will wounded bird come back?
 

I hit low on a bird today with my bow, just enough to ruffle some feathers and give him a slight limp. He stayed in the area for about 45 minutes... as I left the blind he saw me as came over the draw to the edge of a creek. Ive been tracking this bird and he is solo... have not seen a hen in the area since before season and he damn near left a smoke trail to my deeks. Anyhow, does any one know if that bird will be back the next day or should I give him some time to get re accustomed to it being "HIS" turf?

It depends on how bad you hit him. He might go hunker down to heal for a few days or a predator might get him.

I dont think I hit him too bad, when he saw me by the creek he hightailed it out of there pretty fast. I saw no blood trail and there was no blood on my arrow so Im hoping it just kind of glanced a bit of leg.

Bud killed one once that had a cross bow bolt stuck in its breat bone. That tom survived the whole winter in the upper pennisula of Mich!

Strutted just fine!

JW

Ive been going backjust to check and he is still there and gobbeling. I stop by on the way to work and use the owl call and hes still in there. I think I will wait for a few more days because he is too nice to pass up.

He's killable, but I would change my tactics.Call's,setup etc.