Doe Down... crazy story


Tony

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well i had a doe come in this morning and at 20 yards i put what i thought was a great shot on here. i got a complete passthrough and she walked off and laid down just 50 yards away. i could see the blood pouring out of her and i figured it was going to be over very quickly.

but it wasnt. a little buck came along and she got up and walked away from him at a fast pace. i was amazed, i could see the hole in her and i was sure i had made a good shot, but i replayed it and i know i did. so after she walked off i gave her about 25 mins and i got down to go check the arrow and blood sign.

i walked to where she was laying and theres blood everywhere and lots of it. its a trail a blind man could follow. so i start going after her thinking any moment i would see her laying dead in front of me. after i had gone 150 yards!, i came out of the cedar thicket and i heard something and she stood up at the edge of a dry creek.

she stood up and was staring at me. i could see her kind of wobble. i figured i was busted and was still amazed this doe wasnt dead. i got out the laser rangefinder and she was 62 yards away. i lined up the shot and smoked her and that put her down for good.

heres a few pics.

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both shots are good, but the higher one is the 20 yard shot and the lower one is the 62 yarder. this side is the exit hole side.

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Tony

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What amazes me is your 62 shot is better than the 20 yarder :) Nice shots buddy! She'll eat good.

yea thats funny. i thought from a 28 ft treestand i would have a low exit hole. but the arrow came out just like it went in, maybe thats why she went so far. the arrow must have deflected inside her somehow. i was aiming for the offside exit hole to be in the armpit area.

any way you shake it, i got my doe tag filled. the 62 yard shot was just a spur of the moment thing. she was standing there staring at me and i couldnt think of any course of action but to try and get another arrow into her. when i ranged it at 62, i thought i can make that shot. nothing was in the way and i knew i could do it. i would not ever shoot that far unless its to put another arrow into a wounded deer.

now that i think about it, this is the closest i have ever come to not finding a deer. im positive i would have found her dead in the next hour.;)

Tony

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