OMG.....I told Duke I was gonna walk into an area I'd never been in, today......and I walked up on a dead buck, 8-pointer....wound on the right side....dead.

He looks like he's the one....but I'm a "little" perplexed by only ONE thing. He doesn't seem to have decomposed as much as I would think in a month. His eyes are gone....face is sunken.....and hes really deflated. But he's not eaten up by anything. I don't know what to think....unless he lived for a while until he expired.

I'm going to get him.....and as much as I hate it....I'm gonna take a knife and see if my BH is inside.

If it's him....I'm still sorry it's worked out this way....but I'll be happy that I can finally give him his proper due.

Look at this photo. White line is the blood trail after I shot him. I found him in the thicket right behind where I shot him. With where he'd gone on the blood trail....I never dreamed to look, there (see X where I found him).

As disgusting as it sounds, I would have to know too.

There is no picture in thepost.

i wouldnt wanna smell that when you startin cuttin away.. shew weeee....

I can't see a deer going back to where he was hit to find comfort before he dies. But like you, I would just have ta know.

If it is him, he lived for a while and returned to his bedding area where you shot him. Is that possible? Also, if it is him, a description again of the shot and the actual impact etc...if you find your broadhead will be a learning tool. Interesting and there is two sides to look at, 1. I hope it's not him and the possibility of yours being alive and 2. It is him and you have some, although sad, closure.

I'll watch for updates.

Have a metal detector to check for metal in him before you dig in?

...If not, bring gloves!

thats one good idea! i would never thought about that!!!

Jeff im betting it is him. Id say he was alright for awhile and returned to where he felt safe, his bedding area.

Id bet that is him, at least you will know for sure. Some closure is better than no closure

A wounded animal willalways try togo home, if they can make it.