After a bad start to the year with a nice 6 point being eaten by yotes, I have a nice little spike buck hanging at the butcher right now. He came in right at sunset and I took all the time in the world letting hi
Turn 45 degrees away from me. I shot and watched him bound off for 50-60 yds then tumble up. He thrashed around and got up but I heard him fall two more time and was quite certain I'd be putting him I. The freezer. I gave him 30 minutes then Checked the arrow. No arrow n and only a smear of blood. If I hadn't seen him go down I would have pulled out and given Another hour or two. I looked for blood for about 5 minutes then just took off in the direction I had seen him fall. About 2O -30 yds out I found blood. After 50 yds I found where he tumbled. The trail after that was really strong for another 15-20 yds then just stopped. I started scanning the area in the direction the deer was going and saw this


I am pleased. This little spike was about 100-110 lbs so I will be getting a nice supply. I dragged him back home, gutted him and took him to Mast Meats, the menonite butcher we started using last year.
Can't wait to taste that sausage.

Nice going had one those little guys in range yesterday but passed waiting on something a little more meatier,have you thought about butchering yourself save a tone of money and once you learn how it is pretty fast job,also you can skin it an quarter it out and put meat in cooler and take it to butcher like that and save a bunch of money.

Up until last year I have always butchered it myself. I did one last year and took another to this place because it was very warm a d they will hang it for a week first. I also was in a hurry last night because my wife wanted to go visit her sister who lives a couple hours away. She didn't give me any trouble when I said I was planning on hunting and we could leave when I was done so we dropped it off on the way. Next one, I will probly do myself.