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I need consensus to whether this is a fatal shot or not. The buck was shot with a sabot slug at 100 yards broadside. After shot he ran 30 yards into the middle of the field. He began feeding. But he was walking with a noticeable limp on his front shoulder where impact took place. Unsure if the follow-up shots hit the buck because he did not seem affected by them. He was limping and I have about a 40 yard blood trail that leads into some heavy briars. I've peaked around the briars and I do not see him. It's possible he he's moved on to the next patch of heavy briars. This happened around 7 AM today.
A tracking dog is not an option. I'm going back into the woods in a little bit after giving him some more time.
The blood trail is light. Wow!
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I need consensus to whether this is a fatal shot or not. The buck was shot with a sabot slug at 100 yards broadside. After shot he ran 30 yards into the middle of the field. He began feeding. But he was walking with a noticeable limp on his front shoulder where impact took place. Unsure if the follow-up shots hit the buck because he did not seem affected by them. He was limping and I have about a 40 yard blood trail that leads into some heavy briars. I've peaked around the briars and I do not see him. It's possible he he's moved on to the next patch of heavy briars. This happened around 7 AM today.
A tracking dog is not an option. I'm going back into the woods in a little bit after giving him some more time.
The blood trail is light. Just wondering, why is a tracking dog not an option?
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Lots of shots fired outside of Hamilton so far. It's brown it's down must be on!
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moody. Sorry it is just not an option. That is all I will say.
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Welp, looks like no deer seen on my last sit. About to get down and scout out a new tree for next year and head home, real life is calling. Wish I could stay all day. Seen an owl, hawks, and I'm currently looking at more woodpeckers than I can count, but no deer.
Killed half as many as last year even with more effort put into summer plots, fall plots and stand locations. I hope for a turn around next year.
Good luck on your last day zone 1 folks and congrats to the killers today.
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moody. Sorry it is just not an option. That is all I will say. Hmmm... Well alright. Good luck to ya sir.
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Moody, this property is tightly enforced and technically, hunting with a dog is prohibited in the county I'm hunting.
Trust me it is not an option.
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Downwind of about 10 bedded does. Hope one brings me big daddy
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Feeding after getting shot isn't a good sign, however, I would never give up on a blood trail. I'd give him a few hours. Hopefully he will lie down and take a permanent nap. They love to die in the thickest crap possible
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Thanks Aucubfan. I'm with you. I definately won't give up on him. I just hope he stayed close by.
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Moody, this property is tightly enforced and technically, hunting with a dog is prohibited in the county I'm hunting.
I've been told it's not an option by the local GW this morning. Are you on the Arsenal?
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Another morning of 0. Been at least a week and a half since any type of sign on our property. Don't understand but all we can do is keep at it.
Do the hard right verses the easy wrong
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Congrats on the kills fellas! My truck is in the shop so I'll be sitting at home on the last day checking this thread for pictures 
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Is tracking a wounded deer with a dog considered dog hunting? If so I'm guilty of dog hunting out of dog deer season and hunting in a closed area. I think the gw that told you that is a retard that has no freaking common sense.
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Turkey_neck, in the context of my story, yes you would be dog hunting if you expect to come across a live deer.
Guys, the dog discussion is not really relevant to my question. Do you think it was a fatal shot?
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congrats everyone..Muddyfeet that is a great looking spot! Good luck to yall!
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No one on here or yourself will ever know until you locate the deer.
It's not a Passion, it's an Obsession. That's what I tell my wife, but she promptly informs it's a disease to which is incurable.
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Slugger as long as you got good blood I would definitely keep looking,but a deer stopping to feed after being shot is not a good sign. As a matter of fact I don't think I have ever heard of that.....but good luck hope you find him 
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Just settled in for my last hunt of the year. Setting on a food plot in a cutover. This area hasn't been hunted in about 3 weeks so hopefully something will move on in. As I type this there is a good gobbler pecking around in the plot. His beard is not long but thick as all get out.
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Hoping the plant shuts down at 3..if so I can be in the woods by 3:30 for the last hunt...
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