Opening Day
09-29-2013, 07:14 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Shepherd, TX
Posts: 247
Opening Day
Well shot a 6 point buck late Saturday but, the loud bone crushing thump was a bad sound. He buckled and ran. I heard him crash twice and snort 3 times. Then all was quiet. Gave him some time to lay down. Found deep turning imprints but no blood. Followed path he ran and found broke arrow with blood on it. 200 grain broadhead and 1 1/2 of arrow are still in him. Arrow has a good 3 1/2 inches of red blood on it. So my two options are I hit shoulder on side I was aiming at since he was slightly hunkered down eating or I hit heart and lodges arrow in opposite shoulder. Giving crashes and buckled take off. I am gonna assume the latter. Of course to make it worse it started raining immediately after I shot him. So after about 3 hours of searching in the rain I called it a night. I am going back in the morning to hopefully find rack at least. On the bright side Mother Nature will eat well tonight.
10-01-2013, 06:32 AM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
Losing an animal is a sick feeling. Just remember, nothing is lost in nature. Yotes and buzzards got to eat. What is not eaten will be used by plants that will feed something later.
by the way, did you get my P.M. about your question regarding bamboo thickness? I got it kind of late. Since taking office, I have been real busy and don't get to come around here much.
by the way, did you get my P.M. about your question regarding bamboo thickness? I got it kind of late. Since taking office, I have been real busy and don't get to come around here much.
Last edited by burniegoeasily; 10-01-2013 at 06:38 AM.
10-01-2013, 07:04 AM
#4
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Shepherd, TX
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Yes it is a sick feeling. I still think it was a fatal shot and I will continue to think that until I catch him limping around. No I did not see PM about bamboo thickness. How is thumb ring working out?
10-01-2013, 07:30 AM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
Originally Posted by Centxrecurve
Yes it is a sick feeling. I still think it was a fatal shot and I will continue to think that until I catch him limping around. No I did not see PM about bamboo thickness. How is thumb ring working out?
The thumb ring is working out pretty good. Got my shot down. Now to find time to get out and hunt. I have to meet with Lawyers this weekend in Lubbock about Annexing a town (fun fun), but on my way home, I am going to try to sneak in a hunt.
10-13-2013, 02:03 PM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mississippi USA
Posts: 15,296
Evenings are too dang hot here--in the 80's. I just don't like to hunt in the heat due to the meat spoiling if you don't find it quick. Saw some movement before daylight yesterday, couldn't tell what it was but after I left the blind there were deer tracks in that spot.
