LIVE From The Woods 2018 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

[LET EM GROW]

Congrats Brian. sorry to see coyotes got him first. 

[Bionic]

Congrats Moog! Nice chocolaty rack too

[Core]

Big arse deer.


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[chrisw]

You aren't the only one Moog, I hit a doe last night and as I shot she stepped forward and I hit her too far back. I marked first blood and left her. I started searching this morning, basically a body search with this weather and about 150 yds away I find this. I couldn't even find the rest of her, it's amazing how quick yotes clean them up. Bad start to my season...

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[BizCT]

First opening day buck.  Tough track and yotes got to him.  But happy especially with a Nov 1-21 scheduled trial.  

Nice 7pt. Love the dark/light contrast on antlers


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[moog5050]

49 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

 

Nice 7pt. Love the dark/light contrast on antlers


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Thanks Biz.  It’s an eight but happy to shoot my first ever oct 1 buck. 

[moog5050]

51 minutes ago, chrisw said:

You aren't the only one Moog, I hit a doe last night and as I shot she stepped forward and I hit her too far back. I marked first blood and left her. I started searching this morning, basically a body search with this weather and about 150 yds away I find this. I couldn't even find the rest of her, it's amazing how quick yotes clean them up. Bad start to my season...

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Sorry Chris.  That does stink.  It happens

[rob-c]

2 hours ago, moog5050 said:

First opening day buck.  Tough track and yotes got to him.  But happy especially with a Nov 1-21 scheduled trial.  

Nice buck sir. just think though , when you get that 30 lbs off the deer will look bigger than they do now in the photos 

[Fletch]

Way to go Moog!!

Sorry to hear Chris.

[moog5050]

2 minutes ago, rob-c said:

Nice buck sir. just think though , when you get that 30 lbs off the deer will look bigger than they do now in the photos 

Lol.  I am not the best model to make items look bigger for sure.  Haha

[Five Seasons]

With no disrespect meant (i hunted yesterday morning for a reference), I hate bowhunting in the rain for this very reason. makes an already difficult blood trail that much harder. Sorry to hear about the loss Chris. Moog can you save any meat or no?

[moog5050]

16 minutes ago, Belo said:

With no disrespect meant (i hunted yesterday morning for a reference), I hate bowhunting in the rain for this very reason. makes an already difficult blood trail that much harder. Sorry to hear about the loss Chris. Moog can you save any meat or no?

Unfortunately no.   That said, we did not have a problem with blood until this morning.  He circuled back and crossed a large creek 3 times.    According to onx we tracked for .56 miles last night.  I suspect we would have had same result if it was dry.  Needed a grid search in light to find him.  A shot 2inches lower would have likely made this recovery much easier. 

[Lawdwaz]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

No choice papist.  He ran us in circles last night.   High lung and went a long ways.   But perserveramce and some help from friends, including Grampy, prevailed.  

Mine did that last year but didn’t go far at all.  He didn’t go far but hardly bled at all. I had barely a pin head when I quit the night I shot him then had snorting and thundering hooves at the last blood. Decided to stop until morning, found him deader than a Door nail 35 (?) yards away the next morning.  High lung.....

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[DanielT]

Congrats moog...nice looking deer
Way to go

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[moog5050]

14 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

Mine did that last year but didn’t go far at all.  He didn’t go far but hardly bled at all. I had barely a pin head when I quit the night I shot him then had snorting and thundering hooves at the last blood. Decided to stop until morning, found him deader than a Door nail 35 (?) yards away the next morning.  High lung.....

I am going back to aiming at heart after this one!

[BowmanMike]

9 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

I am going back to aiming at heart after this one!

That's exactly what i was thinking. Papists from last year was high lung too,it seems those old boys can live with that for a while...

And congrats on getting him in the end.

[phade]

I poured a gallon of cold creek water out of each boot at 1130 last night. Walked through briars in my fancy new $500 rain suit. Fun times, ha. Knew that buck was dead. Nothing like working a plan! A happy hunter to boot. Worth it.

[biggamefish]

35 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

I am going back to aiming at heart after this one!

I read an article this year that went on to say we should all aim 2 inches lower that we normally do because deer jump the string 90 percent of the time. Sometimes you don't see it because it in their flight response. 

Congrats on the deer and great effort in finding him. 

[Tughill Tamer]

Congrats Moog on a beautiful Buck!

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[WWJD_Hunter]

Moog5050 congrat in your harvest.

[Lawdwaz]

39 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

I am going back to aiming at heart after this one!

My good buddy Tom always says, "aim at the lower third of the chest".  That way if you hit high a little high, you're good.  If the shot is a little low, it's a worm burner.  If the deer DOES drop, you're still in the honey hole.  If the deer doesn't move a muscle and your aim is true, you Da Man!!

One of my best.............

 

[moog5050]

8 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

My good buddy Tom always says, "aim at the lower third of the chest".  That way if you hit high a little high, you're good.  If the shot is a little low, it's a worm burner.  If the deer DOES drop, you're still in the honey hole.  If the deer doesn't move a muscle and your aim is true, you Da Man!!

One of my best.............

 

I normally aim at heart. But I aimed a bit high on this one and learned a lesson.  

[Otto]

I read an article this year that went on to say we should all aim 2 inches lower that we normally do because deer jump the string 90 percent of the time. Sometimes you don't see it because it in their flight response. 
Congrats on the deer and great effort in finding him. 

I just watched a video on Growingdeer.tv that show a deer can drop 2.5 inches on the sound of the bow string. This was tested at 20 yards. Very good video about 20 minutes long.

Nice deer Moog, Congratulations!

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[Five Seasons]

also good to aim a little low if you have a steep angle (high in tree, deer is close). I almost lost 2 deer until I really learned this lesson. Both resulted in single lung instead of double due to the angle. 

or now that i think about it, maybe it's the other way around? lol idk

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[Robhuntandfish]

Way to go Moog!!!!! 

  Yeah anything over 30 or on a spooky deer I shoot for the heart in case they jump string.  Nice buck for sure man.  

Sorry to hear Chris.  

Damn yotes are everywhere.  Lost a doe last year to them. 

 

Edited October 2, 2018 by Robhuntandfish