Oh man...that's a bum deal. The dog is a good idea. If that isn't possible, maybe you can hang out until sunset and let the coyotes find him for you? Does the hit in the film look good?
most people like me with tracking dogs will help free of charge. i love it when someone needs help finding a deer it gives my dogs training on a live trail. however tips are always appreciated.
It is illegal to use dogs here to track deer I was told. I just got back from looking all afternoon. I did not hunt at all today, I just looked for the buck. I can not find him and I feel bad about that, there is so many swamps, cornfields, and CRP he could make it to with 1 lung that I dont know where else to look. I am going to listen for coyotes tonight.
Tom just knowing you and the type of guy you are i know that if there was anything that could be done you would have done it Sent from my LG-E739 using Tapatalk 2
That's a pretty low blow there Bruce. I understand your meaning but time and place brother time and place Sent from my LG-E739 using Tapatalk 2
Some states will differentiate between using dogs to track a deer, and using dogs to recover a lawfully harvested animal. It would be worth a call to fish & game, just to know for sure.
A quartering away shot is Lethal and Ethical. If you take the time to site in your bow, tune it properly and practice form. There is nothing bad about a quartering away shot. Aim for the opposite side front leg (for those of you who are reading this and not knowing how to properly place a shot of this type). Sorry to hear about the deer man.
This is the best time and place. It shows what happens on hard quartering away shots because there is such a small margin for error.
Sorry to hear about your buck hope you find him. I wish finding down game with dogs was legal in all states its neat to see them work and how easy they make it look. Would save a lot of deer that don't get found in time or at all.
I would like to see the video footage. My problem with quartering shots is that I have more trouble telling where the vitals are, especially if the deer is on level ground or is twisting. I try to be especially careful around water because they seem to love to lay in water when gut shot... then they tend to sink down, making them really hard to see. I even tripped over a deer that sunk once. Around water, sometimes the best tracking aid is splashed water droplets and muddy tracks on the bottom. In such cases, it may be best to track sooner than later. Keep looking... especially in any nearby water holes.
I hate to hear about not finding the deer. I shot two deer in two consecutive seasons with a severe quartering away shot, and neither bled much at all externally. One fell within sight, and the other took three hours to find. There are so many options as far as organs and tissues to clog the holes. I know the excitement of opening day and a big ten pt are enticing, and you probably made the shot you intended, but just one of those days we all have experienced in the woods. The last few years I have passed on that shot, but only because I learned from experience. Hope you find the deer before the velvet is chewed off by critters.
