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Traditional bow Kills 2025-26

I am/was. And l failed. Doe was too close and my angle was too high damn it. I think l only got 1 lung completely pass through. Blood died after about a hundred yards deep into bedding. Lost it. Been trying to grid it for last 3 hrs. I'm so mad at myself. Should of taken the shot when she was 15 yards but was too focused trying to make a good shot and held too long. No blood at all at spot she was hit and blood trail was horrible too.

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HuumanCreed said:
I am/was. And l failed. Doe was too close and my angle was too high damn it. I think l only got 1 lung completely pass through. Blood died after about a hundred yards deep into bedding. Lost it. Been trying to grid it for last 3 hrs. I'm so mad at myself. Should of taken the shot when she was 15 yards but was too focused trying to make a good shot and held too long. No blood at all at spot she was hit and blood trail was horrible too.

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Sorry to hear that! don't beat yourself up over it! Jason from tbwpcast was talking about this since he started wareing a camera on his head and playing it back how many deer dropped low at the shot. I practice for that shot a lot and it's easy to hit high. I was just shooting this morning i didn't hunt because i was feeling so bad my arm is staying numb and hurting even my legs are hurting. I shot after work yesterday and wasn't happy with my shooting got up and it was raining so I was practicing Off of my shed its on a hill so I can shoot down close. I was hitting hight on my deer target at 12y i have to really constantly remember to shoot lower.
 
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I did that last year it sucks this year I have yet to get shot. Hopefully I don't choke this year.
 
So I haven’t used this, but I know it exists. Might be a good thing to keep bookmarked if you end up in this situation. Unfortunately I don’t think my cats would be much use tracking a deer.

Trackers by State - United Blood Trackers

The closest tracking dog may be in an adjoining state. Also there are trackers working out of states that currently do not allow tracking dogs that are willing to travel to assist you in recovering your wounded animal so look there also.
www.unitedbloodtrackers.org www.unitedbloodtrackers.org
 
KYhunter66 said:
Well its up to you guys to kill some deer!! i hunted the first two weekends.No deer just got back from neck surgery now I need to wate eight weeks for the lock tite to dry!!View attachment 120698View attachment 120699
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Looks way worse than mine. I had to relearn to shoot because my head wouldn't rotate enough. It works good now though. Get well!

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HuumanCreed said:
I am/was. And l failed. Doe was too close and my angle was too high damn it. I think l only got 1 lung completely pass through. Blood died after about a hundred yards deep into bedding. Lost it. Been trying to grid it for last 3 hrs. I'm so mad at myself. Should of taken the shot when she was 15 yards but was too focused trying to make a good shot and held too long. No blood at all at spot she was hit and blood trail was horrible too.

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Be kind to yourself. Hitting a deer wrong and not finding it is one of the worst feelings in the world and yet its a part of hunting. I appreciate your honesty and encourage you (as I tell myself repeatedly about the 8 point last year I hit in the shoulder, I think) that nothing is wasted in nature. Either the deer is still alive and will recover or it will die and nature will take its course. It'll be OK.
 
gearhead1161 said:
Looks way worse than mine. I had to relearn to shoot because my head wouldn't rotate enough. It works good now though. Get well!

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Yeah I need to take some lessons from Byron Ferguson and shoot with my feet!! Most of the pain and numbness is gone butt I'm take a lot pain meds.
 
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I've been out 4 times so far but haven't seen anything much moving at all mornings or evenings, except for a nice bachelor group on opening day that was out of range. The wind has been perfect and the sign is everywhere. Hoping it's just acorns drawing them away and the temps going back up to the low 90's again. We also went from the wettest spring and summer on record to a drought in just a month so that's not helping either.

The FB groups I belong to for the area are reporting similar experiences. Everyone is wondering where the deer went.

I've decided to just stay out of the woods for about 2 weeks. I love hunting but not sweating my butt off and not even getting a glimpse of anything it makes the whole experience deflating and defeating. I'll just focus on shooting my bow and working on my saddle set-up some more.
 
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I've been out 4 times so far but haven't seen anything much moving at all mornings or evenings, except for a nice bachelor group on opening day that was out of range. The wind has been perfect and the sign is everywhere. Hoping it's just acorns drawing them away and the temps going back up to the low 90's again. We also went from the wettest spring and summer on record to a drought in just a month so that's not helping either.

The FB groups I belong to for the area are reporting similar experiences. Everyone is wondering where the deer went.

I've decided to just stay out of the woods for about 2 weeks. I love hunting but not sweating my butt off and not even getting a glimpse of anything it makes the whole experience deflating and defeating. I'll just focus on shooting my bow and working on my saddle set-up some more.
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In these drought conditions, I find that deer will be near isolated water sources. Also, oaks on the banks of isolated water will have the best chance of producing a crop when other trees can't.
 
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In these drought conditions, I find that deer will be near isolated water sources. Also, oaks on the banks of isolated water will have the best chance of producing a crop when other trees can't.
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Yeah, there is a creek nearby down in the hollow but it's in the neighbors property. He has a few cameras down there and sees them often.

The White Oaks around me all started dropping last week and I'm sure that's got the deer's attention as well. We didn't have a white oak crop last year, the oaks aborted their mast early because of the spring and summer drought. So I'm sure the deer are living it this go around.

Its all a chess game. Just waiting for the right move.
 
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