Kind of weird-think he was shot at?

[wtnhunt]

Should have been a perfect afternoon here yesterday, temps were falling and the sky cleared. Got out late after going to the kids pt conferences at the schools, and had a 4 pointer come in just perfect within about 10 minutes of me getting up and settled in my stand.

He walked the trail I had expected the deer to use, fed across our winter food plot stopped at 38 yards and then made his way through the brush pile off into the field where our bigger plot is at.

Kept hoping a better buck would come through and follow behind him, right at last shooting light heard a crash in the woods after hearing a deer blow just within maybe a minute or so earlier off to my southwest off on another property. Got my bow down and ready, and right after the crash, pretty sure it was the same 4 pointer came running out through the plot at full speed and rounded the brush pile. Not sure what had this deer spooked, wind was barely blowing and was from the southwest, was perfect for this stand. Every once in a while when the wind would stop would hear some guys talking in the direction from where I heard the deer blow from. Guessing they bumped him or maybe possibly shot at him.

Dont remember ever seeing a deer run like this that had not been shot or was not being chased. I waited a good 20 minutes after the deer was gone, then got down slowly. Looked around with my mini mag light briefly after getting down to see if there was any blood where he went around the brush pile, but didnt see any.

Any ideas anyone?

[muggs]

Re: Kind of weird-think he was shot at?

sounds like you're right. Even if a deer gets bumped I don't think he'd be running like that. Sounds like he was shot at IMO.

Since you didn't see anyone tracking him, maybe it was a clean miss and whoever shot at him new it was a clean miss??