Lets talk about what we dont like to talk about.
01-05-2010, 04:14 PM
#4
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 16
hey guys im very new to the sport of bowhunting only been shooting a bow for 2 weeks. But a week ago I was hunting at a friends ranch and we were shooting management bucks and does. Well after about 3 hours in the stand a spike walks to the feeder. I picked up the 243 and took the shot, he was about 15 yards out. This spike I know I hit him double lung and heart shot, but little did we know we would never find him. Me and my girlfriend get out of the stand and go and look for him and the blood trail was consistent for bout 3/4 a mile. After following the blood trail for 4 hours and the dogs on the trail the trail ended in the Guadalupe River. The river holds my bounty now.
01-05-2010, 04:20 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 16
but that does not discourage me, because the experience was great and I got to spend it with my girlfriend teaching her all about hunting. To me hunting is not about going out there and taking the biggest buck, its about being out there and just admiring what there is to offer. If I get a good buck thats fine with me if I dont I just get up the next morning and enjoy it maybe bringing back with me some good eatin. A bad day of hunting beats a good day at work, but to me there is never a bad day of hunting just shots you wish you could have placed better.
01-05-2010, 04:29 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Deer Country
Posts: 2,244
hey guys im very new to the sport of bowhunting only been shooting a bow for 2 weeks. But a week ago I was hunting at a friends ranch and we were shooting management bucks and does. Well after about 3 hours in the stand a spike walks to the feeder. I picked up the 243 and took the shot, he was about 15 yards out. This spike I know I hit him double lung and heart shot, but little did we know we would never find him. Me and my girlfriend get out of the stand and go and look for him and the blood trail was consistent for bout 3/4 a mile. After following the blood trail for 4 hours and the dogs on the trail the trail ended in the Guadalupe River. The river holds my bounty now.
01-05-2010, 05:25 PM
#8
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 16
sorry that "and" was supposed to be an "or" there was no way to tell since we never found it and it was a young spike it is possible for a buck to run that far i have seen plenty of deer run farther than anyone would expect it to with a good clean shot through it hitting vitals.
