The deer this year would break cover more readily. Here he's standing almost on the spot I shot him....in the open. The other pic is the same little transition spot as the 2021 pic about 150 yds away.
Very, very, very cool!!!That's a cool deer!!
Very, very, very cool!!!
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Injured the prior year on his rear right side?!Pre rut on an evening pattern. I'd call it a staging/transition area. They're moving through and not spending a long time in any one spot. A certain spot 20-30 yards off a field edge seems to be the hub. Briars, holly trees, water, a slight deviation in terrain.
Pics told me the story.
The Euro is due back soon. Unfortunately I didn't find him right away. From what I could tell, I clipped a briar and was maybe low or back towards the liver. He died about 300 yds from the shot. Dumb, dumb, dumb....lol. Tracking dogs didn't even pick up his trail. He's estimated at 8. I got to have his sheds as well.
Foxes here. Yotes are around but not in numbers....yet.H
How long did the coyotes work on him for?
(I can’t imagine the bittersweet feeling of tagging a buck that’s not edible)
Sheesh! The heck with Iowa, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri or Ohio........ I'm moving to Delaware. Biden and Big Bucks!! Sorry I couldn't resist.Foxes here. Yotes are around but not in numbers....yet.
That was the second buck I've targeted, shot with a bow, and found later in the season. First one was with a recurve....then the most recent with a compound. Went back to the stickbow cause I realized it can happen no matter what you carry and how hard you prepare.
The first one I lost made me stop hunting for a while.