Originally Posted by
littlekid
That just sucks. Now the only thing to do is keep an eye out for the buzzards, or the strong smell of black bears (they smell like dog crap to me). I found a friends kill (two days after he shot) several years ago; I kept walking into the wind following the scent of dog crap and found the remains of his buck not a hundred yards from his stand.
I doubt the buzzards will find it, but the hogs, foxes, and coyotes will. My wife and two youngest sons saw a black bear last Saturday, although it wasn't around here. I have never seen one in my life! I'm not sure there are any around here anymore, but we have a pile of coyotes!
Originally Posted by
timbercruiser
Sounds like you flinched or pulled off at the shot. A .50 thru the boiler room of any make would pile one up fairly close by.
I think something was wrong... I found some fluid that I took to be stomach or intestinal, which would indicate I hit too far back. The gun is on, so I know it was me.