Alright fellas, what a day it was. I saw in total 9 bucks and 3 does. Super thick where I was at and had hardly any shooting lanes. Morning hunt was extremely exciting but couldn’t seal the deal. Evening was uneventful until the last 30 or so mins, when three bucks appeared. This boy gave me a shot at 25 yards through one small window and I took it. Heard a loud pop and he went screaming out of there. I knew I hit the deer and I was right on him. I get down, gather my thoughts. Call my dad and then look for the arrow. Can’t find it anywhere, no blood, no crash, nothing. I was panicking. Finally saw one spec of blood with bubbles in it. Everything else was pin drops and nothing. I backed out and dad heads my way. At this point it’s been about two and half hours when we got back up there. We start at last blood. Nothing. We start grid searching. Left, down the road, in circles. I tell dad I thought I heard something crash when I was going out of the woods. Which would’ve been about 45 mins after the shot and around 400 yards from the scene of impact. So we start in that direction all the way to the bottom of the ridge and nothing. I had pretty much given up and dad said last go back to last blood and try again. We start up the fence line and I kid you not by a miracle my dad goes, “oh my lord, he’s bleeding good.” We somehow stumbled upon blood in the middle of all the woods and 400 yards away. He’s gushing and it’s bright red with bubbles. I turn to my right and there he lays. Unreal. Never give up is all I can say. I wanted to give up multiple times today while I was hunting and didn’t get any shots on these bucks that kept skirting me. Wanted to give up on the track. I have to say I’m extremely happy with this deer even tho he’s not the biggest. First on opening day, first with a compound, biggest to date. Deer has a ton of ice on it and going to processer first thing in the morning after I get measurements and better pics. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Well looks I’m the first one up this morning. I’m gonna go get ready. Catch y’all in the stand later! Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Congrats to the killers yesterday. And good luck to whoever is out today or will be out today. Gotta another week to wait
Good luck all. May your arrows fly swift and true. May all your blood trails be wide and tracks be short and successful. Cheers. And if ya gotta poop hope you brought TP Sent from my SM-G960U using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Maybe 7 yards. Too dark to see impact but he mule kicked before taking off. I need to wait for daylight just to be able to see blood...
Yes! Good luck on the track Josh. Take us along on what you find Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Yeah I don't either? I don't want to say anything though, last time I said anything about not posting a pic with a kill people bashed me for it and I was the bad guy.
Arrow is inconclusive. Generic blood...no bubbles and no stink. Playing it safe and backed out the long way around. 60 yards from the truck I jumped his 4 point running mate alone. Headed 20 mins home for the cart and hitch rack. Fingers crossed!
