Horn Hunter
Member
I know many of you have been through this but it my first time. I shot a good buck at about 7:00 this morning. I think it was a good hit, broad side, maybe a little forward but the arrow was buried up to the fletching when he ran off.
I let him go until noon before going to look for him. He was on the edge of a bean field when I last saw him about 75 or 80 yards away. I went to that spot and found a good blood and followed blood into a thick draw. At the bottom of the draw I found another good blood spot and the blood was really bright red. I haven't done this enough to know for sure but I thought that bright red blood was a good sign. Right after that the blood stopped and we couldn't find any more.
We searched the area for 3 1/2 hours and haven't found him yet. Do you guys think he would stay in the thick cover? I ask because he could have gone 3 ways, 2 are in the cover, the 3rd he would have had to cross about 300 plus yards of pasture ground with no cover.
I am heading back in the moring to continue searching but it is gunna be a long night. Thanks and get out there if you can cause they are moving.
I let him go until noon before going to look for him. He was on the edge of a bean field when I last saw him about 75 or 80 yards away. I went to that spot and found a good blood and followed blood into a thick draw. At the bottom of the draw I found another good blood spot and the blood was really bright red. I haven't done this enough to know for sure but I thought that bright red blood was a good sign. Right after that the blood stopped and we couldn't find any more.
We searched the area for 3 1/2 hours and haven't found him yet. Do you guys think he would stay in the thick cover? I ask because he could have gone 3 ways, 2 are in the cover, the 3rd he would have had to cross about 300 plus yards of pasture ground with no cover.
I am heading back in the moring to continue searching but it is gunna be a long night. Thanks and get out there if you can cause they are moving.