WThunter

What a day! Finally had a cold front move through East Texas. I had a small 6 point come in about 7:10. He saw me move a spooked. I wasn' t going to take him anyway but he spoiled my morning until about 10:30. I relocated because according to the tables the deer would be moving about 11:30. I got in my other location at about 11:00. 10 minutes later a doe stepped across a shooting lane I stood up waiting for her to come into the next lane. She did and was 1/4 away at about 35 yards. The arrow entered right in front of the last rib and exited to opposite shoulder. She made a big figure eight, ran right past my stand for about 20 yards and came back to me and crashed 5 yards from me.

I waited a few minutes and turned to look and relive everything and there was another deer right where she was standing when I shot her![] It was a buck! He trailed every step she took after I shot her. I came to full draw and the 6 point (not the same one from earlier) walked broad side at about 5 yards. (I am only about seven feet off the ground.) And I said to myself, " He will be nice in a couple of years," and let him walk on by. He kept tracking the doe. He finally walked off and I got down to find my arrow. It was raining so I wanted to practice tracking the blood. There was massive blood from the 125 Thunderhead. I followed it right to my stand; the buck was standing right over the doe!! He blew at me and ran off but never threw up he flag!?!? What a hunt! The last day of bow season and in the rain. Just like last year for me.

Sorry, no pictures.

A couple of observations I made:

Every turn the deer made was to the side I shot her, which was her left. She did NOT run in start lines. She made a big figure eight and headed right back to where I shot her when she died.

The blood trail started immediately and was massive with the shot I made, and it did not stop. It took out the liver, both lungs and clipped the heart. The lungs were deflated.

Tazman

Congrats on the doe, now tell me your secret to get them to run back to your stand and crash!

bigdog02

Sounds like a great hunt for adverse weather conditons nice shooting, nice recovery, and nice restraint on the shot

txbowjunkie

Congrats.....

WThunter

Taz I couldn' t believe that! For a second, I thought I missed even though I saw the hit. I was trying to get a second shot when she fell. The best part is that it was right on the road so I just pulled my truck right up and loaded her up.

NorthernMN

Congrats! I wish I could get the deer I shoot to run closer to the truck and not further away. Never seems to happen.

Solax

Congrats on the doe but I do have a question. If she only ran to the left how did she make a figure 8?????????????

Sounds like a nice shot. I had a buck I shot lay down about 20 yds from my stand until he expired. He took off after the shot and I grunted. It was pretty nice not having to trail him.

Congrats!!!!!!!!

WThunter

GREAT QUESTION!! It was more like a large circle. When she turned to come back she spun to her left and headed back. She never made it all the way back to the starting point.