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Jmax

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Decided to try and stick one yesterday. Went to one of my favorite ground blinds and set up to wait out a nice morning. Got there about 6:50 and waited for first light. Sguirrels everywhere for the first couple hours but no deer. Finally at 9:15 I caught the first movement of a deer just over a little rise in front of me. It was a big doe just walking along feeding. She was angling towards me so I got ready and waited. She came within 20 yards but as crazy as it may sound I could not get a clear shot every time she stopped.emoDoh Just as she got out of my range I saw another deer coming up quickly to catch up, it was a very young yearling so I was sure glad she never got clear. About fifteen minutes later I heard a squirrel going off and zeroed in on that area. Sure enough like clockwork here comes two more deer. They both were full size with the one in the lead a little larger. As they came within range they were both does.emoScratch Don't know where the buck were that day. I got ready to shoot and the lead deer winded me. She started stomping her front feet and looking around trying to find me. They finally circled around and came in even closer but I was out of the wind towards them so they must have thought they were in the clear. The lead deer at about 30 yards hit a clear opening and I let one fly. The arrow looked true and good. When it got there I thought for sure I had hit her. She about did a summersault, tucked her tail and hauled butt. I waited for fifteen minutes and went to where my arrow should have been. No arrow could I find. No blood, no hair, nothing. I looked for over an hour and never found the first sign of a hit. I can't help but think the arrow stayed in her and she is going to feed the local critters. Maybe I missed but from the way she acted I do not think so. I hope I missed,....I hate wounding a deer. It is bound to happen but that doesn't make it feel any better.emoBawl Jmax
 
sorry bout your luck man.Thats always a low feeling when you dont find any blood. Hopefully you missed!My uncle has been catching the early bow season in arkansas, He saw 10 does and 1 huge buck on saterday. The buck never came into range though. I miss those big bean fields more and more every year! Hang in there though, your luck will change.emoThumbsup
 
churly - 10/16/2007 9:14 PM

You just need a rangefinder and some patience! You'll get one!

I use the "CB Wag" system when I hunt. "Country Boy Wild A@# Guess" so you may have a point about the range finder.emoBigsmile Jmax
 
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 sorry about the luck. I bow-hunted for 7 years before I got a shot. Killed three that year AFTER lossing 2 in a row.
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More than likely you hit her . I hate losing a deer like that. But I have been there . I feel your pain. Going today to south Ga tonight . Going to open up rifle season in the morning. We are in pre-rut down there and I have not got to hunt in about a 11 days. When does your gun season start in Tn?
 
ML starts on Nov. 3rd. I will not be hunting with a gun in that area. I was told by the G&F that it would be O.K. to hunt there with a bow but not a firearm. I plan to hit the club that me and Churly joined for the gun hunts. Also I believe Churly is tieing some up for us from what he is telling me.emoPoke I feel pretty good about my chances with Daniel Boone as by side kick this year.emoSmile I am ready for some cooler weather. I went back Weds. and walked all over the place looking for that deer. I figured if I had of killed it I should have found it. I never did so I hope she made it. I was soaking wet with sweat after all that walking I did looking for her. It is still way too hot for me to get too excited about hunting.emoCool Jmax
 
I am leaving tonight to go up to the family property. This will be the last weekend of work. I will finishing off the plots with some wheat, oats, Dwarf Essex Rape, and a few other miscellaneous brassicas. I planted 2 nice plots of wheat and oats and they have recieved .60" of rain before the storms last night so I expect to see some greenery around my lock-on in the morning. maybe I can find a good buck to tie up for ya Jim! emoLaugh

Looking forward to some frosty mornings!
 

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