Went to CT Friday PM... shot a small doe around 5:45.. strange shot... arrow hit at an angle and didn't pass through.. deer ran w/ arrow hanging out... climbed down w/ 10 min of light left and went to walk out... saw a ton of blood... more than expected.. took trail for another 25 yards and jumped her... I through another arrow at her and hit it. I then backed out and came back 2 hr later... it was pouring rain out at that point...we looked for 2 hours and never found her... no blood nothing... even the killer blood trail I had earlier was gone... went back Sat AM w/ father in law... found her 15 yards from where I jumped her dead... must have walked by her in the dark & rain 10 times the night before...
Nothing big, but sure will taste good.
Will try to get pic up later today.
__________________ Mathews Z7 HHA OL 5019 NAP Apache Beman ICS 400 Hunter NAP Spitfire MAXX
Rain...rain....rain....and more rain. Farmers are saying corn harvest will go well into December....This season is a wash, Ive seen 2 bucks ALL season so far thats very odd for here. I have hunted more this year than past years as well. Hopefully a shooter will "slip up" and show himself next week when the rut gets into full swing.
I'm suffering from withdrawl symptoms. I have not been hunting since I took that buck. Family stuff one weekend, fishing tournament the next (was a waste of time too), and house stuff last weekend. This Saturday is Halloween and I'm looking to put an arrow thru something!!
I hear ya JC...
I prob won't get out at all this week since I am leaving for New Brunswick Sunday early AM...need to spend as much time w/ the little ones as possible.
Brother in law got some good pics of a nice 9 pt on one of our spots...pretty nice buck.. nice bull moose too!
__________________ Mathews Z7 HHA OL 5019 NAP Apache Beman ICS 400 Hunter NAP Spitfire MAXX
father in law called me last night.. wife's cousin shot a 220lb 6pt w/a 19.5" spread yesterday AM.. A group of 3 (2 small & 1 large) domestic dogs chased it to w/in 15 yards of his stand. Deer went 100 yards... dogs tracked it for him!
Haven't seen it yet, but that must be one big old brute.... anything 200+ around here is HUGE..
__________________ Mathews Z7 HHA OL 5019 NAP Apache Beman ICS 400 Hunter NAP Spitfire MAXX
Had 2 bucks 20 yards from me tonight, they both raked over the same tree, but they both were 1.5 year olds, small guys, I let them walk. At least I FINALLY seen a buck, its been forever. So the little ones are cruising, that means about a week away from the big ones coming out to play.