Sick to myself....
10-18-2006, 09:19 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northeastern Illinois
Posts: 205
Sick to myself....
Got to the stand around 2:30 for a rainy hunt. Didnt see anything till around 5:30 the action started. Lots of does in a big frenzy. Spot a buck of a lifetime for me heading straight towards me. Turns broadside at about 20 yards and I smack him just a tad high. He runs to the north with the arrow sticking halfway out. Decide to go to the truck and call some buddies to help. It has now been an hour since he was shot and the rain was a big worry. Make a long story short four guys looked for 2 hours in the dark and did not find a drop. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! I am going out in the morning. My worries are the lack of blood and all the damn rain. Thanks for your help!!
10-19-2006, 05:21 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Southern Maryland (St. Mary\'s)
Posts: 884
RE: Sick to myself....
You've read it here a hundred time. Look in the thickest stuff you can find that is near where he was headed. Look toward any water that is in the area.
Please don't give up too soon and best of luck to you.
Please don't give up too soon and best of luck to you.
10-19-2006, 07:24 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Northwoods of WI
Posts: 990
RE: Sick to myself....
Look on the underside of branches and tall veggitation, places where you wouldn't normally look for blood. Take a bottle of poroxide with you and spray it on stuff you might think is blood. Watch for the foam. mark your trail and use a compass. Get an idea of the direction he is going. Listen for blue jays and crows. Don't give up. 4 hours is not long enough. Keep looking.
10-19-2006, 07:51 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 2,849
RE: Sick to myself....
If you really hit him "a tad high" and the arrow was half way in, then you should have got both lungs, but looks can be deceiving. It sucks man and I feel for ya. Hopefully he piled up in a thicket somewhere close. I wouldn't give up for a while if you are confident in the shot though.
10-19-2006, 07:59 AM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: Sick to myself....
My brother shot one last year "a tad high". It went a hundred yards before we found any blood. The buck went 150 yards total. The more it ran, the more the broadhead cut his vitals. When we opened him up, his innerds looked like they were puree'd. He bled alright, it just didn't come out of the wound because it was high in the cavity. You will probably find him dead in his bed.
10-19-2006, 08:13 AM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Posts: 565
RE: Sick to myself....
Lots of good advice here as usual. The common theme, one that I agree with, look in the thick stuff ont he property and consider any nearby water sources. Most importantly, don't give up yet!!