I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
11-08-2006 | 05:00 AM
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From: Cheasapeke and Delaware Bay Region
RE: I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
ORIGINAL: livbucks
Under the skin, but before the abdominal wall, is a sticky layer of fat. If you gut a deer you will see what I am talking about. I believe that you just barely nicked the belly of the deer and sliced the skin at this point. A deer cut there will not bleed hardly at all, and if you in fact did not compromise the abdominal wall, will actually heal up quickly and survive. If you had passed through the abdomen, your arrow would be coated in stomach contents and stink unmistakeably like a gut shot. I believe the deer will probably never be found, as he is running around like normal. I hope this is the case as it is a better alternative to a gut shot, where you might find the deer, after it has rotted already.
I don't see enough evidence of a gut shot on your arrow. I have seen gut shots and the arrow is coated almost to dripping, with green goo and plant fibers. By all means keep searching, but let it go otherwise. You have surely punished yourself enough already.
Under the skin, but before the abdominal wall, is a sticky layer of fat. If you gut a deer you will see what I am talking about. I believe that you just barely nicked the belly of the deer and sliced the skin at this point. A deer cut there will not bleed hardly at all, and if you in fact did not compromise the abdominal wall, will actually heal up quickly and survive. If you had passed through the abdomen, your arrow would be coated in stomach contents and stink unmistakeably like a gut shot. I believe the deer will probably never be found, as he is running around like normal. I hope this is the case as it is a better alternative to a gut shot, where you might find the deer, after it has rotted already.
I don't see enough evidence of a gut shot on your arrow. I have seen gut shots and the arrow is coated almost to dripping, with green goo and plant fibers. By all means keep searching, but let it go otherwise. You have surely punished yourself enough already.
11-08-2006 | 08:19 AM
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Typical Buck
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RE: I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
I've seen him three times now, from the same stand. Once within shooting distance with no shot opportunity.
I hit him far forward, right behind the front leg, but low. He's got scarring from it on his exit side. It looks as if he was ok, the last time I saw him on the 1st, he was following another buck that was hot on the trail of a doe that had just passed. After seeing that, and replaying a thousand times in my head, he took a step as I shot to turn as if going to quarter away when I relased, making all the sense in the world where the arrow hit. Im just glad to see he is fine, and getting his groove on in the rut.
I hit him far forward, right behind the front leg, but low. He's got scarring from it on his exit side. It looks as if he was ok, the last time I saw him on the 1st, he was following another buck that was hot on the trail of a doe that had just passed. After seeing that, and replaying a thousand times in my head, he took a step as I shot to turn as if going to quarter away when I relased, making all the sense in the world where the arrow hit. Im just glad to see he is fine, and getting his groove on in the rut.
11-08-2006 | 10:19 AM
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RE: I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
thats good to hear that he is back to normal moving and maybe you will have a chance on a shot on him again good luck to ya and have a great season and dont let it get you down bowhunting is a hard sport
11-09-2006 | 12:25 PM
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From: Paoli PA
RE: I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
thats cool that you have seen him again.....I am still trying to get off of work so I can try and hunt an area where I hit a buck back on the 25th.....his horns are unmistakable so if I see him, I will know it is him...
11-12-2006 | 03:19 AM
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RE: I'm so sick I could puke. It's one of "those" nights!
Gut shot he would head to water.
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ORIGINAL: livbucks
Under the skin, but before the abdominal wall, is a sticky layer of fat. If you gut a deer you will see what I am talking about. I believe that you just barely nicked the belly of the deer and sliced the skin at this point. A deer cut there will not bleed hardly at all, and if you in fact did not compromise the abdominal wall, will actually heal up quickly and survive. If you had passed through the abdomen, your arrow would be coated in stomach contents and stink unmistakeably like a gut shot. I believe the deer will probably never be found, as he is running around like normal. I hope this is the case as it is a better alternative to a gut shot, where you might find the deer, after it has rotted already.
I don't see enough evidence of a gut shot on your arrow. I have seen gut shots and the arrow is coated almost to dripping, with green goo and plant fibers. By all means keep searching, but let it go otherwise. You have surely punished yourself enough already.
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I'm in total agreement with Livbucks. I beleive you sliced the deers underside. He is alive to be hunted another day, maybe not the area you last hunted him but non the less he is still out there completely recovered is my beleive. Don't beat yourself up, you did everything you could after the shot.
ORIGINAL: livbucks
Under the skin, but before the abdominal wall, is a sticky layer of fat. If you gut a deer you will see what I am talking about. I believe that you just barely nicked the belly of the deer and sliced the skin at this point. A deer cut there will not bleed hardly at all, and if you in fact did not compromise the abdominal wall, will actually heal up quickly and survive. If you had passed through the abdomen, your arrow would be coated in stomach contents and stink unmistakeably like a gut shot. I believe the deer will probably never be found, as he is running around like normal. I hope this is the case as it is a better alternative to a gut shot, where you might find the deer, after it has rotted already.
I don't see enough evidence of a gut shot on your arrow. I have seen gut shots and the arrow is coated almost to dripping, with green goo and plant fibers. By all means keep searching, but let it go otherwise. You have surely punished yourself enough already.
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I'm in total agreement with Livbucks. I beleive you sliced the deers underside. He is alive to be hunted another day, maybe not the area you last hunted him but non the less he is still out there completely recovered is my beleive. Don't beat yourself up, you did everything you could after the shot.
Again I hope this is not the case but it does look like it to me.
