Deer Search is a group of volunteers that are licensed to track wounded deer with dogs.....they willl be out at first light
Good luck PT. If he's actually gut shot and not just zipped, I'd say they will find him....he should be dead by tomorrow with a gut shot.
Deer Search will be out at 9 am today ... I developed a fever and a bad cough, so I couldnt hunt or assist in the recovery ... they will get the deer ... no doubt in my mind ...
For those that care ..... Deer Search called and rescheduled for 10am .. they are bringing 2 dogs and they believe the deer will be found in less than an hour ...... stay tuned .....
Success!!! Here he is ... just a little 6,or a 5, but y'all know what it's like to not recover your deer ..... thank to Deer Search!!!!
Tony, give us some insight into where this deer was found in relation to where it was hit. Did it circle, lay down close by, go to water, etc. Always looking to learn something..
Guys, I am still waiting for all the details ... Sal is prolly gutting him out now ... I am dying to know as well ...
Heres the deal, guys.... he went 258 yards from the impact ... not too bad ... he walked straight back, angling slightly to the left, then he took a hard right curl ...probably heading towards the creek ... the trackers guessed he liveved 7-8 hours, but because we backed out with very little sign, they said we did the right thing..... some of his hind quarter was eaten by fox, but the rest of the meat seems fine ..... Thanks to all that cared
Oh yeah, without those dogs to follow the interdigital smell of that specific buck, there was 0 sign ...we would have never found it ..
Awesome, Tony!! I know exactly how you feel, as do most of us, who are passionate about recovering what we shoot.
