Hey Guys...haven't visited the board for awhile, but I see there's been some scoring going on! Congrats to all! My last day on the refuge was eventful. I had a 10pt quartering away at 25 yds, took my shot...look good, sounded better! Could see my arrow sticking out of the ground at an odd angle. Got down and saw it barely had blood, but had alot of tissue on it. Went to the last spot I saw him and had good blood. Trailed (mostly on my hands and knees (unbelievably thick!)) for approx 3 hours and lost blood and battery power. My son went out the next morning and couldn't pick up the trail. Really sucks, great deer. After analyzing the shot, I think it may have been quartering more than I thought and I knicked the forward part of the the shoulder.
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The camper is packed and I'm leaving tonight for a week on the farm! Good luck all!