2 Day Blood Trail

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Dang, I hate to report that even with a bloodhound, we did not recover the buck that the youngster shot Sunday morning. I'd estimate that we tracked the deer about 2.5 miles before giving up the search.

The shot was apparently not fatal, at least that was our assessment this afternoon. We resumed the search at about 10:00 am and quit at about 1:30 or so today. The dog picked up some additional blood that we couldn't find yesterday, but never acted as if she smell any thing dead, which is part of her training.

So, we hope the deer will heal up in time, if not nature will take it's course. I've offered to let the youngster come back during the ML season for another crack at her first deer later this year. I hope that luck befriends her.

I want to mention that it's been years since I've tracked a deer that far. Evolutionhunter is a good tracker and boonhunter was on hands and knees for a 100 yards or so when it started to dry up yesterday PM. And Trey walked through 400 yards of cut corn barefooted before we realixed that he had taken off his shoes to keep from losing them in the creek that we crossed.

Special thanks to Tim with the bloodhound, valiant effort the whole weekend finding deer for folks. He has extended an offer to be on site next year for our hunt in case we need the help.

[Woody Williams]

It was by far the longest blood trail I had been on in long, long time. Judging by the pieces of deer fat that we found on the trail and the fact that Tim's dog couldn't find it that deer will live to be hunted again. Unfortunately sometimes this happens, but we did everything humanly possible to find the deer.

Kishla's time will come. She is serious dedicated hunter.

That was very generous of you to allow her to come back during the MZ season.

[Sasquatch]

Sounds like the dreaded brisket shot? Been there.

[salt]

I am not a tracking expert. But is that deer heading towards a river? I shot a buck last year and lost blood after a couple hundred yards. I found him the next day floating in the river. I would check that river just in case.

[firstwd]

Holy walk abouts Batman! That deer took one heck of a loop. Unless I'm mistaken, the went right into the same thicket that Shawns deer skirted before that trail dried up heading over the levee. I can tell you he wasn't in that thicket. I'm not quite sure how this fat guy got out of that thing, but It was enjoyable working with all the guys and the dedication they all have about recovering deer.

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Yes, when we gave up the trail, he was maybe 300 yards from where we saw you guys looking for Shawn's doe.

The deer did search for water, as we expected, and he also made a loop heading back to where he lived at.

I'm thinking that the shot was a pass through and exited through a front leg down low. That would explain the amount of blood we found and the pieces of fat we found as well as small bits of meat chewed up by a sharp bone. With the deer going the distance he did, it's obvious he was not hit in a vital organ. With some luck, he'll heal up in time?

[drs]

A wounded Deer can run for miles, before going down for good. Usually they seek out high grassy/brush areas to hide.

[Decatur]

It sure sucks when you lose one, but I hope she keeps her head up and gets right back on the horse.

[evolutionsthunder]

she is pretty bumed but not about not getting her first deer but leaving one wounded. and she will be back on the horse, she has a great love for the outdoors

[lugnutz]

I know for a fact where that buck came out of that thicket at! Shawn found blood in the field northwest of that thicket that didn't belong to his doe. After we gave up on Shawns doe, he needed to return to the woods to get a light jacket that he was wearing and found blood on the edge of the field. We were baffled as to why their was blood their since his doe never came out of the woods at that point.

[DEERTRACKS]

BTDT! Makes me ill & puts me in a disgusted frame of mind when I've have to give it up without the recovery after I have walked & crawled for a full day or two. Deer are very, very tough critters.

[Woody Williams]

Sept 29, 2010 7:20:50 GMT -5 DEERTRACKS said:

BTDT! Makes me ill & puts me in a disgusted frame of mind when I've have to give it up without the recovery after I have walked & crawled for a full day or two. Deer are very, very tough critters.

Yep... the best tracker alive can't find one if it is not dead..

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Sept 28, 2010 21:23:11 GMT -5 lugnutz said:

I know for a fact where that buck came out of that thicket at! Shawn found blood in the field northwest of that thicket that didn't belong to his doe. After we gave up on Shawns doe, he needed to return to the woods to get a light jacket that he was wearing and found blood on the edge of the field. We were baffled as to why their was blood their since his doe never came out of the woods at that point.

I'm thinking it was the deer we saw from the road headed to the V. I didn't see it long enough to see if it was hit or not??? Might have been the same one, if it was, then Kishla shot at a dandy buck.

[evolutionsthunder]

the rack on the one she shot at was just inside the ears.

[magnum500]

My experience so far with hunting is that it's mostly mental. Patience, persistence, and positive perspective is what will get you places and let you have fun. It's good that she's so pumped about another shot at it and not letting it get her too down.

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if the deer you all saw going to the v woods was as big as you say it was then it wasnt the deer kishla shot. I didnt say it before now but i saw kishlas deer and it was about 15 inches wide and a perfect rack 8 pointer and probally was around 115 inches or so. i didnt want to get her hopes up by telling her how big her first deer could have been incase we didnt find it. the deer you guys seen going to the v was much bigger than that from what Jason said.