ORIGINAL: NY Bowhunter
The Deer Reared up on her hind legs and bolted off through the woods.
and then........
Only thing I could think of is she missed.
HUH? I must have missed something. I've killed a lot of deer in my life. I've never seen a mule kick on a missed deer
. Sounds to me like the deer is hit and hit hard.
There was no blood. in a 40 yard radius I made where she was shot.
I didn't read ever sentence to every post in this thread so I apologize if this has already been explained further. But if it hasn't, 40 yard radius?? Are you kidding me? You have a deer that almost flopped ass over head and you look for blood in a 40 yard circle? I've found deer hundreds of yards away without a single drop of blood anyplace. I've picked up the begining of bloodtrails 100 yards away from where I shot before. Please tell me there is more to the recovery efforts than that.
She was using a gun she never shot before,
I think that's been covered.
Dont assume anyone can pick up any gun and fire it without knowing the feel and the way the gun handles.
So the moral of the story again. Know your Gun
Thanks for the tip
i agree 100% with nybowhunter on this.. i shot a deer last weekend.. it kicked and ran off i knew it was a good hit.. got down out of my stand and my dad came over, luckily there was snow on the ground because we saw the hoofprints but no blood until about 50 yards... and about 10 yards later there the deer layed.. so i think you shoulda done a more thorough search and look for places where leaves were kicked up or something because a deer doesnt kick unless it is hit, and sometimes they just dont bleed right away