Official 2015-2016 deer hunting season discussion thread

[Bulls eye]

Blew it on a dang fine buck yesterday. Deer chasing everywhere. I misjudged how far he was and shaved him low. Bit of hair, a little meat and a few drops of blood was it. Tracked that on my hands and knees til it ran out. Makes me sick although I'm 95% sure he is still walking. Hope to see him on my camera when so I know he made it. He was nice dangit!!!!!

 

[DEER 24/7]

Sat from daylight to 10 am this morning I seen 1 doe & Fawn, forky buck and that's it

 

[goldflinger]

No better for me today. Neither of us saw a single deer. I went from seeing 11 last Sunday, to none yesterday and today. Decided to head to the house to watch some football. Weather will determine if I try again in the morning. I don't archery hunt in the rain

 

[Okie4570]

I had bucks cruising all morning, no shooters and one lone doe............which equals shooter bucks pinned down with does and not traveling much. Game cams could have been replaced with a sketch artist. ...pics were far and few between like usual at this time before thanksgiving.

 

[Sooner Wing]

Shot my first buck with a bow today. Nice big bodied 8.













I felt like it was a good hit. Arrow looked good. Great blood trail for the first 60 or so yards then barely a drop. Spent 7 hours looking for him and never found him. Tracked him for approximately 150 to 200 yards through some of the thickest brush and briars this state has to offer. Now I am just sick to my stomach. Can you guys see anything that gives any clues as to what went wrong?

 

[FOG]

Where exactly do think you hit him? What was his reaction to the hit? How long did you wait before starting following the blood trail?

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[Sooner Wing]

I believe it was a lung hit, maybe a hair low but I felt like it was a good shot. I waited 30 min to check the arrow then another 30 min before starting to track. He jumped up a little, spun 45 degrees, and and bolted into the brush.

 

[SWRhodd]

If there is a water hole or a creek nearby, try checking around there. Deer will navigate towards water.

 

[makeithappen]

If you hit low lung, it might be liver. The blood is rather dark. Too dark for a lung shot. I'd go back in the morning and start fanning out from last blood. He's hit hard and was either bleeding heavily, or slowed to a walk. Once they feel light headed, they take off running again, so look for small specks of blood. Good luck!

 

[FOG]

Sounds like a good hit. Take a buddy and look for more blood. Do a grid search only as a last resort.

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