Originally Posted by
Topgun 3006
If you were on the ground shooting horizontally and hit that doe anywhere solidly in the body with a 165 grain 30-06 at that distance she shouldn't have run out of the country like you're saying without giving some kind of evidence. It sounds like the shot that you think went though the vital lung area didn't if the country is mostly open cut alfalfa like you're mentioning and she wasn't anywhere to be seen. If she went out of the country without you being able to see her, there must be enough cover or something to block your view. Is that basically what you mentioned when you talked about the rise in the field to where you glassed from and she went over it and out of sight? Sorry I'm getting on you like I am, but I've read so many posts on various websites by people that have lost deer this year and posted about it since I got back from Wyoming a few weeks ago that I'm about ready to puke! I guess this post of yours was the last straw even though you may have done everything right---sorry, but I still think you should do more followup by asking the neighbors for access to look for her where you think she may have gone.
Well, I guess we just disagree. She reeled back, paused and ran funny. Looked like many of my other hits in the past. So, puke away.
I have been hunting for many years, and have never lost one. Ever. This is the first. I have followed some blood trails for a long time, but this time had no trail to go after. Most of my deer are dead very quickly, and near by. Not sure what happened here, which is why I posted. I was looking for that one response that had some insight.
There is ablosutely no access to that neighboring ranch. It is just that way. I have hunted this land for three years, and the access that way is never available. Never had a deer, or pronghorn, run that way either.
Enjoy the puke. I did my best, and have a clear conscience that I did all I could. Just nothing to go on.