MNhunterr Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Last night I finally laid the smackdown on my first ever bow kill. A big doe weighing well over 120lbs. A little story on what happened - On the property I hunt there are not many trees big enough to hang a stand, so I have been hunting from the ground. I have seen plenty of deer and had plenty in range earlier in the season but didn't pull the trigger. I have been hunting hard for the entire season and decided if a doe presents herself I'm taking the shot. I was hunting about 10 yards inside a woodline bordering a corn field and at about 6:35 she presented me with an easy 20 yard shot. I let the arrow fly and it hits a brach, ricochets up and to the left, and as she reacted to the sound and turned her head, the arrow went right below her ear dropping her in her tracks. I know I got lucky with this one and am extremely thankful it didnt end up wounding her. Wasnt the prettiest but man I will never forget this hunt. Didnt get any field shots before we cleaned her but here is a picture.[ATTACH=CONFIG]13878[/ATTACH]Question: If we cleaned her in the field will the gut pile affect the deer on the property? Has anyone ever found that deer become skiddish with a gut pile out in the open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congrats on the doe!!!!!! I have always dragged my deer to another part of the property to gut them, for fear of scaring away the deer. A few years ago my brother in-law gutted his buck right near my stand, I thought it would be ruined, but being my favourite spot I went back, and I had deer walking right near the gut pile within a day or two. If you have coyotes, chances are the pile will not stick around long anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congrats on the kill. Reminds me of a student that videoed a deer kill one year. Way underestimated the range, arrow skipped off the snow, and same as you, the buck ducked his neck right into the arrow. Deer bled out and died about 100 yards later. Never would have believed it had I not seen it on video. As for the gut pile, I wouldn't worry about it. I've seen deer right next to gut piles and they never give it a second glance. Most cases in my area, the piles are cleaned up by dogs and yotes in a matter of a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 We've had this discussion before on here, and nobody down here guts a deer in the field, I think it's a northern thing lol. But I've never seen deer react badly to deer blood in the field. Looks like that one was run over with a truck! Nice work with a bank shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 nice doe, luck was on your side! I don't think the gut piles affect the deer very much and like what was said above, if you have yotes running around it won't last too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytshooter09 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I've shot deer same spot as I gutted a deer a day later but we have a huge coyote population we can gut a deer at night and the next morning almost every time its already gone I still usually drag the deer off to the side so its not on trails or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congrats on the doe! I always drag mine away to gut it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Couldn't wipe that smile off your face with a shovel. Congratulations!! Deer rarely are afraid of gut piles. However gut piles attract coyotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 First bow kill ever and Question Congrats man. I've never had a problem with a gut like scaring deer off, and because I love shooting coyotes almost as much as I love hunting deer I put all the gut piled I can in the same spot and shoot yotes when they come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 We've had this discussion before on here, and nobody down here guts a deer in the field, I think it's a northern thing lol. But I've never seen deer react badly to deer blood in the field. Looks like that one was run over with a truck! Nice work with a bank shot You southern boys sure don't gut em... I was down south for 9 years and when my buddy seen me field dressing a doe I shot he thought I was crazy. He's been hunting 20 years and never gutted a deer a day in his life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Congratulations on your 1st bow kill. I don't care to gut mine near a stand if it happened to fall near one. That's rare though when bowhunting. It's not for fear of spooking deer. It's because I don't care to draw in coyotes near them. I was elk hunting in New Mexico once and killed a bull. Since I'd seen 5 bulls, the next morning my buddy sat within 20 yards of my gut pile and killed his bull. We've had this discussion before on here, and nobody down here guts a deer in the field, I think it's a northern thing lol. Yep...there's a good reason John. As you know, MS mature bucks on the hoof weigh in the 180 to 210 pound range. Gutted mature bucks up north weigh 200 to 225 pounds, more the further N you go. Mature MS does average ~115 to 120 pounds. Does are a lot bigger & heavier up north too but still don't have any handles for draggin. It's an easier draggin thing for me huntin up there. That is...unless I'm using the buddy system. Let buddies drag your deer for ya & then gut them hangin in our skinning shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Had deer come right up to me while gutting...depends how far I have to pull the deer, as to field dressing...most of the time Im hauling it home to do that, just because it is dark and why not be in good light? Congrats...that was a very lucky shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Congrats on the doe. Have put cams on gutpiles before. You will have a number of different animals inspecting the gutpile, INCLUDING deer. Only problem you might have is that it will attract yotes and other predators which might temporarily spook deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 gut piles draw in black bears and coyotes around here. deer aren't a fan of them so not leaving a big gut pile in the area will put less pressure on the deer. most people I know gut them where they fall though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Yeah I get that Al, but I know lot of folks on here will gut a hundred pound doe where she lays. I'm not knocking it, just saying it's unheard of around here as you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNhunterr Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Had the doe weighed today and she topped out at 125. Gutted and she hung for 2 days before weighing her. He would have pushed 150 non gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Congratulations on your kill! that is a fat nanny, man I'm going to miss killing those bigguns up north in Ohio this year. The three I've killed so far have weighed 125#, 115#, and 115# live weight. No, the gut pile will not hurt the deer coming back in, more than likely that was stated the gut pile will be gone in a couple of days from scavengers. I've been putting my carcasses about 200 yards from were I hunt and they are all gone within three days. Gotta go with John on this one, I have only gutted two deer int he woods and that was just reduce the weight for a 2 mile carry out. The deer still felt like it gained 100# by the time I got them out. LOL The land we hunted in Ohio, the property owner didn't want the guts out int he woods because he wanted them concentrated out is back door. to do some coyote hunting from his back porch while we hunted:) However, he never gutted his deer in the woods either:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrown Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I gut mine where they lay. Main reason is to get them cooled down, sooner the better! I also don't want to worry about dealing with a gut pile at home. I take mine to the processor's, I have never saw a deer that was not field dressed. With that being said, we don't have bears here, that would defiantly be a deal breaker here, unless I had a bear tag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNhunterr Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Yeah I'm sure the gut pile had no effect on the area. I checked 2 days later and there wasn't a trace left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msman825 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 congrats on your first deer. a big o nanny at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 congrats on the deer. Normally Ill gut them were they fell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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