Buck wounded, resuming track in the morning
12-11-2011, 03:35 AM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
Two mistakes here, first shooting when you can't see your target...If his lungs were hidden behind brush or weeds you don't have a shot...
Second mistake, always approach game ready for a quick second shot...Leave the high fives and phone calls until after you have recovered the game...
Second mistake, always approach game ready for a quick second shot...Leave the high fives and phone calls until after you have recovered the game...
12-11-2011, 04:42 AM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 970
nchawkeye speaks the truth. The real lesson here is to make certain the buck is down before making a call.
I did not make the call to my Father this year until after I knew my bucks were down.
Granted, I would have made a call if I had to start tracking the second buck I shot. I hit him hard in a snow storm, and if I was going to be tracking I had to move fast. I still had to verify the success of my shot first. So I went to where I had shot the buck, and saw what was to be seen. For me, that was dead buck this time.
I have wounded, and lost, only two deer in my years of hunting. It's something I always think about as I'm taking a shot. It's two too many lost deer. When I miss these days, I get upset with myself. I take pride in my ability to put the lead where it needs to be, and hate to fail at my job.
I did not make the call to my Father this year until after I knew my bucks were down.
Granted, I would have made a call if I had to start tracking the second buck I shot. I hit him hard in a snow storm, and if I was going to be tracking I had to move fast. I still had to verify the success of my shot first. So I went to where I had shot the buck, and saw what was to be seen. For me, that was dead buck this time.
I have wounded, and lost, only two deer in my years of hunting. It's something I always think about as I'm taking a shot. It's two too many lost deer. When I miss these days, I get upset with myself. I take pride in my ability to put the lead where it needs to be, and hate to fail at my job.
