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I love a blood trail....

Started by Roger Norris, October 17, 2015, 10:19:00 PM

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Hey buddy , those smaller ones are harder to hit.    ;)  
Good eating for sure. Nice work with the new widow.   :clapper:
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Roger Norris

QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Lyon:
Hey buddy , those smaller ones are harder to hit.     ;)    
Good eating for sure. Nice work with the new widow.    :clapper:  
Yeah....she's no whopper like some of our Shrewhaven does, or even some of these fat farm deer. I passed a much bigger doe earlier that sit, but she had twin fawns in tow. This one came in alone, didn't look to be a fawn (she's not, she's year and a 1/2), and she kept posing for that perfect shot. I had it in my head I wanted to kill a deer yesterday....perfect weather, lots of time to butcher today....so I did it.

I don't know if other folks think like this....but I was especially satisfied with the shot. The fletching blossomed exactly where I wanted it to, complete pass through with Kustom Kings Trailmaker head, and the blood trail was amazing. I followed it for the short 20 yards (even though I saw her fall) and it was pretty great.

Tracking lesson re-emphasized....pay attention! She was in that transitional tall weedy field stuff between a swamp and a picked bean field. I was in a pine tree at the edge of the swamp. Even though her blood loss was massive and quick, I could see how difficult it COULD have been through those tall weeds. The dry, woody weeds seemed to soak up the blood quickly. Also, even though I knew EXACTLY where she fell, when I got down there, it took me a minute or so before I could see her. I actually backed myself up 10 feet and realigned myself with the blood trail.

Tall overgrown fields continue to be my least favorite tracking terrain.
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Congrats Roger ...good tablefare!!
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Congrats to you! Nice deer awesome blood trail!

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Congrats!!  I also love a blood trail. The shorter the better though!
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Congrats Roger,I hunt in similar terrain woods,brush,goldenrod and hate when I have to track in that stuff.Nice when you see them fall.
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Congrats. None of those girls for us up here.
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