mrbb
01-08-2013, 10:17 PM
OK was out hunting tonight been looking for a big doe to take, as all the bucks I had plans to kill have been killed by others, or haven't sen any since early Oct, and the rest I have here I was just going to pass on and hope they make it till next yr
well that plan kinda went out the window this evening
got on stand at about 3 pm , was being real lazy parked my truck only 300 yrds away, as I am only after doe now
so not as worried as when buck hunting
I started to sneak into the food plot then gave up, and just walked right to the treestand
at 4;10 pm, a small button came out exactly where I entered the food plot, 90+ yrds from me,
and got on my tracks in the snow like a blood hound, and followed then right to my ladderstand like on a string, smelling each one
once he got to my ladder, its in a pine tree, and about half way up large branched grew out like an umbrella so looking up from the ladder he couldn't see me
he was there for a good 5-6 minutes smelling and trying to find me, when other deer started to show up from behind me
and I got lucky , as they distracted him, or think he would have busted me
next a small spiker came out and these too started to play like puppy's chasing each over all over
then a small 3 pointer came out, all at 25 yrd from, perfect, just need a doe now I was thinking, when out came this buck
a 11 pointer, a buck I have been watching for 3+ yrs now, always had a issue with a G 2 on his left side
I have tons of pictures, guess he will go about 130's
and HAD plans to let him go another yr
well tonight he came out just like the rest, and was limping??
so I was debating on if I should shoot him or not, I was trying to get a look to see what /why he was now limping
when all of a sudden the 3 smaller bucks started to run and snort
this guy froze up and went on high alert
I thought it was over
then I seen what the fuss was about, a red fox, was out about 50 yrds from them looking for mice
they fixed there sights on him, allowing me lots of time to look for a wound on the buck
couldn't'
t see one, abut he was for sure not all right, so I decided to kill him
he was at about 28 yrds and now quartering away rather sharply, a good way for a shot
I let the bolt/x bow, fly and seen the hit, got him on about the last rib on the right side, and it stuck in the ground and off he went, BUT not on a run, one big leap then a slower run
I could hear him go only about 50 yrds due to the snow and then all was quiet, then I thought I hear a crash, but wasn't positive
it was about 4;35 when I shot and still another 15+ minutes of light, and decided to wait a bit to go look
I waited 2 hrs to be on the safe side!
at the arrow, great sign, an arrow drenched in blood, and some good blood at the landing at the leap?
and then that was it??
Thank god there was snow is all I can say!
So,I just followed the tracks then, at about 80 yrds in and not a single drop of blood, I was starting to think, What the heck, and thinking about waiting till morning, but said I would go another 100 yrds first and then decide, and hoped to find some sign!
I got about 70 more yards and found a small drop of blood ?? that's it in about a 150 yrds so far!
again, not sure what to do , I pressed on and about 40 more yards he was laying there behind a big blow down tree, dead as a nail
this deer only dropped like 4 drops of blood after that first leap, not a drop came out his mouth either as you can see in the pic's
all in all he went about 200 yrds or so from the hit, it was a great it too, got the top of the heart and a lung and some of the other lung, yet zero blood to follow, I used a rage 2" crossbow head too! big hole in and out, just all that happened was the cavity filled like a bath tub, when I opened him up it was full of blood l
I got him to my buddies butcher shop and we skinned him, and found 2two,.22 caliber bullets in his rear
right quarter, and one OLD healed up in his left one?
this now make the 8 deer in a row I killed that had bullets in it, non fatal small caliber slugs!
my last buck had one right through his ear and one in his hind end too!
I know I have a problem with cheaters here big time,and it just sucks
this buck also had almost Zero body fat on him, never sen one that looked so healthy, have so little fat this time of yrs already!
which again I know I have too many deer in general, they just don't have enough to eat, so few get fat here anymore
I wanted to take some pic's of the wounds, but my camera battery died
but did get a couple before it died of the deer
I'm happy I killed him, but bitter sweet, as I also wanted to let him live, but think I made the right call based on the limp, and now know the bullets were there!
