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Started by soap creek, November 10, 2012, 11:13:00 AM

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November 10, 2012, 11:13:00 AM
Tues Nov.6th I took off work early to hunt. About 1/2 hr before last light I saw a nice buck in a pasture 100yrds away. Had my rattling horns with me, so I gave a short not so loud rattle sequence. He was faceing the other way, but immediately turn my way. You could tell he was definately interested. I put the horns away, he jumped the fence and came running stoping 25yrds out and behind my tree. He stood there only a few seconds looking for the fight, then come on in, passing my stand at 5yrds. I took the shot as he was walking by. I've shot most of my deer as they're in a slow walk so this was no different. Only this time with the angle and the position I was on, in my stand my bottom limb hit my treestand sending my arrow left as he's walking to my right. The arrow hit him to far back, liver maybe,guts deffinately. I was sick. I was pretty sure this was a fatal shot, but I knew it would be a tough tracking job. I watched were he went then slipped out after dark. I decided to wait till mourning. Went in to work late, after looking for 3hrs, no deer very little sign. After work a co-worker(trad hunter friend) went with me to look some more. With less than 1hr of light left we found him in the bottom of a deep ditch 400yrds from where I shot him. We don't think he bedded anywhere, we think he made it to where we found him and just fell in the ditch, and thats where he stayed. Anyway don't ever give up, you never know. I'am very thankful we found my deer. Buck or doe does'nt really matter I just hate it when you can't find one. God bless and shoot straight. PS watch out for your treestand!
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(Rom. 10:13)

#1
November 10, 2012, 11:19:00 AM
Great buck! Glad you found him!

Congrats,

Bisch

Stone Sheep

#2
November 10, 2012, 11:21:00 AM
Good job!!
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Bill Carlsen

#3
November 10, 2012, 11:23:00 AM
Really good job. Most folks I know wouldn't bother to keep at it. Sometimes getting the shot is easier than getting the deer.
The best things in life....aren't things!

oldskool

#4
November 10, 2012, 11:25:00 AM
Way to stay with him. Nice deer
CHX 58in 44@28 CHX 58in 52@28

4runr

#5
November 10, 2012, 11:28:00 AM
Dang. Glad you found that HOG!

Congrats!
Kenny

Christ died to save me, this I read
and in my heart I find a need
of Him to be my Savior
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Bob Abeln

#6
November 10, 2012, 11:29:00 AM
Great buck and proud of your persistance in finding him.

Bonebuster

#7
November 10, 2012, 11:35:00 AM
Great job staying with it!

Shedrock

#8
November 10, 2012, 11:36:00 AM
Nice one, congrats  :thumbsup:
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mountain lion

#9
November 10, 2012, 11:44:00 AM
Heck of a deer, congrats!!
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Black Widow KB X 58" 51@28"
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Igor

#10
November 10, 2012, 11:50:00 AM
Beauty!

Congrats on the perseverance!


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Glenn
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding In all your ways submit to him and he will direct your paths

Tsalt

#11
November 10, 2012, 11:57:00 AM
That's great you found him!  He's a stud!!  Congrats    :thumbsup:
Tim Salters

"But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One."  Genesis 49:24

swp

#12
November 10, 2012, 12:31:00 PM
Nice deer, way to stay after him!
"People say you can't go back, its like when you get to the edge of a cliff and you take one more step forward or you do a 180 degree turn and take one more step forward. Which way are you going? Which one is progress?" Doug Tompkins

BUCK-EYE

#13
November 10, 2012, 12:42:00 PM
nice job  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

DoubleJ1929

#14
November 10, 2012, 01:25:00 PM
Great lesson..  And what a buck!!!

Thanks for sharing.
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Pat B.

#15
November 10, 2012, 01:39:00 PM
he's a dandy!

joe ashton

#16
November 10, 2012, 01:58:00 PM
I appreciate your persistence. It often pays off.   Nice deer....
Joe Ashton,D.C.
pronghorn long bow  54#
black widow long bow 55#
21 century long bow 55#
big horn recurve  58#

KentuckyTJ

#17
November 10, 2012, 03:50:00 PM
Congrats great buck!
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South MS Bowhunter

#18
November 10, 2012, 04:02:00 PM
Great Deer!  Thanks for sticking with him.
Everything I have and have become is due to the Lord and his great mercy.

soap creek

#19
November 10, 2012, 04:08:00 PM
Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. Making the right choice is not always the easy choice. Even if I'd not found the deer it was still the right thing to do. We owe it to the game we hunt, to ourselves, and to the sport of hunting to make every effort, no matter how hard, to recover our game.
(Rom. 10:13)
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