Mistakes Were Made
12-24-2019, 08:01 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 16
Mistakes Were Made
Hello,
I was hunting yesterday and I had a doe pop out at 20 yards. This year I have seen more deer than ever, I have spent roughly 4 full days in a tree or two. I drew back on this doe and she didn’t present a shot I felt comfortable taking. When she did fully enter the clear cut she didn’t have a clue I was above her. She is a old doe I’ve had multiple encounters with with a very weird shrunken and blind eye. I was excited at the opportunity and released at 30 yards! She took off with the tracer sticking out of her hams on both sides. I couldn’t believe my shot! I thought she was frozen and content... my arm was straight and the string never snapped against my arm! She had taken 1-2 steps. I had learned from my previous mistake from that stand on letting a shoulder shot doe run out of my life! I chased he as she ran low and I saw her whole hind end was soaked in blood and I had a very strong blood trail! I followed it until the neighbors land. I later rewarded the trail of blood and found more as I was paying more attention! I am not sure but I think I must’ve clipped an artery as the blood trail was both splatters all over I could see the blood thick in someone’s yard and I think she had to bleed out with how much blood she lost and considering she had to have walked a full mile or two! I am contemplating going and asking but that could hit a soft spot too! Is it worth it? Any Tips or advice?
I was hunting yesterday and I had a doe pop out at 20 yards. This year I have seen more deer than ever, I have spent roughly 4 full days in a tree or two. I drew back on this doe and she didn’t present a shot I felt comfortable taking. When she did fully enter the clear cut she didn’t have a clue I was above her. She is a old doe I’ve had multiple encounters with with a very weird shrunken and blind eye. I was excited at the opportunity and released at 30 yards! She took off with the tracer sticking out of her hams on both sides. I couldn’t believe my shot! I thought she was frozen and content... my arm was straight and the string never snapped against my arm! She had taken 1-2 steps. I had learned from my previous mistake from that stand on letting a shoulder shot doe run out of my life! I chased he as she ran low and I saw her whole hind end was soaked in blood and I had a very strong blood trail! I followed it until the neighbors land. I later rewarded the trail of blood and found more as I was paying more attention! I am not sure but I think I must’ve clipped an artery as the blood trail was both splatters all over I could see the blood thick in someone’s yard and I think she had to bleed out with how much blood she lost and considering she had to have walked a full mile or two! I am contemplating going and asking but that could hit a soft spot too! Is it worth it? Any Tips or advice?
12-25-2019, 06:36 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
yes I too would try everything I could to recover, and honestly its sort of your job to do so
wanton waste is in most rule books and requires a hunter to make all efforts possible to recover a shot deer!
worst that can happen IMO< is land owners say no!
if you DO find it, or SEE it dead some place where they say NO< you can also TRY and get your local game warden involved, , some times them asking JUST for recovery will be granted over JUST you as a hunter, NOT always, but , again, all they can say is no
so would be worth it to me to try all things possible!
wanton waste is in most rule books and requires a hunter to make all efforts possible to recover a shot deer!
worst that can happen IMO< is land owners say no!
if you DO find it, or SEE it dead some place where they say NO< you can also TRY and get your local game warden involved, , some times them asking JUST for recovery will be granted over JUST you as a hunter, NOT always, but , again, all they can say is no
so would be worth it to me to try all things possible!
12-26-2019, 05:26 AM
#7
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 16
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yes I too would try everything I could to recover, and honestly its sort of your job to do so
wanton waste is in most rule books and requires a hunter to make all efforts possible to recover a shot deer!
worst that can happen IMO< is land owners say no!
if you DO find it, or SEE it dead some place where they say NO< you can also TRY and get your local game warden involved, , some times them asking JUST for recovery will be granted over JUST you as a hunter, NOT always, but , again, all they can say is no
so would be worth it to me to try all things possible!
wanton waste is in most rule books and requires a hunter to make all efforts possible to recover a shot deer!
worst that can happen IMO< is land owners say no!
if you DO find it, or SEE it dead some place where they say NO< you can also TRY and get your local game warden involved, , some times them asking JUST for recovery will be granted over JUST you as a hunter, NOT always, but , again, all they can say is no
so would be worth it to me to try all things possible!
-YOUNG BUCK
12-26-2019, 09:29 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Marriottsville, Maryland
Posts: 1,058
You might have hit one or two of the femoral artery's --- which is a dead deer down the road --- How long she might have run before bedding down and perishing by a femoral hit...is a good question.
A deer can do a 180 by the time the arrow is released, and the time it gets to the target.
A deer can do a 180 by the time the arrow is released, and the time it gets to the target.
12-26-2019, 11:42 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
, but keep in mind a dead deer isn;t meant to stay dead with its guts inside for long periods of time, so time is sort of important here, you need to be looking for it ASAP>
when planning a hunt you also need to have a plan to recover if things run off, its all part of being a ethical and good hunter!
this is also why many hunter s ask about recovering a deer off neighboring properties in advance of HUNTING SEASON< so, IF it happens, they are not behind the 8 ball , and having to rush to get access or??
its also a great way to get to know the local land owners and them you, some times can even lead to more land access to hunt
or if nothing gels,e it gets you a feel for what MIGHT happen if need be
as what would you do if this was a HUGE buck, over being a doe(since so many these days put more effort into big bucks than doe)
wouldn;t you like to know you could go after and NOT have to leave it to rot or be wasted, or someone else recovering it??
these are all lessons I have learned over the yrs,
its good to have a plan B for when things don't happen perfectly and trust me in hunting, anything can happen , deer don't always drop in sight or on the land you have permission to ONLY be on!
and not all states have the same laws allowing you to recover or not?
so best as they know ahead of time , never hurts to ask ! IMO, LOL
best of lick finding it and report back what happens here either way!
12-26-2019, 11:58 AM
#10
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,431
You might have hit one or two of the femoral artery's --- which is a dead deer down the road --- How long she might have run before bedding down and perishing by a femoral hit...is a good question.
A deer can do a 180 by the time the arrow is released, and the time it gets to the target.
A deer can do a 180 by the time the arrow is released, and the time it gets to the target.
Last edited by Oldtimr; 12-26-2019 at 12:01 PM.