Lost her!
#1
Lost her!
Well I have officially lost my first bow deer. I think I may have hit her in the shoulder blade with my shot. There was no arrow still cant find it after looking several times. Then we found a little drop of blood about 60 yrds from the shot. Then there was a drop here and there for about 15 yrds but after that the blood just stopped. We did a body search and even looked for blood in every possible direction but found nothing. It truly has been a hard thing to deal with and not noing if she will live or if hse is dead and with it being a low of 69 last night she is well wasted by now. It truley sucks and i hope no one has to experiance this kind of luck when hunting.
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Isle, MN
Posts: 1,469
RE: Lost her!
I did the same thing earlier this year. hit the shoulder blade and had very little blood. I had given up and was on my way to the car when I found her. it's a very difficult thing to deal with, more difficult then someone that's never been through it would think.
#6
RE: Lost her!
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
Why do people feel the need to broadcast these events to the entire world? [&:]
Why do people feel the need to broadcast these events to the entire world? [&:]
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 3,612
RE: Lost her!
I remember shooting a doe through her shoulder blade last year in real thick country. She walked off bleeding. Then a buck came through and began to chase her during the tail end of the rut. She went flying. I got down an hour later, looked with my buddy for nearly 2 hours, running out of a blood trail after 120 yards or so. We came back later that afternoon and looked again. Then as I drove away from his house at 7pm, I began to feel bad and told him I am going back again...he said, "after dark and by yourself?" I told him yes and he said you are crazy. I went out with my headlight and looked for the next 2-3 hours, crawling through the dang gone thicket, cutting myself into a million pieces. I picked up a small blood trail again, but it died and I could not find anything. Then my headlight died. There was NO moon out and I was out in unfamiliar territory. I looked down at my watch and it was after 10pm~~! Luckily I saw a light from a barn from another property. I walked in the complete blackness getting blasted my limbs until I finally came out onto the dirt road and eventually found my truck. I never did find that doe and I believe in my heart I looked until I was physially exhausted. I believe that chasing buck pushed her fast and far in a hurry and that is why I could not find her...blood drops every 20-30 yards makes for a very difficult tracking job.