That deer probably bleed out fast. There is a large artery back there. Nice one. Hell of a bow kill.

Yep and kidneys. Still the right call to back out though not being sure.

Appreciate it guys! My buddy is tickled to death about it and was worried sick last night! It was a great time finding that deer! Thanks for the help!

Great ending! Great buck!!

Dr. B

Congrats on a good Buck!
Congrats to the tracker and great dog!

well done right there ...

Glad y'all found him Great Buck

Congrats!

Before this thread dwindles I wanted to point out one more thing about this story since its very common amongst our tracking calls. Look at how much difference there was in where the hunter originally reported thinking he hit the deer compared to the actual hit location. The original report from the hunter was that he hit it �a lil� back and high���Now that we see where it was actually hit��a more accurate description would be �WAAAY back! I damn near shot it in the arse!����.

It�s all good though. It�s just part of it when things happen quickly and you�re put under intense stress or excitement. Sometimes we perceive things a little different than how they actually unfolded. I think police officers go through something similar to this it seems like. Always err on the side of caution if there�s any doubt at all. The most common thing I hear folks say when I arrive is�.�Man. I just thought he would be laying right there dead.��..I�d say at least half the folks believe they hit him just behind the shoulder. Our mind is just seeing what it wants to in this situation.

Shooter here. Just signed up for aldeer and caught up on this post. Thanks for all the insights and congrats posts. For the record I knew I hit him that far back, the wording just got mixed in translation. Still a good point though CNC. I'll give y'all the story from my end if anyone is still interested.

Set up a new green field bordering the Montgomery water works property; about 600 acres of open field grown up for the past 6-7 yrs. Nobody hunts the water works and there isn't much going on over there so it is a haven for deer. I'd been getting pics of 6-7 deer per afternoon on this 1/4 acre field so I wanted to set up there. Wind was swirling bad about 3:30 and I got so mad at the weather man that I grabbed my bow to climb down to another spot. As I stood up I saw a doe walking through the thick stuff on the other property so I decided I just needed to stick it out and risk getting winded, I figured if a doe stepped out I could probably take a shot before she smelled me. About 3:45 the wind corrected and I was feeling pretty good, but 4 rolled around and it got swirly again. I had some raw cotton I was peeling off and letting go to watch the wind and as I dropped the last piece and watched it fly towards the field I look past it and see this huge buck at 60 yards dead downwind of me. Somehow he didn't smell me but he was coming straight to me so I couldn't move, at 45 he turned and was about to walk out of my shooting lane so I grabbed my bow and drew really quick and he stared me down when I did that. Not knowing when he was going to bolt I rushed the shot and saw it smack him high in the guts. He turned and ran straight into this 600 acre thicket, breaking off the arrow on a tree as he went in. I walked down there and found the arrow broken off 13-14 inches back which made me feel good cause I knew he had my rage in him still but I took one look at that thicket and knew no mortal man could track a deer through it, dark brown shrubs and grass head high with what I knew was going to be a very light blood trail. Thats when I called my best buddy Gobble4me757 cause I knew he was on aldeer a lot and maybe could find me some help. Anyway, the guy I ended up calling basically said the same thing that all you guys were saying, best to let him sit up over night, and I knew it was the right thing. Since I couldn't track this deer 1 foot into this thicket it was easier to let him go for a while. When they found him the next morning they said he was stiff but still warm to the touch, he would have been a memory if anyone had tried to go after him that night. Still haven't seen the deer yet haha.

Welcome aboard CDHunter!! Congrats on your buck!!!

Welcome��..

Off Wares Ferry, North borders the Tallapoosa

Dang. Sounds close to Mitch doziers old sod farm.

I am buddies with Mitch, Grady is his cousin who tracked the deer. They used to hunt the property to the West of ours but own land all around there.

Welcome and thanks for posting the story.

Good job!

Thank God for good friends and good dogs.
That deer wouldn't be in the log book if not for both.
And welcome to Aldeer.