We were riding out from the first track when the phone rang. The hunter was about 15-20 miles away and said he had shot one that morning that was quartering to him at about 75 yards. The deer was right on the edge of a food plot and bolted right back into the thicket so he didn’t really see much reaction but really felt like he had hit it. There was no hair or no blood though.
Otis started working the hit site and the direction the deer had ran. After about 30-40 yards in he really looked to be on a good line. At about 100 I found the first small spot of blood but it turned out to be the only place I saw any. I imagine it was where the deer stopped for a moment before taking off again. We ended up tracking straight to this one around 250 yards out into a young pine thicket. I didn’t get a pic of the wound on this one but the entry hole was on the other side about mid ways back on a "quartering to" angle….no exit hole…….gut shot.
That’s me holstering my pistol after the find. I’ve gotten to where I just go ahead and expect to him to still be alive so I pulled my .45 and just watched him for a moment. Otis circles them as well before going in.
Y'all had a busy weekend. I know it's tough keeping up with Otis when it's almost 80 degrees. You should sure enough be getting some calls in about 10 days when the weather cools off again.
