Shot a buck, opinions....
10-22-2003, 05:35 PM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blair Co., PA USA
Posts: 537
Shot a buck, opinions....
I finally connected on a buck tonight, just want some thoughts from you guys.
Despite the wind and rain, I decided to hunt this evening. On Monday I was hunting grouse and on the way out saw two nice bucks feeding in a cut cornfield. I hiked in there tonight and climbed a maple tree in a point that looked like a good spot for deer to enter the field.
At 6:00, I saw the side of a deer walking my way at about 60 yards, so I stood up for the shot. Immediately I saw he was a buck, and a good one at that. As he walked closer I saw that he had brow tines and was a legal buck. At 40 yards he looked in my direction, then went back to feeding, edging closer. He passed behind a tree, giving me an oppurtunity to draw. When he emerged he was walking right to me, so I continued to wait on him. He passed another tree and stopped broadside at 20 steps. I settled the pin on his side, and all of the sudden, he noticed me. I cut the shot, and he exploded downward. As he ran off, I could see my arrow sticking out of him pretty high in the neck/shoulder area. The arrow had penetrated to my cresting, so I got 20+ inches of shaft in him. I' m just not sure where. I said a little prayer and climbed down. I couldn' t find any blood where he stood, so I marked the spot and snuck out.
I' ve already decided to wait ' til tommorow to follow up the shot. Wish me luck.
Tyler
Despite the wind and rain, I decided to hunt this evening. On Monday I was hunting grouse and on the way out saw two nice bucks feeding in a cut cornfield. I hiked in there tonight and climbed a maple tree in a point that looked like a good spot for deer to enter the field.
At 6:00, I saw the side of a deer walking my way at about 60 yards, so I stood up for the shot. Immediately I saw he was a buck, and a good one at that. As he walked closer I saw that he had brow tines and was a legal buck. At 40 yards he looked in my direction, then went back to feeding, edging closer. He passed behind a tree, giving me an oppurtunity to draw. When he emerged he was walking right to me, so I continued to wait on him. He passed another tree and stopped broadside at 20 steps. I settled the pin on his side, and all of the sudden, he noticed me. I cut the shot, and he exploded downward. As he ran off, I could see my arrow sticking out of him pretty high in the neck/shoulder area. The arrow had penetrated to my cresting, so I got 20+ inches of shaft in him. I' m just not sure where. I said a little prayer and climbed down. I couldn' t find any blood where he stood, so I marked the spot and snuck out.
I' ve already decided to wait ' til tommorow to follow up the shot. Wish me luck.
Tyler
10-22-2003, 05:48 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Orma WV USA
Posts: 1,791
RE: Shot a buck, opinions....
hmm, i shot a buck tuesday, in the high neck area and looked for a couple hours tuesday evening, and several hours this afternoon to no avail. no blood where i shot him, but lots for about 100 yrds then nothing. I don' t know what happened, but I thought he was hit hard. maybe not good enough. i don' t know. but you could have a bad experience with this.
