wjay1552

i hunt the first couple of weekends every year in 4O with about 5 other guys so far this season ive seen one deer down there my buddies havent seen any most years we have a few down by now. I think deer numbers are really hurting in that region and overall in the state i live and hunt around 7m and 7p and i havent been seeing close to the usual amount of deer while driving or in the woods. Not sure if its the weather or what

Nice Buck. My first and biggest buck had about the same rack. What kinda broadhead were you using.The reason i ask I shot a doe saturday morning that was quartering too me i hit a lung and liver she went about 600 yards. I had good blood to follow the whole way. I am a true believer in Rage 2 Blades now, and would highly recomend

This isnt a shed but i thought i would add it to this thread. a couple weeks ago my german shepards brought what was left of this guy home. im gonna put it up in the garage unless someone reconizes them and maybe i will return them haha

Have the same model 77 7 mag as the article. Those old red ruger pads are a killer. Swapped it out for a limbsaver now i could shoot it all day long

Dumb, on the way to the butcher tonight to pick up a deer that was finished hit a four point 2 miles from my house. Talk about ironic

was shown a pic of this buck the other day. The story i was told it was over 200 and in the homer area like u said. The guy that showed me the pic has a buddy who shot a monster in the lisle area a couple weeks ago that was estimated in the 180s and like a 21 point. The thing tying the two bucks together, believe or not the two hunters are cousins or so im told

Horrible weather day for the finale this morning rain/sleet/snow/etc.. So instead of trying to drive deer and get soaked my brother and i decided to throw up the pop up ground blind and each face a direction and give it a shot. After a hour or so of sitting my bro had a deer pass by his window without offering a shot due to think brush and what not. So of course we became instantly on high alert. Id say in a minute or so to my right i see a spike horn. It had a bad limp and upon further inspection it was bleeding from its left front leg. So with my buck tag in my pocket i saved the buck from coyotes and finished filling the freezer. It was awesome being able to experience the hunt with someone else and we can both share the memories for years to come. (oh and it turns out we found out the deer was shot on saturday)

No he didnt see where the arrow hit he said he felt steady so thats what i meant by good shot. there was a good amount of hair atleast a handful clean cut with no blood on it. idk me and him only have a three bow seasons under are belts, with fairly good results each year and being ethical responsible hunters not knowing the outcome of this particular hunt has been driving us nuts. Best case scenario now is he sees this deer again alive and well and maybe gets another crack and if not atleast it wasnt killed without being recovered

thanks for the response i should have phrased the question better but what im really interested in is the piece of flesh on the hair i should have taken a picture so others could see it. is it possible that skin could be taken off on a clean shot or is that something that would occur by just grazing an animal? And it was within legal shooting time he was in some evergreens (plus i can only go by his recollection of what happened, whether or not the arrow was deflected or the shot was true is a matter of opinion) Thanks for your input

Hi i have browsed this sight many times but today was the first time i felt the need to post. This morning my brother took a shot at a buck. He insisted he hit it good but in my opinion he shot with to little light, without out a clear shooting lane. Needless to say after three hours of searching the only thing that we found was hair one piece had skin attached to it, it was roughly the size of a dime(the skin that is). I figure that he shot high on the deers back, or skipped the broadhead off a branch and only gave it a real tight shave. did all we could to recover but had no luck no arrow no blood thanks for your time and i will appreciate all opinions and feedback