After the shot. To stomp or not to stomp your grounds?
10-09-2007, 07:40 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Grand Haven, MI
Posts: 905
After the shot. To stomp or not to stomp your grounds?
Lets say you shot a fairly nice buck. Not to big, Not to small. You know that theres at least another monster in the woods. You shot this one cause the freezer is gettin low.
You can't find a good blood trail but know he's down. Just a matter of time before you find him.
The Question:
Do you stomp all over trying to find him?
Or
Go in as quietly and slowly as possible for the quickest amount of time, then if you don't find nothing, forget about cause you don't want to leave scent and spook the other deer?
You can't find a good blood trail but know he's down. Just a matter of time before you find him.
The Question:
Do you stomp all over trying to find him?
Or
Go in as quietly and slowly as possible for the quickest amount of time, then if you don't find nothing, forget about cause you don't want to leave scent and spook the other deer?
10-09-2007, 07:44 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: After the shot. To stomp or not to stomp your grounds?
If you don't go in an exhaust every possibilty and give it the most effort you can, you are a slob.
Now granted some peoples best efforts are different, but you should give it all you can, even if it means walking thru your areas.
There's a happy medium between your 2 efforts. GO in and follow the trail like normal taking as long as needed. IF you still feel the deer is dead, you should grid or circle pattern the entire area. Not wanting to spook future deer is a poor reason to call off a track and you don't belong out there hunting.
Now granted some peoples best efforts are different, but you should give it all you can, even if it means walking thru your areas.
There's a happy medium between your 2 efforts. GO in and follow the trail like normal taking as long as needed. IF you still feel the deer is dead, you should grid or circle pattern the entire area. Not wanting to spook future deer is a poor reason to call off a track and you don't belong out there hunting.
10-09-2007, 07:47 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 4,487
RE: After the shot. To stomp or not to stomp your grounds?
If you are afraid of messing up your area, don't shoot the little one in the first place.
You have to cover every inch of that property looking for it!!!
You have to cover every inch of that property looking for it!!!
