Lost deer
11-03-2019, 01:46 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 3
Lost deer
shot a buck with a 50 cal muzzle loader about 50 yards Knocked him down after about 5 min tried to get up laid back down for about 5 min then got up and walked off. There was hair and blood where it was laying and found another spot of blood and that was it
11-03-2019, 02:22 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 14,768
So what is your point, did you track him or did you just throw in the towel? If you didn't go further than the last blood spot you need to be looking now. They don't just fall down and die most times. If after 5 minutes he tried to get up why weren't you reloaded and give him another shot?
Last edited by Oldtimr; 11-03-2019 at 02:25 PM.
11-03-2019, 03:09 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
yeah why didn;t you shoot a second time??
have you thought about looking to see if there are anyone in your area with a deer tracking dog(that is if legal)
be surprised how well a dog can track a deer!
and there are clubs of these deer tracking dogs all over the USA
when I hunt out of state(states legal) I actually keep numbers on hand in ever needed in advance, as never know, better to have options than loose a deer IMO
but I;m a firm believer in taking a secon d shot if a deer TRIES to get up, ain;t worried about loosing a little meat, over loosing a whole deer?
have you thought about looking to see if there are anyone in your area with a deer tracking dog(that is if legal)
be surprised how well a dog can track a deer!
and there are clubs of these deer tracking dogs all over the USA
when I hunt out of state(states legal) I actually keep numbers on hand in ever needed in advance, as never know, better to have options than loose a deer IMO
but I;m a firm believer in taking a secon d shot if a deer TRIES to get up, ain;t worried about loosing a little meat, over loosing a whole deer?
11-03-2019, 03:45 PM
#7
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
Posts: 9,206
Yep. Dog is the way to go
Also: learn from your mistakes and don't make them again. Next time have sufficient ammo. And shoot until the game is expired.
We all mess up. What's important is what we do after the mistakes.
-Jake
Also: learn from your mistakes and don't make them again. Next time have sufficient ammo. And shoot until the game is expired.
We all mess up. What's important is what we do after the mistakes.
-Jake
11-03-2019, 05:31 PM
#9
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern California
Posts: 18,258
Lot of wisdom there. For the OP, best of luck in finding your buck. Let us know how it turns out.
