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HELP Just single lunged a buck

Kurt said:
Would he be dead in 8 hrs. and would my presence in the woods keep the coyotes at bay? It's pretty crunchy out there so there's no way to go quietly. I don't want to push him either if there's a chance he could be alive after 8 hrs. I wouldn't mind being out there all night till day light if it wouldn't do any harm. I'm feeling a little desperate. I know I have to chill. I've been here before. It's always been shot placement, never penetration. I just can't get used to it.
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It is always a tough call. On a doe I would say push it. On a nice buck I would give it till morning.
 
slonstdy said:
Wait till first light then get out there. You'll probably have to read the ground as it doesn't sound like there'll be a blood trail. Maybe you can sneak in and drop a canine too. Good luck bud.
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Thanks man. Your a MA guy. I work for Fish and Wildlife. I'm going to the next board meeting to find out why we can't use tracking dogs in this state. It looks like only CT., RI, and us up here in New England. It makes no sense to me. I have some homework to do.
 
Weldabeast said:
Not sure who posted it but at the beginning of the season someone posted a video of a whitetail autopsy and they blew the lungs up with air compressors and the lungs ride up high right along the spine...... With that steep of a shot angle and under the spine should be double lung
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I like that train of thought.
 
I want to thank everyone for their positive feedback to this point. I will wait till morning.
 
Even bac
Kurt said:
Thanks man. Your a MA guy. I work for Fish and Wildlife. I'm going to the next board meeting to find out why we can't use tracking dogs in this state. It looks like only CT., RI, and us up here in New England. It makes no sense to me. I have some homework to do.
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Even us in backwards PA finally got them legalized last year (only took 20 years to get passed). For us it was a legislative issue.
 
Kurt said:
Thanks man. Your a MA guy. I work for Fish and Wildlife. I'm going to the next board meeting to find out why we can't use tracking dogs in this state. It looks like only CT., RI, and us up here in New England. It makes no sense to me. I have some homework to do.
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I'm not a MA**hole lol, but I am from that just as disgustingly blue state on your western border.

Here's something I hope puts you at ease...

I shot a buck this year high and back on a tight quartering away shot and saw the arrow vanes sticking out of him just in front of the rear legs, no pass thru. Saw him mule kick and blast 80 yds before losing sight. I backed off thinking liver or gut and went back five hrs later. No blood trail save for a drop or two at the initial hit but found him maybe 30 yds past where I last saw him. Arrow destroyed liver and cut the inside of one lung only and missed the heart. He was already stiff as a board when I got to him six and a half hrs later.

Your's a goner too no doubt, I wouldn't be surprised if you find him within 50 yds of where you stopped tracking.
 
As I'm watching the anatomy video I'm sure I was behind the scapula and maybe high enough to be where the backstraps start or just slightly below that.
 
slonstdy said:
I'm not a MA**hole lol, but I am from that just as disgustingly blue state on your western border.

Here's something I hope puts you at ease...

I shot a buck this year high and back on a tight quartering away shot and saw the arrow vanes sticking out of him just in front of the rear legs, no pass thru. Saw him mule kick and blast 80 yds before losing sight. I backed off thinking liver or gut and went back five hrs later. No blood trail save for a drop or two at the initial hit but found him maybe 30 yds past where I last saw him. Arrow destroyed liver and cut the inside of one lung only and missed the heart. He was already stiff as a board when I got to him six and a half hrs later.

Your's a goner too no doubt, I wouldn't be surprised if you find him within 50 yds of where you stopped tracking.
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For some reason I thought you were from MA. I used to be from NY. Thanks for the input.
 
Hope you can get a track on him at daylight. On the bright side of our dumb MA laws you won't have to worry about other hunters bumping him on a Sunday. Keep us posted! Good luck brotha'
 
Go hang a jacket at the closest blood you are comfortable going to. I’ve heard of doing this over the deer to keep yotes away till you return for the deer in the morning. Obviously you can’t but it over the deer, but if he’s dead 100 yards away maybe the jacket will be close enough to hold yotes off. I think the deer is dead now, 2 lungs, but if he’s good and you’re concerned then waiting is probably best


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If I was really worried about coyotes I would drive as close as possible and spend the night in the truck with the window down. If the coyotes find him they’ll let you know.
 
Last year my girlfriend shot a doe. Couldnt find a single drop of blood. Was on hands and knees for hours... Eventually we walked concentric circles and found her. My advice, is get a few buddies and grid the area. Hope you find him man, the waiting and wondering is the worst. Good luck!

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