Hey everyone,
I need some advice (or reassurance) I'm not sure which! I don't post very often but visit the site usually daily but here goes. Tonight I'm out, right before the rain cuts loose, I have a doe and a buck run by my stand about thirty yards. I get the buck to stop quartering away (not too steep of an angle but not broadside) at thirty yards. I had to grunt him to a stop so he knew something was up. I let the arrow fly, it hits him just below the spine-about midway back. I watch him charge off, tail down-sort of dragging his ass end, but doesn't have any problem getting out of sight. Just as I watch him go out of sight, about 100 yards away, I notice his right, rear quarter is covered with blood? This was at 2pm, I waited till 4pm, after it had rained constantly. I wasn't suprised when I didn't find any blood on the ground, effing weather. I backed out and plan on returing in the morning to look for the carcass which is hopefully just inside the timber since I didn't follow him at all. Has anyone else had an experience like this? FYI- I was 20ft up, wasp jack-hammer expandable, and the arrow was sticking out both sides as he was running away. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Jason
I need some advice (or reassurance) I'm not sure which! I don't post very often but visit the site usually daily but here goes. Tonight I'm out, right before the rain cuts loose, I have a doe and a buck run by my stand about thirty yards. I get the buck to stop quartering away (not too steep of an angle but not broadside) at thirty yards. I had to grunt him to a stop so he knew something was up. I let the arrow fly, it hits him just below the spine-about midway back. I watch him charge off, tail down-sort of dragging his ass end, but doesn't have any problem getting out of sight. Just as I watch him go out of sight, about 100 yards away, I notice his right, rear quarter is covered with blood? This was at 2pm, I waited till 4pm, after it had rained constantly. I wasn't suprised when I didn't find any blood on the ground, effing weather. I backed out and plan on returing in the morning to look for the carcass which is hopefully just inside the timber since I didn't follow him at all. Has anyone else had an experience like this? FYI- I was 20ft up, wasp jack-hammer expandable, and the arrow was sticking out both sides as he was running away. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Jason