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Good idea to turn the bow down. I had similar happen to me, but not with a deer in front of me. A couple years ago I ended up having shoulder problems. I had turned my bow up and practiced in the summer, and thought I was just out of shape or not used to the higher weight as I began struggling just a little while drawing. Season comes along, and it's not better. So I'm in the stand on an early hunt. Just for kicks, I decide to draw my bow in the stand. Nothing. Can't get it drawn back. Ended up having to do physical therapy because I couldn't get my arm past perpendicular to my side a couple weeks later. I continued to hunt hoping that adrenaline would help me overcome any pain when I needed to draw, but ended up not needing to draw anyway as I never got a chance at anything I wanted to shoot. PT did help. I turned the bow down again too. Not saying this is the same as your experience, but the feeling of not being able to draw back was very heartbreaking.
 
Well my worst fear happened, the target buck got whacked by the neighbor Wednesday evening but he can't find him. He looked all day yesterday with no luck.

I knew he was going to mess me up if I didn't get the buck before he did but it happened. Even after 5 months of pattering this buck I knew the neighbor could cut me off, that was the 1st evening he hunted.

My bad for not keeping in shape, but I will say the 5 lb. drop in draw weight made a world of difference in my confidence and accuracy, haven't noticed a big change in arrow speed but I generally only shoot out to 30 yards max. I'm ready to get back in the game!
 
Good luck! Sorry about the target buck, but there are a lot more out there. Rut may bring others in. Sucks that he can't find him. Sure he's dead?
 
Sounds like his hit was fatal? Lots of bright blood, plowed through briars and small trees breaking them getting out of there. I told him he probably circled back to where he felt secure but he didn't want to venture into that sanctuary. He told me the next day it was headed back that way after making a big circle. I told him that it should be an obligation to at least check it out and that if it were me I would have at least out of respect checked I n there and if found tug the buck whether the meat spoiled or not. That's just me I guess....
 
203ntyp said:
Sounds like his hit was fatal? Lots of bright blood, plowed through briars and small trees breaking them getting out of there. I told him he probably circled back to where he felt secure but he didn't want to venture into that sanctuary. He told me the next day it was headed back that way after making a big circle. I told him that it should be an obligation to at least check it out and that if it were me I would have at least out of respect checked I n there and if found tug the buck whether the meat spoiled or not. That's just me I guess....
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Yep. You shoot it, you look for it.
 
203ntyp said:
Sounds like his hit was fatal? Lots of bright blood, plowed through briars and small trees breaking them getting out of there. I told him he probably circled back to where he felt secure but he didn't want to venture into that sanctuary. He told me the next day it was headed back that way after making a big circle. I told him that it should be an obligation to at least check it out and that if it were me I would have at least out of respect checked I n there and if found tug the buck whether the meat spoiled or not. That's just me I guess....
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That would tick me off! Question, is the sanctuary that he is talking about on his land or land you have/can get permission on? If he's not going to be diligent and look and I had the right to be there, I think I would do just that.
 
I was and am ticked off. It is on a neighbors land that only he can hunt, I had the privileges for many years until the owner passed and he smooched up to the new owners.

He called me this evening to tell me the buck was found. It was lying in an open field at the edge of his home bedding area where I told him to look! Another neighbor of the land owner saw it from his driveway when some dogs where chewing on it. They tried to call the neighbor who shot it but he wasn't home so they took a skid loader and buried the WHOLE deer, rack and all! He only got to see pics of it hanging out of the loader bucket. I never been so disgusted, it was the nicest buck around the area and to see it's outcome end that way doesn't sit well with me.
 
My target buck got killed last year too.10 point 150 class buck. By a neighbor. He killed it in a 600 acre santuary that only he and a few buddies hunt. Kinda made me sick too. Watched that buck for 3 months. Seen him a couple times.

But there's nothing else a guy can do. Keep on hunting. When an awesome deer like that is killed. Normally another buck kinda steps into the area that he was. Disheartening yes, but ur not down and out yet. November is right around the corner. And you never truly know what's gunna happen then.
 
203ntyp said:
I was and am ticked off. It is on a neighbors land that only he can hunt, I had the privileges for many years until the owner passed and he smooched up to the new owners.

He called me this evening to tell me the buck was found. It was lying in an open field at the edge of his home bedding area where I told him to look! Another neighbor of the land owner saw it from his driveway when some dogs where chewing on it. They tried to call the neighbor who shot it but he wasn't home so they took a skid loader and buried the WHOLE deer, rack and all! He only got to see pics of it hanging out of the loader bucket. I never been so disgusted, it was the nicest buck around the area and to see it's outcome end that way doesn't sit well with me.
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Wow, That is odd?? Why in the world would they bury it? If I was the shooter, I'd be digging that back up.
 
I was dumbfounded as well. Guess because the guy who buried it is not a hunter and didn't want the dogs getting after it? I would be digging if it were mine but here's the caveat, after he buried it he pushed a pile of busted up concrete on top of it to boot. Supposedly to keep critters from digging it up. Disrespectful the way I see it. I wanted to hold that set of antlers whether I shot him or someone else did since I knew him so well.
 
203ntyp said:
I was dumbfounded as well. Guess because the guy who buried it is not a hunter and didn't want the dogs getting after it? I would be digging if it were mine but here's the caveat, after he buried it he pushed a pile of busted up concrete on top of it to boot. Supposedly to keep critters from digging it up. Disrespectful the way I see it. I wanted to hold that set of antlers whether I shot him or someone else did since I knew him so well.
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Weird deal. I'd definitely be knocking on the door and asking to dig it up. Offer to properly dispose of the entire carcase for them. A non hunter will probably look at you like you're mental, but hey, aren't we all?
 
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