Sleepless night
 

Well, I know tonight I won't be sleeping much, so I figured why not write about it. I just returned home after backing out of my hunting area in the pitch dark. It is bow season here in NY, and I just put an arrow through what I believe is the biggest buck of my life. I've been following this deer since August when he was in velvet still growing. I hunt a residential area, so you could call it. I can see houses and roads from most of my stands. I have seen this buck numerous times from the truck. Tonight he came in about 30 minutes before dark. He entered my field about 150 yards away. I gave him a quick grunt, and after he laid eyes on my decoy he came in on a rope! He gave me a perfect broadside shot at 30 yards. I put the shot where it needed to be, and he ran off into the thick cover. I got down and recovered my arrow (thanks to the Easton Tracer) and found it covered from tip to fletchings in blood and hair. I decided to back out instead of push him. Hopefully I will have great news and some pics to post tomorrow. I believe he is about a 150 class 10 point. I'll keep you all updated!:party:

congrats-I hope you find him ,can't wait to see picyuers .

Get in there very early and bring friends if you could. I know there are some out there who'd claim such a prize for themselves.

Good luck finding him and hope you had a great time! Congratulations.

Yes, keep us updated.

iSnipe

Believe me, you did the right thing! its much easier in the daylight. make sure you keep us updated! with pics!

GL-nice job on backing out even tho you are confident in your shot. Cant wait to see pics!!

Whaoooo Whoo for you!!!! man I hope ya find him!...pics pICS PICS!!!

Congrats! Hope he's right where you expect him to be.

Good luck. Pics would certainly be great of such a prize but if you could video the search and find that would be awesome!

sweet! Well hopefully you will get up and recover him in the morning! Sounds like you got a good shot on him so I will be looking for photos Friday!!! Good Luck Bro!

good luck in the search, that would be a great trophy

sleepless no doubt lol. good luck that adrenaline will wake you up when you lay eyes on him in the morning. whats the temp overnight up there? will the meat make it?

Temps in the mid 40s here in the southern zone, probably low 40s or even 30s in the northern zone, so the meat should be fine.

Good luck on the search can't wiat to see the update, where in NY are you located? I live in Rochester now but grew up in Malone

Sounds like a good hit and a dead deer. He should be found nearby.

I shot a nice buck in a simialr situation in 2005. I was hunting a thicket near some fields, with residential properties to one side. I hit the deer well with a quartering away shot. I waited until dusk to check my arrow but could not find it. Came back the next AM, and every sycamore tree in there dropped their leaves overnight. The ground was covered. I found only very little blood and lost the trail. I had to resort to the grid method, covered the entire thicket from 2 directions adn turned up nothing. I then widended the search, basically into the back edges of the residential properties. One such property had a large "back yard" area that appreared to have been a garden a few years ago, but was then all weeds that were still standing about 2-3 feet high. He went right into the middle and laid down. That's where I found him. Found out I hit only one lung.

The moral to the story is if the search gets tricky, stick with it. Look in the obvious places, but also places that appear to offer less cover. A patch of cover surrounded by open areas is a good place for a deer to hole up, as they can see anything that approaches them.

good job... i'm sure he won't be far... can't wait to see him..

Good luck! Rain won't help things, but from sounds of your hit, shouldn't go too far.

yikes tigerw, hope it works out for you and get to see some visual material soon!!!

Well? Any update?

good luck man!

Great job!!! Looking forward to the news? I am a NY hunter in St. Lawrence county - love the hunting up here.

Yeah! what he said!

Yeah..... its under the new post "found the big boy" thanks for the interest guys!!

any luck yet? i hope you find him. and posts some pics