Another gut shot thread...
11-03-2007, 07:57 PM
#11
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RE: Another gut shot thread...
ORIGINAL: JoeRE
he should be dead within 300 yards...if you didnt jump him unknowingly after waiting for that short of a time. Sorry man, hope you find him....
he should be dead within 300 yards...if you didnt jump him unknowingly after waiting for that short of a time. Sorry man, hope you find him....
11-03-2007, 08:08 PM
#12
Boone & Crockett
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RE: Another gut shot thread...
Good luck duc....seriously, don't give up. Matt / PA just called me, said they stopped at a convinience store and saw a truck with huge antlers sticking up. They walked up and talked to the guy. The guy had a 207" buck in the truck he just found from a week ago, yup, gut shot.
Personally speaking 5.5 hours isn't enough time to start looking after a known gut shot. The guy I wrote of above, jumped his deer the next morning....it died later....I wouldn't even consider starting until 8 hours passed.
Look in creek bottoms, water sources and thickets. He'll want to bed.
I have to ask though, you said you hit exactly where you were aiming, I'm assuming you were not intentionally aiming into the guts? I think I know you better than that, right?
I wish you the best, think back on Matt's thread...persistance pays.
Personally speaking 5.5 hours isn't enough time to start looking after a known gut shot. The guy I wrote of above, jumped his deer the next morning....it died later....I wouldn't even consider starting until 8 hours passed.
Look in creek bottoms, water sources and thickets. He'll want to bed.
I have to ask though, you said you hit exactly where you were aiming, I'm assuming you were not intentionally aiming into the guts? I think I know you better than that, right?
I wish you the best, think back on Matt's thread...persistance pays.
11-04-2007, 05:42 AM
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RE: Another gut shot thread...
Rob
It wasn't intentional. I thought I was aiming forward enough but in all actuality, I was not. I have a mental defect or something when it comes to aiming at the shoulder (directly behind it) because I don't want to stick him in the shoulder.[&:] You're right....last night at work I read Matt/PA's thread for inspiration. I know the meat may spoil but I want to find my buck.
Thanks guys for all the support. I'll let yall know something later. I also have the next 3 days off from work so I have plenty of time to look.
It wasn't intentional. I thought I was aiming forward enough but in all actuality, I was not. I have a mental defect or something when it comes to aiming at the shoulder (directly behind it) because I don't want to stick him in the shoulder.[&:] You're right....last night at work I read Matt/PA's thread for inspiration. I know the meat may spoil but I want to find my buck.
Thanks guys for all the support. I'll let yall know something later. I also have the next 3 days off from work so I have plenty of time to look.
