Interesting deal, I got lucky and was able to hunt this property in western Manitoba. I was hunting land owned by an outfitter I have hunted bears with for years. He agreed to let me bow hunt the first week of deer season up there. Fun hunting and tons of deer as you can see. I screwed up on a ten point in full velvet the first night. Then I closed the deal on a buck I called Lucky during the second year I hunted him.
Great buck, and that was some nice video! Those Canadian bucks that are pushing 250-300lbs don't give up easily, even with a good hit. They are a different breed of deer up there, literally.
Congrats on a great deer! Was it one lung and liver? He looked like he was quartering to when you shot.
I had the same scenario with the buck I shot last year. Good call leaving him overnight. I did the same thing with mine and recovered him in a ricer the next morning. I had to get a canoe to get him out. Sent from my iPhone using Bowhunting.com Forums
Congrats on the successful hunt. That was a crazy second hunt and very educational, never would have guessed that buck to get back up and walk way. Looked like a solid hit regardless of angle, glad the lay down and stand up happened in view. Without seeing the angle through your peep, many probably would have tracked that buck within 30 minutes and may have pushed him. Doubt he would have clotted up though. How far did he make it after standing back up?
Nice Buck. From that angle it looked like one lung and liver. Always hard to tell with camera angle being slightly different than shooter.
Probably 80-100 yards more after he got back up. We found three more places where he bedded in the 80 yards. He kept pushing on and got back to a thick bedding area. Very little blood at the end.
Congrats on a nice buck and a well put together video. Although I have to question that shot selection a bit. When did taking a hard quartering-to shot become acceptable with a bow and arrow? Did I miss that memo?
Is this the equivalent of a "that's what she said" or "your mom" response? Pretty sure when I took both my Bowhunter's Ed class and my Hunter's Ed class about 25 years ago the quartering-to shot was still frowned upon.
