Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Al Dogs The Tales of Otis and Shelby Lou

It happens…….I try to take everything the hunter tells me over the phone with a grain of salt. It’s very common for us to perceive things a little differently than they actually happened due to all of the adrenaline and being so amped up. It’s one of the reasons I try to approach situations conservatively when possible. You almost have to just assume that you’re dealing with a very marginal hit no matter what story is told over the phone.

Thanks again for the referral! I’m still amazed we were able to finish this deer off. We saw the deer on the other side of the pond but weren’t sure if we would be better off to just leave him there and come back or try to put a stalk on him. The buck had his head and ears up but looked pretty done for. He obviously saw us but didn’t run. We watched him for a while and he laid his head down. That’s when we decided to see if the hunter could get another arrow in him. The idea was to get to within about 20 yards but when he got over there the hunter couldn’t see the deer because of that grass. He kept easing in closer and closer giving me the signal that he couldn’t see it. I was hollering “Hey deer!....Hey deer!!”….trying to draw its attention off of the hunter stalking in on him. The hunter was at like 3 yards and still couldn’t see him. I figured the deer was gonna bolt at any second. FINALLY the hunter was able to see the buck and damn near shot him at point blank range.

Here’s another pic for better perspective of the pond the buck swam across with ¾ of an arrow buried up inside its body cavity nearly 6 hrs after the shot. You can see him just under that green bush in the center. Waiting 30 minutes is nothing on a bow shot fellas……Go back to camp…..go eat lunch……give it some time even if you think you made a good shot. It may not be as great as you thought…..