I shot my first deer ever last night and was a 5pt buck with a compound bow. I believe I shot it close to the lungs but not quite on it. my arrow was stuck and found it about .25 of a mile away. after tracking it all night long I had to stop and went out this am to continue searching. I found to spot where it layed down with a ton of blood in the snow. after I found the second spot it layed the blood trail just stopped. I circled the area for over an hour and still couldn't find where it picked up again. I have no idea what to do now. it was by a little stream if that helps at all. I am going back out in a couple hours to hopefully pick up on something that I didn't notice before. does anyone have any tips what they do if this ever happened to them. I'm bummed that the first one I ever shot I cant find. any help would be great
tracking my first deeer/buck
whennaturecalls
1 - 20 of 51 Posts
Joined
·
39 Posts
I shot my first deer ever last night and was a 5pt buck with a compound bow. I believe I shot it close to the lungs but not quite on it. my arrow was stuck and found it about .25 of a mile away. after tracking it all night long I had to stop and went out this am to continue searching. I found to spot where it layed down with a ton of blood in the snow. after I found the second spot it layed the blood trail just stopped. I circled the area for over an hour and still couldn't find where it picked up again. I have no idea what to do now. it was by a little stream if that helps at all. I am going back out in a couple hours to hopefully pick up on something that I didn't notice before. does anyone have any tips what they do if this ever happened to them. I'm bummed that the first one I ever shot I cant find. any help would be great
Joined
·
730 Posts
go back to the beginning start fresh follow to where blood stops look under briars look on other side of stream what zone are you in there is a guy with dogs that can find it he's in the fish&game book
Joined
·
6,206 Posts
Don't you have track's in the snow?Deer could of backtracked his original trail and turned off or walked the stream.
Next time let it sit over night. When in doubt.... Back out. Hurt deer will usually go to water or deep deep thicket and usually travel down hill or towards a safe bedding area. If you know the area start making figure 8s in these areas. With the snow try following the hoof prints. If he went into the stream, walk the sides till u find where he crossed. Don't be afraid to back track as sometimes the deer will loop around and die within 100yds of where u shot it. Good luck.
Joined
·
10,447 Posts
You must be somewhere with no snow? You will see things that are obvious in the daytime that were not noticed at night. Start at the last blood and track, if you loose it start making small loops until you find it again. If that fails start grid searching. Good luck.
Joined
·
39 Posts
im in zone 16 I found about 6 fresh trails next to where it layed and could not find anything. it was strange. went across the stream did a about a 50 yd circle and then started following different trails in hopes to find blood
Joined
·
730 Posts
go to where you last found blood he has to be there was there a lot of blood look in thick briars go down stream look where you wouldn't think he would be zone 16 is freehold where are you in that area I may be able to come help later watching my daughter right now
Joined
·
3,181 Posts
If i would of seen this earlier i'd come out and help look.
Joined
·
5,456 Posts
You probably bumped it and pushed it to far. Possible single lung hit. Deer would not have gone that far if it was a double lung. Need some info. What did the arrow look like? What color blood? Read this and it should help.
http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/73-general-comments-information/154130-new-hunters-old.html
http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/73-general-comments-information/154130-new-hunters-old.html
Joined
·
1,101 Posts
Pm sent!
My Youngest Son Tim shot a big Doe several years ago during Winter Bow with about 8 inches of snow on the ground and backed out*Upon looking at his arrow I determined he had hit it a little back*We went back in that night and came upon the deer standing in a stream*He had gut shot it and if he had his bow with him could have put another arrow into it right there*Deer takes off and we decided to back out and come back the next morning and in the morning found the deer about another 50 yards laying up under some thick briars*
Great story how does this help any? Is it story time...
Eat my shorts*
1 - 20 of 51 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
