Need Your Help Guys - Hit One!
11-16-2007, 04:04 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 2,487
Need Your Help Guys - Hit One!
Ok so after all the drama about gettin a camera stolen I decided to give it a shot down the bottom from where the theft occured.
Well the wind blew hard all afternoon and started to slow up towards dark. And in walked about a 115" 8 pt that was a shooter.
Cuting to the chase:
Two mistakes I made:
1. Didnt wait until he stopped to shoot (not an excuse, but he was going through my last shooting window so it was then or never) He was slowly feeding, not at full walk.
2. Probably coulda slung another at him at approx 50 yrds, but didnt think the first hit, so I hesitated.
(There were probably more mistakes, but there can be another thread for that later)
Shot details:
30 yrds, slightly quartering away. Did not see where arrow hit...
How He acted after shot:
Trotted about 20 yrds and stood for about 3-5 min. Then slowly walked another 20 yrds, and stood again. He looked gutshot, but I couldnt get another shot at this point. His tail was flickering as if he'd been hit. He headed into the bottom.
Shot was at 4:45pm, waited till 5:30 to get down and found the arrow
1st 2/3 of arrow covered in dark blood. Fletchings covered in green guts, (freshly chewed food). A few drops of dark blood on the ground at arrow, didnt walk any further....
At this point I backed out and will head back in morning, so do you think the hit was leathal?? And will he be down by morn??
Well the wind blew hard all afternoon and started to slow up towards dark. And in walked about a 115" 8 pt that was a shooter.
Cuting to the chase:
Two mistakes I made:
1. Didnt wait until he stopped to shoot (not an excuse, but he was going through my last shooting window so it was then or never) He was slowly feeding, not at full walk.
2. Probably coulda slung another at him at approx 50 yrds, but didnt think the first hit, so I hesitated.
(There were probably more mistakes, but there can be another thread for that later)
Shot details:
30 yrds, slightly quartering away. Did not see where arrow hit...
How He acted after shot:
Trotted about 20 yrds and stood for about 3-5 min. Then slowly walked another 20 yrds, and stood again. He looked gutshot, but I couldnt get another shot at this point. His tail was flickering as if he'd been hit. He headed into the bottom.
Shot was at 4:45pm, waited till 5:30 to get down and found the arrow
1st 2/3 of arrow covered in dark blood. Fletchings covered in green guts, (freshly chewed food). A few drops of dark blood on the ground at arrow, didnt walk any further....
At this point I backed out and will head back in morning, so do you think the hit was leathal?? And will he be down by morn??
11-16-2007, 04:15 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: H.R., Virginia
Posts: 1,044
RE: Need Your Help Guys - Hit One!
Thats tough to say. Did he do a high rear leg kick? After he trotted those 20 yards, did he hunch up and walk like he was in serious pain? You say he stood again...I take it he bedded at least once? When you go to track him tomorrow, Id be ready to shoot him again.
11-16-2007, 04:16 PM
#6
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast, Va
Posts: 3,965
RE: Need Your Help Guys - Hit One!
sounds like you hit him back some. He will certainly die tonight. You did right by backing out. You probably got some liver with that gut shot, this is good, it will make expire quicker. Did you find a blood trail to start with tomorrow?
11-16-2007, 04:26 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: Need Your Help Guys - Hit One!
My doe acted the same way on a one lung shot (but no guts) ran, stood there for a couple minutes. I backed out and gave her several hours, she was within 100 yards dead. You will be posting pics tomorrow