But here he is
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck007_zps17e703db.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck014_zpsc9e3a6bf.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck021_zps2f66b08b.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck023_zpsc5c61339.jpg
and a pic of him alive
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/1217122218_zpsd1cd330f.jpg
well that plan kinda went out the window this evening
got on stand at about 3 pm , was being real lazy parked my truck only 300 yrds away, as I am only after doe now
so not as worried as when buck hunting
I started to sneak into the food plot then gave up, and just walked right to the treestand
at 4;10 pm, a small button came out exactly where I entered the food plot, 90+ yrds from me,
and got on my tracks in the snow like a blood hound, and followed then right to my ladderstand like on a string, smelling each one
once he got to my ladder, its in a pine tree, and about half way up large branched grew out like an umbrella so looking up from the ladder he couldn't see me
he was there for a good 5-6 minutes smelling and trying to find me, when other deer started to show up from behind me
and I got lucky , as they distracted him, or think he would have busted me
next a small spiker came out and these too started to play like puppy's chasing each over all over
then a small 3 pointer came out, all at 25 yrd from, perfect, just need a doe now I was thinking, when out came this buck
a 11 pointer, a buck I have been watching for 3+ yrs now, always had a issue with a G 2 on his left side
I have tons of pictures, guess he will go about 130's
and HAD plans to let him go another yr
well tonight he came out just like the rest, and was limping??
so I was debating on if I should shoot him or not, I was trying to get a look to see what /why he was now limping
when all of a sudden the 3 smaller bucks started to run and snort
this guy froze up and went on high alert
I thought it was over
then I seen what the fuss was about, a red fox, was out about 50 yrds from them looking for mice
they fixed there sights on him, allowing me lots of time to look for a wound on the buck
couldn't'
t see one, abut he was for sure not all right, so I decided to kill him
he was at about 28 yrds and now quartering away rather sharply, a good way for a shot
I let the bolt/x bow, fly and seen the hit, got him on about the last rib on the right side, and it stuck in the ground and off he went, BUT not on a run, one big leap then a slower run
I could hear him go only about 50 yrds due to the snow and then all was quiet, then I thought I hear a crash, but wasn't positive
it was about 4;35 when I shot and still another 15+ minutes of light, and decided to wait a bit to go look
I waited 2 hrs to be on the safe side!
at the arrow, great sign, an arrow drenched in blood, and some good blood at the landing at the leap?
and then that was it??
Thank god there was snow is all I can say!
So,I just followed the tracks then, at about 80 yrds in and not a single drop of blood, I was starting to think, What the heck, and thinking about waiting till morning, but said I would go another 100 yrds first and then decide, and hoped to find some sign!
I got about 70 more yards and found a small drop of blood ?? that's it in about a 150 yrds so far!
again, not sure what to do , I pressed on and about 40 more yards he was laying there behind a big blow down tree, dead as a nail
this deer only dropped like 4 drops of blood after that first leap, not a drop came out his mouth either as you can see in the pic's
all in all he went about 200 yrds or so from the hit, it was a great it too, got the top of the heart and a lung and some of the other lung, yet zero blood to follow, I used a rage 2" crossbow head too! big hole in and out, just all that happened was the cavity filled like a bath tub, when I opened him up it was full of blood l
I got him to my buddies butcher shop and we skinned him, and found 2two,.22 caliber bullets in his rear
right quarter, and one OLD healed up in his left one?
this now make the 8 deer in a row I killed that had bullets in it, non fatal small caliber slugs!
my last buck had one right through his ear and one in his hind end too!
I know I have a problem with cheaters here big time,and it just sucks
this buck also had almost Zero body fat on him, never sen one that looked so healthy, have so little fat this time of yrs already!
which again I know I have too many deer in general, they just don't have enough to eat, so few get fat here anymore
I wanted to take some pic's of the wounds, but my camera battery died
but did get a couple before it died of the deer
I'm happy I killed him, but bitter sweet, as I also wanted to let him live, but think I made the right call based on the limp, and now know the bullets were there!
But here he is
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck007_zps17e703db.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck014_zpsc9e3a6bf.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck021_zps2f66b08b.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/20122013buck023_zpsc5c61339.jpg
and a pic of him alive
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z457/mrbb1/1217122218_zpsd1cd330f.jpg