Lost Buck

[DeerLogic]

We had a heart breaker happen on Monday evening. My brother knocked down a monster buck we have been following all year!!!! We searched for about 3 hours that night, and another 3 Tuesday morning with nothing. I wish this was not part of hunting, but it is. We have all lost deer, and it seems like it will haunt us forever. I was hunting a buck for 5 years, and at the end of the season with 2 weeks left, he was hit by a car. The buck scored 174, and that rack was actually no where near his best. I was crushed!!!!!!!!! To this day I still remember the encounters, and sightings of that buck. Even though I didn't get him, he made me a better hunter. Anyone else have a buck that is still in their memory?

[Hoyt 300]

Every one of them

[growalot]

Well ppl are out and about...so perhaps someone is enjoying it....

one year after I lost my biggest... a neighbor gave me a sly..."talk to so and so lately...?" and a stupid grin....then later gave the indication that.... that's where my buck ended up...Oh well at least the yotes didn't get it..

[tughillhunter]

it sucks losing a deer. i lost one about 5 years ago. wasnt a bruiser, but it was a nice deer to me. it sucked bad.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Did you call deer search?

[greensider]

i never get over loosing a buck 3 afternoons ago i shot my first buck with my handgun a real nice 8 ran into a big swamp i did not hear anything a bout rain but it rained all night no blood looked all morning i can only hope he makes it but it will be on my mind every time i go out

[Five Seasons]

bought a bow case last year. couldnt fit my matthews in it with the quiver on so i'd take it off and set it inside. well i a broadhead must have nicked a string because the second to last day of bow i'm drawing on a nice 8. Not quite a mounter, but nice. And my string snaps as i wait one more second for him to take another step for a perfect shot. still haunts me.

[Red]

My first year hunting I was 16 yrs old bow hunting on the ground under a pine trr I had some tinks hanging fron a branch 8 yards from me a huge 10pt came in sniffing the rag. A put an arrow a few inches to far back and was young and dum and started to chase right behind the deer trying to get him big mistake I looked for that deer every day for weeks

[AaronBlaine]

i was just up in spencer 7s over the weekend and on the last day i finally got a shot at a nice size buck at about 75 yards from a tree stand. I had a clear shot on his hind quarters as he was kinda hidden behind a tree so i waited for a clearer shot. Sure enough he walked out looked right at me through the scope and just as i was ready to pull the trigger the friggin wind blew shook the tree the stand and me with it and i shot high! Lucky friggin deer!

[erussell]

Shot a beauty of an 8 point with bow this yr right in the shoulder bone. broadhead went in and snapped off. Searched for hours to try and get another arrow in him, but found no blood or even saw him again. Still makes my stomach hurt thinking about it!!

[First-light]

This 8pt was shot by my brother week before gun season with bow. He hit it right in the neck. Arrow went in 6-8 inches and cut him up pretty bad. The picture is the Monday after gun opener. He was shot late morning by a friend, deer was checking scrapes. When he shot it at bow we never found any blood just two spots with a little hair. we looked for 11 hours for this buck but nothing. When the deer was skinned there was no sign of the broadhead. A bit higher or lower and he gets the deer at bow season. I just couldn't believe it didn't leave a blood trail, by the size of the neck wound you would of thought some blood would of came out.

Tough animals we hunt!

Edited December 6, 2012 by First-light

[AaronBlaine]

wow thats crazy! Guess his luck finally ran out! what a pain in the neck that must have been...muhahahaa!