New member with a question
#12
RE: New member with a question
Haven't been around to talk here but I have time to fill Ya in on my experience with the Wildcat. Sept. 15th was our opener for deer with bow and at about 10:45 a.m. I had twin 6 pointers come by my stand. One stayed in the thorny brush eating the leaves and one went the way of some apples I had down. I took a shot and hit him right above the heart. I waited about 1/2 hr. and went and got my partner to start looking for blood. We found the first sign of blood about 15 yds. from where I him him. Long story short, 3 1/2 hrs later and about a mile away we couldn't find any more blood. Felt really bad but we tried hard. I would have been my first nice buck. That was it for that weekend. Two weeks later I went for the weekend and never saw a deer. I went this last weekend and Wha La!!! Friday night I shot a small doe at about 24 yrds. Hit her right behind the heart and I found her about 30 yrds away. Sat. I went out to just see if a buck might come in. Well, I get close to my stand and I see a flag running off right in front of my stand. I get up in the stand and the doe was just walking around about 60 yrds out and finally walked off. 5:30 p.m. comes around and I got a big doe walking out from where I had tracked down the deer from the day before. I had this doe in front of me for about 10 to 12 mins. and when she was totally at ease and broadside I took my shot and looking through the red dot scope I could just see a red blood spot by her heart, no vanes. It almost seemed like it didn't faze her but a second later she jumped up and walked about 15 yrds. and droped. Quite a site to see and will not forget. Both these deer were between 24 and 26 yrds when shot and both times the bolt went straight through and up to the vanes in dirt. Very powerfull. I guess you don't have to spend the big dollar on a crossbow to get this kind of perfomance. Wow! I didn't think I could write this much. I have one tag left and that's for a buck if luck has it.
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#13
RE: New member with a question
Congrats on your hunt, and sorry about the buck. Lucky for me that has never happened and have always been able to find the deer. I too shot a doe once that was only ten yards out. I shot and she just looked up, looked back and forth and then started eating grass again. I was perplexed that I missed. She took a few steps forward right after she put her head down and I could see my arrow in the dirt covered in blood. I then seen as she was feeding my hole and blood was bubbling out as she breathed. She started having trouble breathing and then fell in about ten yards or so. It too was a neat experience. She never knew what happened!
#17
RE: New member with a question
Congrats on the kills. Too bad about the loss. Maybe we can all learn from that. What kind of broadhead were you using? If it was a mechanical perhaps it didn't open. (Or, was it further back from the heart than you thought?) I've gone to Slick Trick magnums for that reason. Getting great flight and terminal performance. As for noise, there isn't much you can do...except throw money at it. That will help a little bit but nothing like a properly silenced compound vertical. Heavier strings and bolts do help some, tho. By the sound of things the noise is bothering you more than the deer, however.
#18
RE: New member with a question
ORIGINAL: Cossack
Congrats on the kills. Too bad about the loss. Maybe we can all learn from that. What kind of broadhead were you using? If it was a mechanical perhaps it didn't open. (Or, was it further back from the heart than you thought?) I've gone to Slick Trick magnums for that reason. Getting great flight and terminal performance. As for noise, there isn't much you can do...except throw money at it. That will help a little bit but nothing like a properly silenced compound vertical. Heavier strings and bolts do help some, tho. By the sound of things the noise is bothering you more than the deer, however.
Congrats on the kills. Too bad about the loss. Maybe we can all learn from that. What kind of broadhead were you using? If it was a mechanical perhaps it didn't open. (Or, was it further back from the heart than you thought?) I've gone to Slick Trick magnums for that reason. Getting great flight and terminal performance. As for noise, there isn't much you can do...except throw money at it. That will help a little bit but nothing like a properly silenced compound vertical. Heavier strings and bolts do help some, tho. By the sound of things the noise is bothering you more than the deer, however.
What I did learn from that loss of a deer was, when uncertain of the type of hit, wait a little longer. I found a plate size spot of blood 10 yrds in where that deer went in and I think he had laid down and probably would have died there had we not walked in to soon. Learning experience # 978
#19
RE: New member with a question
Congrats on the does... sorry about your buck. I lost a small doe last year during ML season. And itseemed a decent fairly closeshot . I figure I had to miss her. Couldn't find any blood to even follow. But right after I shot, she either fell or slipped along side a ditch and got back up and ran. I'm hoping I missed and she just slid cause she jumped from the blast. I was having a little trouble with a scope last year. But thought I had it straightened out. I looked for a couple hours trying to follow her hoofprints but there was no snow on the ground then. 50 cal, no blood at all, deer really moving fast, seems I missed, but ??? Never KNow
chris
chris
#20
RE: New member with a question
ORIGINAL: Cossack
Congrats on the kills. Too bad about the loss. Maybe we can all learn from that. What kind of broadhead were you using? If it was a mechanical perhaps it didn't open. (Or, was it further back from the heart than you thought?) I've gone to Slick Trick magnums for that reason. Getting great flight and terminal performance. As for noise, there isn't much you can do...except throw money at it. That will help a little bit but nothing like a properly silenced compound vertical. Heavier strings and bolts do help some, tho. By the sound of things the noise is bothering you more than the deer, however.
Congrats on the kills. Too bad about the loss. Maybe we can all learn from that. What kind of broadhead were you using? If it was a mechanical perhaps it didn't open. (Or, was it further back from the heart than you thought?) I've gone to Slick Trick magnums for that reason. Getting great flight and terminal performance. As for noise, there isn't much you can do...except throw money at it. That will help a little bit but nothing like a properly silenced compound vertical. Heavier strings and bolts do help some, tho. By the sound of things the noise is bothering you more than the deer, however.