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Long night.....

Erniepower

Erniepower

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Oh boy guys. What a long night. I shot a pig last night. But I think it was back. I followed blood and found 5 beds within 200 yards. Decided to back out for the night. It was a long shot with a rifle from a moving tree. Here is a picture of the last bed I found. All 5 beds look like this with solid blood in the middle of the bed. I can barely sit here and wait for c the sun to come up. Thankfully there is good snow so tracking is not too hard....
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Good Luck Ernie!!!! I've been on worse blood and recovered many deer. Keep us posted.
 
Good luck man! The snow will definitely help out. I shot the buck in my profile picture in the gut and wouldn't have recovered if it weren't for the snow. It helps when you can follow his tracks as well


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Awesome!! More pics more pics!!


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Was going to say good luck, but changing it to congrats!! Can't wait to see more pics! And oh yea, GO TEAM 2!!!
 
So good news, and bad news. It's a great buck, but I wasn't in my saddle....... I could have lied and submitted him but it wouldn't feel right.....

I decided to sit in a ladder stand I knew of because we had fresh snow, and I knew I would be able to see through the swamp better. At around 3 he stepped out at the longest distance he possibly could. I took a shot and he buckled and ran. I sat still and watched. About 5 minutes later he stepped out in the brush about 100 yards from where I first shot. He bedded down. I didn't know if I had hit him or not, so I shot again. This time however I had to stand on my toes to be able to see him through a gap in the pine tree in front of me. I shot, and he was gone. I waited 30 minutes and went over to where he was and saw some very light blood. I followed it and found several beds within 300 yards but he was still moving. I decided to back out and come back in the morning. I found him within 100 yards of where I stopped looking.

My first shot was a low guy shot. Exploded stomach and brisket bone. Second shot busted his shoulder.

I'm so excited to final kill a buck in Wisconsin. It's been almost 15 years and a little 6 is the best I have shot.
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Great job on the track. The snow makes it easier. We tracked a nice buck last year that took a 12ga slug through the chest cavity that went almost 1000 yards. The blood trail was marginal, but consistent, and he bedded down 4 times and each time there was a pool of blood like that except on boths sides because of exit/entry wounds. We also backed out until the following morning. The blood trail eventually dried up but some blind ambition (luck?) put us on him. Definitely a harrowing experience and one that makes the hunt that much more exciting.
 
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