Hang in there NH, well this weekend i have time away from school and i am gunna go at it hard saterday sunday monday I have to check some cameras to see where the deer are at and if there are any nice bucks. my goal is to get at least a doe down.
Due to it being the native American holiday at school, I won't have labs this week. I'll be going out today, tomorrow morning, Thursday morning and possibly Friday. Good luck to everyone who is getting out there! Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
I'm hoping to get out but not completely optimistic. Been stuck inside most nights either with the kids with wife at work or when she's home it's been a handful so stuck in. Not exactly how I was hoping all these nights could go. Did some more driving so they could nap this weekend and found more spots to possibly look a little more into, and was less than a foot from hitting a nice doe just as I told my buddy with me I was sure that area had nice deer. If nothing else having kids that only nap on the road has gotten me a few hundred miles of scouting now. Hopefully after season well check further into some of those and have lots more options for next season. Next thing is actually getting out to them. Good luck to you guys. I'll be able to hit afternoon sits once it gets darker earlier since I can use daycare then. It only goes so late that I don't now when I'd have to come in before last hour of shooting to get them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I did have a nice buck back on cam last check that hadn't been around since early velvet. He was just into dark but hopefully with me not getting out and cooler temps it'll push them into coming when I can get a shot. He's no monster but I wouldn't hesitate and would be very happy with Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I blew it guys i had a buck come in at 15 yards and i hit him right in the shoulder blade. I fallowed decent blood for 200 yards and then it stopped.
If it went through the shoulder blade there's a good chance he died. If you can I'd keep looking Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
well what do you think the blood was dark red and there was a couple times that it looked like it was running pretty good out of him but then i started to slow up then to droplets then nothing
If you're confident you hit him in the shoulder then you may have just hit the muscle in it. Usually it's fairly bright blood though, did you happen to take a picture of the blood? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
no i didn't i should of but i was thinking muscle too the reason i'm sure it was shoulder blade is because as he was running away i saw the arrow sticking out of him a good amount so that why i'm confident
If it did not penetrate the shoulder blade then I believe he should live. Wouldn't be surprised if you see him again. Practice some more and get back out there CT! Good luck!
It happens, CT. I think we've all been there at some point. Keep your chin up and be ready for the next one (or the same one if he is still out there!)
It's a bummer CT, last year I stuck a doe in the "no mans zone" and when she ran away I saw the arrow sticking out both sides of her. We looked for 6 hours barely finding any blood and we never did find her. It still makes me sick to my stomach thinking about it. I guess that's why they call it hunting and not killing!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Been there CT! Shoot, regroup, get back to it Keep an eye and ear out for scavenger birds the week or so though.
Sorry to hear that CT. Hopefully you get another shot at him, it would be great to be able to get him with somewhat of a history/story. If not hopefully you'll see pics and be able to know he's ok. Either way keep at it, you're not the first. My first season my arrow went off a twig and hit shoulder. I lucked out and that made it through the other side enough it turned out as a long track kill, and had a different hit leg right in front of heart that was a scratch and back on cam days later just fine. It's amazing what a little off can do Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Anyone been out at all? I haven't. Had hopes for afternoon today but spent that time getting puked on by my older son. Thinking next week gonna pretty much force a sit no matter what. Only times this week I coulda stuff came up but next week has better potential Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
