paul23 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I shot a deer broadside last night at about 20 yards on the ground. The deer appeared to be hit in the front shoulder with the arrow sticking out of him. My buddy was standing next to me and said he heard it crash. So we took the blood trail and ended up tracking it well over 400 yards. We gave the deer a hour to expire and it appears to me that the buck was bleeding from its nose along with both sides of his body. I say from the nose because theres a bunch of blood about waist high. I found what appears to be lung material. I'ts definetly not hit back. How long can a deer travel and live on a 1 Lung shot? I'm going back after class to resume the search but I'm having doubts. The blood trail goes from easy looking with the flashlight to a lil scarce everytime he decides to travel the creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded You can find that deer. As for how long, that varies. I would imagine he is dead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded A deer can go a long way on 1 lung, Don't worry though. Like Master said, he should be done now. Good luck, and include a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded ya hed be dead now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul23 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Hes either a decent 6 or a 8 if he has brow tines. I came to pick my buddy up and look for his buck he shot two hours earlier and I get up to him and he says another buck just came down the power line to them and went around the S corner in the field. So we sneak up and stop dead in my tracks looking thru some tall grass at him. He's walking straight at me and stops at about 10 yards and we have a staring contest. I win and he decided to turn around and take a couple steps away. Wind was blowing straight at him (thank you scent-lock)So I draw back and he turns broadside. I release and the lumenock lights up and SMACK. He runs a couple yards and falls over and gets back up. Me and my buddy are doing high fives thinking hes not far. Go back to get the wheeler and another buddy (45 mins) end up following him till midnight. The blood looked dried so we kept moving figuring we werent kicking him up. I really want to find this buck. Going back out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded So, now you've wounded 2 deer?? Sounds like you need to practice more. I would not post this here...giving PETA ammo. I can understand a bowhunter losing a deer ONCE in a while, but 2 in a row? 2 days in a row? PRACTICE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded [ QUOTE ] So, now you've wounded 2 deer?? Sounds like you need to practice more. I would not post this here...giving PETA ammo. I can understand a bowhunter losing a deer ONCE in a while, but 2 in a row? 2 days in a row? PRACTICE. [/ QUOTE ] That would have been good response in a simple PM, not for all the public to see. JMHO. Hope you find your buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul23 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Who said anything about losing 2 deer??? Where did you get that from?? He shot the one deer and we gave it time to expire until a hour before dark. I'm not one to go running down out of my treestand to chase a deer 5 seconds later. You need to read a little slower before opening your mouth and making us look bad. And we shoot in a winter league that got 2nd place last year so I dont want to hear your #### about practice. Besides shooting in the league, I shoot 1 arrow into a target and then try to shoot that nock off and succeed very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydiehard Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded TWO DEER? He didn't say he wounded TWO deer. Talk about jumping the gun. How about PRACTICING reading skills before hammering someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Ok, first post said he wounded a deer.....second post he made said he went to pick up his buddy and then shot another buck coming through....so that's not 2 deer being shot? Then you said you tracked that one and the blood was dried. Sorry if I ticked you off, but that's what it sounded like to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Ok...relax everyone, looks like a little misunderstanding! The two posts are only like an hour apart...sounds to me like paul is just trying to explain the first post in a little more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckNrut Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Paul, I'm confused about the story here. You have one deer "outstanding" correct? Is there anything we can do here on the forums to help? It sounds like the deer was traveling along a creek - that's a good indicator. If you stick with it, you should be able to locate the deer, if you haven't already. Good luck finding your quary, and welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Well, at least I'm not the only one. And I want to apologize for jumping to conclusions. We have just been getting a lot of "wounded deer" stories this year and it really irritates me. Hope you find him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMSD5 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded i once helped track a deer with my cousin that was one lung shot and we trailed it for 8 hours after the shot was made ...we did finally find her but about 1 mile from where she had been shot... of course he thought it was a double lung and followed quickly after.... and we kept jumping her.... follow the creek and you should find your buck.... and everyone loses a deer .... it happens to the best hunters....if they hunt enough.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershed Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded At first I got the same impression that two two were hit,then I checked the data and time of each post. Paul 23-any luck recovering the deer yet?Good luck I hope you find him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded I read it the same way. To me, it sounds like you shot 2 deer and recovered no deer. Is that the case? Were any of the deer recovered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded And here we go again. Hope you find the deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Good luck i bet hes down start a grid search with some buddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul23 Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded The crotch horn is at the butchers from last night. Just got back with two of my buddies from looking again and can't find any sign of him from the spot we lost him last night. It was pretty easy tracking last night and just stops about 20 yards after crossing a thigh high deep creek. Tried following every runway for 50 yards or so.There was blood every step last night to follow. He carried the arrow for a good 200 yards before dropping it in some brush. We were drenched last night and cold. The neighbor's coming over with his deer tracking dogs to try and help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Well, cool you found the one. Good luck on the other one bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded [ QUOTE ] The crotch horn is at the butchers from last night. Just got back with two of my buddies from looking again and can't find any sign of him from the spot we lost him last night. It was pretty easy tracking last night and just stops about 20 yards after crossing a thigh high deep creek. Tried following every runway for 50 yards or so.There was blood every step last night to follow. He carried the arrow for a good 200 yards before dropping it in some brush. We were drenched last night and cold. The neighbor's coming over with his deer tracking dogs to try and help. [/ QUOTE ] Great News! Use those dogs to your advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: wounded Good luck finding your deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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