Okay deer 1, Im less then 100 yards away, im in woods, I can see her plain as day, I am using a 30-30 Marlin with 170 grain Lok tight points.


I aim right on the shoulder area.

I shoot the deer, BAM, it just stands there, I reload, it runs.


I smoke a cig and go over to where she was standing, there is a HUGE and i mean HUGE splash of blood all over the ground, it looked like someone threw a water ballon full of blood on the ground.

I start looking for a good blood trail, I dont find one.


4 Hours later, I still havent found her.



Next day, (today) Christmas, I leave the house at about 6am, I get into my truck and turn my lights on, there are 4 deer standing at my mailbox, not EVEN 50 yeards away, I could hit them with a gravel if I tried.


I get out of the truck, I load one bullet, I shoot the largest female, her but hits the ground, she runs about 20 yards and she stops.

ALL the other deer are flying out into the woods, she stands there long enough for me to get out another bullet out of the box, load it into my 30-30, and aim and fire again at her.

I shoot her again, she wobbles and runs into the woods.


Im thinking hell yea




Yea right, the powers that be...

I look for her blood trail, I know for a fact I hit her both times.
I dont find one.


I have just returned from a pine forest that she ran into, about 5 acres, there is no underbursh and it is very very clear in there.

Its 9am, I still havent found her.




I called my brother in law, first thing he said for both deer, "You didnt hit them"


Any opinions?