This was a fun track. The deer was basically shot in arse. I left Shelby in the box on this one because I figured the deer might still be alive on this track. We tracked him for 1000 yards across multiple creek crossings that were verging on what you could call a ravine before finally catching up with him. It’s amazing he was able to go up and down some of the stuff he did. We found three different beds along the way where he was just bedding and moving….bedding and moving……Every time we would pass one Otis would go on alert and act like the deer might be just in front of us.
Finally we topped a little hill and I saw Otis throw his tail up and stand his hair on end. A few second later he cuts loose barking. I grab the hunter and tell him “C’mon!!” I knelt down beside Otis and seen the deer laying on his belly about 30-40 yards in front of us through an opening between two trees with his head up. You only had about a foot and half to squeeze a bullet through the opening but there was plenty room. I grabbed Otis and told the hunter to put another round in him. He looked through his scope and then back up out of it….then he started to move around to get in better position……then he decided to lay down to shoot….I said “Shoot him man before he bolts!!!” Finally he rounded off a shot but it didn’t look to connect…..so he shot again but again didn’t seem to hit the deer. At this point I realize the deer is probably not gonna run and I tell him….”Just walk up there a little more man and get a better shot.” That’s when his buddy who was with us said “Give me the damn gun I see him good.” …..Boooom!!!.....You could see it drill the deer that time and we started fist bumping.
