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High one lung maybe?

Update. Blood tracker came out. We went 7-800 yards the one way. No blood. No deer. Hit the property line. We went around about another 500 another. Ended up back towards were we went the first time. No blood no deer. 3rd time he picked up and went the way I saw that buck run. He was liken it. They ended up bumping one that kinda ran off slowly. He was a good size deer. No blood in the bed. I think it was him. I think he is hurting some, but gonna make it if it's him. The one I bumped last night kinda did the same thing. He had some does with him. So that may have been it as well. So it was getting late. So I am back in the tree. Back in down wind of were he has been bedding and I have been seeing the does on the field. Hope to at least see him and verify. If possible finish the deal. Big thanks to Joe and his cousin. And of course Tracy His blood hound.
 
Man I hate you ain’t found him. Crazy things just happen sometimes bow hunting. A buddy shot a deer here and hit him decent. Same kind of scenario.... wound up killing him a few weeks later.
 
I feel for ya man, I experienced the exact same thing last night/this morning. Tracked blood for 1 mile through a marsh, then the blood trail vanished, turns out some of those furry devils can really jump the hell outta the string.
 
There I was. Last 10minuets of light. I hear crunching coming. My heart races. He's coming in behind me. I have a shooting lane behind me. I rotate around in the saddle. Release is on. I'm watching. I see something moving. Glimps of white.. he's close. It's gotta be a buck. Is it him? Can't make it out. Moves behind the tree limbs behind me can't see. He's still coming right this way. Another chance at a 10yrs shot. I gotta make this count. It's close. It's .. it's.... It's .. an opusum. Just slowly crunching his was along. :rolleyes:
But I was going to shot a doe. But as I was moving around.. she winded me. She blew and off they ran.
So gonna let the woods out there cool down some. Guys on the property next door took a 7pt. On the way out he stopped me to ask if I shoot a deer. My heart sank. It's my buck..... Then he said it was a smaller 7 point that was hit in the shoulder. Still dripping blood. Yeah! Not my big guy I am after. Said congradulations and off I went.
 
MattMan81 said:
I feel better about it now. It would have killed me if he was dead 100 yrds away. All I have to deal with now is the bad shot. I think the bloody arrow is gonna stay in my quiver all season.
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I don't think you need to keep the bloody arrow in the quiver, trust me you won't need the reminder. As many have said it happens. Learn and move on. I give you a of of credit for going the extra mile to try to get that deer, it's the least we owe them. Way to stick with it. Now it's time to get back in the saddle.
 
So to follow up again here. If you saw I got a what I thought was that buck yesterday. He was hit across the top of the back straps. I made an assumption he was the same one. I was thinking about it some more today, and in my mind it dosent add up. Here is a photo where he was hit in the back. I should have tried to look at broadhead cut pattern. But it was kinda hard to tell.
If I hit him there, at the angle he was, I would have spined him? Unless my arrow hit a branch on the way maybe? It was right at first light. So there could have been something there. But it sure looks like white hair was on the arrow and ground. There is no white hair on the back.... It is possible someone else hit this one. But also possible i did as well. Not sure. Thoughts?Screenshot_20201112-221150.png
 
I didn't open it up. Wish I would have now. But it was across the back. almost the same plain in and out. Like someone was at ground level. Or slightly elevated. Not 18' up shooting down at 10yrds...
If everything I read is right . 750gr arrow won't bounce of the spine.....
 
If I was you. I would stick with that's the buck you hit the first time, case closed. Feel good about the whole situation because you got him.

Congrats!!
 
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