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ryno - 
Button Buck
 | | 02/20/2008 10:49 PM |
| This past muzzleloader season i shot a young doe at 70 yards i know i hit because her front leg went under her belly and she was dragging her self trying to go faster!Me and my dad trailed her 1/2 a mile and then the blood trail stopped. I think my mistake was using 90 grains of powder pushing a 365 grain conical . I don't know what i was thinking? | |
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| Davy.Crockett -
Button Buck
| | 02/21/2008 1:58 AM |
| | no that should have been fine at the yardage but i wouldn't really shoot any further than that | | | |
| btr568 -
Spike
Redneck Riveria,Mississippi Gulf Coast
| | 02/21/2008 5:27 AM |
| | no that load was more than enough to do the job | | | |
| ryno -
Button Buck
| | 02/21/2008 8:36 AM |
| but why did the deer never fall we found real good blood? it was a variety of colors light pink to dark colors. does that indicate a gut shot?
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| mc6528 -
4-Pointer
SW Arkansas
| | 02/21/2008 10:57 AM |
| | How long did you wait after the shot before beginning to trail the deer? | |
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
| ryno -
Button Buck
| | 02/21/2008 1:24 PM |
| | maybe 30 minutes | |
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| mc6528 -
4-Pointer
SW Arkansas
| | 02/21/2008 9:52 PM |
| In a normal situation that would be a reasonable amount of time. When we track over about 50 yds it's time to start thinking about backing out & waiting at least two hours before taking up the track again. If the weather is cool enough it is a good idea to wait at least four hours or even overnight if possible. Chalk it up as an experience to learn from & remember what went wrong the next time you have to track/trail another deer.
I have also been involved in situations where anything you do is the wrong thing, whether it be to wait or pursue immedietly, & you end up losing the deer after all no matter how good or bad the shot was.
Remember, NOTHING takes the place of experience. Bad thing is there is only one way to gain experience. | |
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
| Kmehaffey -
Millersville Pa.
| | 02/22/2008 3:58 PM |
| | Pink blood is Oxygenated blood ,(from the lungs ) you probably walked right by her. If I were you I would just chalk that on up to experience. Next time wait a while longer ,before you start tracking. Most deer that have been shot will only go a short distance,and lay down,and usually expire a short time later. Sorry you lost the deer , but many of us have. | | | |
| randyandheather_b -
Button Buck
| | 02/22/2008 9:27 PM |
| my first muzzle loader deer I shot was a 125 lbs 7 point . shot using 90 grains of loose powder, pushing a 360 grain soft lead conical. I shot the deer at 80 yards, and dropped it in its tracks. That load was deffinatly enough to do the job. You may have just hit the deer Just under the vitals, where the leg meets the shoulder. I have seen many deer shot in the leg, that bled like there was no tomarrow, only to be shot by the neighboring properties.
It happens, It is part of hunting. | | | |
| ryno -
Button Buck
| | 02/22/2008 10:27 PM |
| | thanks to you all!I will definetly try to remember everything for next time!! | |
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