since he saw you coming for him it might be a long track job so don't give up too soon.

 

[cbhunter]

He is there and he will be dead, give him a bit. Good luck brother!

 

[preachermantom]

Hope you get him brother!!!

 

[backyardtndeer]

He may already be dead by now. Give at a couple hours and go get him.

 

[DoubleRidge]

Give him several hours. Take your time. Go slow. Watch ahead incase you see him bedded. My guess is hes dead. Good luck.

 

[wsm]

Hope you recover your buck ,good luck brother.

 

[timberjack86]

The coughing up blood is positive. I would be back around 12 and move slowly

I agree, he should be dead by now.

 

[cecil30-30]

Good luck. Hope to see some pics shortly

 

[Boll Weevil]

He's dead. Put a dog on him.

 

[Bone Collector]

Give him time. He should be dead.

 

[Gravey]

If he's dead we can't find it. Shot him around 7:45 and started looking at 12:30. No blood anywhere just what I saw around his mouth. Steep angle so not totally surprised but for sure thought he's done. May try to find a dog in Hickman county if anybody knows of one.

 

[rem270]

Hope you find him man.

 

[mayberryrick]

He dead

 

[ttf909]

Drone deer recovery.