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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #45 on: November 02, 2016, 02:31:32 PM »
Last 2 posts are great information.  I carry both for that reason now.

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #46 on: November 02, 2016, 02:34:07 PM »
Last 2 posts are great information.  I carry both for that reason now.

Especially the tick poo part.
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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #47 on: November 02, 2016, 03:42:47 PM »
If you're using a flashlight fresh blood shows up real good at night.  Looks like shiny little buttons.

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #48 on: November 02, 2016, 03:57:39 PM »
Find him?

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #49 on: November 02, 2016, 05:57:08 PM »
alright I just got home from work, I cleanly missed the buck. there was not a spec of blood fat or hair, the ground was soft enough I was able to follow his tracks for probably an hour and never found any place he laid down or any sign of blood or hair or anything like that. I found where my first shot hit the hillside above him, I walked every ridge and draw and sidehill for half of the day and never saw him or any sign of a wounded deer, this area all burned last august there was no brush he could have been laying in. When I got home I shot my rifle and it was 7 inches high at 100 yards the buck was at 215 at my first shot. Im thinking the reason he kicked was that when I shot chunks of sand or dirt must have hit him and scared him? I walked my but off until lunch time and never saw anything but healthy deer. I did circle after circle until I worked out that he could not be near by, then I went back to where he was when I shot and worked out what tracks were his(fairly easy to do, much larger than all the others) and followed then, he gained probably 500-700 ft in elevation before I couldn't keep straight what track was his and I was convinced he had to be healthy to be doing this. The terrain is horrible steep, bluffy ridges and canyons. 140-150 inch 5x5 but thankful I missed instead of wounded him. Thank you everyone for all the advice! I agree with what was said above, this thread does contain valuable info and Im glad to learn off of a situation that worked out in the end.

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #50 on: November 02, 2016, 06:07:37 PM »
Good job keeping at it and verifying!  Good luck for another one.

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #51 on: November 02, 2016, 06:30:50 PM »
Sounds like you gave it heck.....strong work!!  Thanks for the update and good luck finding another one.

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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #52 on: November 02, 2016, 06:44:43 PM »
Good on you for putting in that type of effort to make sure
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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #53 on: November 02, 2016, 07:39:59 PM »
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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #54 on: November 02, 2016, 07:44:38 PM »
Good on you for putting forth the effort to make sure of things!  You'll sleep easy tonight .


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Re: Possibly wounded a buck today
« Reply #55 on: November 02, 2016, 07:45:06 PM »
Maybe a liver shot also, if so he shouldnt be to far from where you last saw him, track the tracks first, then if you loose or dont find any sign, start doing circles

 


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