struttinhoyt Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Welp guys I took off work all week to hunt in the mountians down here, It been hot, cold, good, bad and crazy.... I ended up finding a spot right next to camp, We had seen a good buck in there and I was willing to give it a look.. I found a few good trails that were on the edge of a creek where there was a hardwood bottom on the side of a tall pine plantation... I hunted it one evening and seen a big bodied deer in there and deicided to hunt it the next morning I slept in and slip into the stand around 8:30, I sat there for what seemed like ever and didnt see anything until 3:29 I heard something trotting up around me.... I stood up to see a good buck right behind my tree... I got my bow ready to looked him over and studied the shot, The buck was standing quartering to me a touch at 26 yds, I drew my bow back and took my shot, I hit the buck just a smiggen back, but still a solid liver shot... The buck kicked up and trotted 5 yds and started walking, blood pouring from both sides, I gathered another arrow and got ready again.... He walks right out in front of me broadside 22 yds... I drew back and stopped him and absolutely smoked him right behind the shoulder... The buck kicked up and ran 65 yds and stopped, Blood still pouring from both sides, waiting for the buck to tip over he then walked off... I heard the buck crash out.... then get back up and crash out again... then back up and crashed out again.... This went on for 40 mins.... Puzzled and questioning my shots I backed out and went to my in-laws and came back with my wife and father in-law and 2 dogs... found puddles and puddles of blood both arrows soaked.... we followed the blood for 150 yds til it went to nothing.... we decieded to back out and come back the next morning.... We came back to the spot around 8 the next morning and followed blood for another 100 yds til it completely stopped.... My wife and I then zig-zagged the whole area until 3 that evening and gave up.... The day after that I was at my camp shooting my bow getting ready for a midday hunt, I noticed a buzzard flying solo real low circling an area that we didnt look... I then gave it one last shot I zig-zagged that area for 2 hrs... I gave up all hope completely and was headed back to the truck threw the woods.... I blew up about 15 buzzards off the ground, I began running and jumping over the briars and thick stuff.... I jumped one last time to see the bucks main beam sticking up.... In total confusion the buck ended up making it 3/4 of a mile from where I shot him.... He is a main frame 10 pt, with a split G2... He scores 132 6/8".... The coyotes and buzzards had got the best of him but I still was able to salvage the head.... Both shots were exactly where I had remembered them to be.... These are the pics of the buck and where the arrows came out of him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 nice buck! too bad for the wasted venison... amazing how fast the critters can get to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Congrats on finding that deer. That second shot (double lung) is perfect. Don't know how he could have went that far. Good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 nice buck to bad you could not eat him man atleast you got his head though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well you do have a funky rack and a good memory! WTG! Amazing how far they can go at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Congrats on the recovery. Great buck! The second shot should've done him in. What broadheads are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 That's a cool buck with a high like that. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struttinhoyt Posted November 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Congrats on the recovery. Great buck! The second shot should've done him in. What broadheads are you using? I have been using Montec CS, Thats what the first shot was... I had one arrow tipped with a Carbon Express Dual Blade F15, that I had got for free from their promotion thing, I had planned on using it as a hog arrow... When everything was happening so fast that was the first arrow my hand landed on so thats what the second shot was with... I really don't want to blame anything on the broadheads I feel like on any other deer both shots would have put them dead within 100 yds.... Its just one of those things that come along with bowhunting.... I was really disgusted with myself about it and really didn't know what to think when we couldn't find him.... But I kept my head up and told myself that I did everything to the best of my ability to recover him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Nice buck and congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinhood Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 nice buck congrats, sorry to here bout the predators takin that fine meat from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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