Good luck to everybody heading out tomorrow!
To add, no blood found from either deer. Maybe buck fever. Or maybe they were further back than I thought and liver hits that didn’t exit (pretty sure no, I am doubting everything, but I am pretty sure my aim was forward of the front leg, but low on both shots.). I doubt my rifle shooting as low as it was helped.
If you found no hair, Probably clean misses. They'll not be far. Take your time shooting. Even a fast trigger pull is enough to cause a miss.
I sat for 4 hrs this morning and saw one small doe....I passed
3 hrs this eve and not a single one sighted.
I have only spotted a handful of deer this firearms season,with one 4pt that my grand son shot , 3 small does ,which I passed and one doe on another property that I dont have permission. I have hunted a bunch more than usual.I try to get 3 to 4 deer in the freezer and I am usually done by now.I did get a nice size doe in early ML so I have a bunch of catching up to do.
Cmon deer.....I dont want to buy beef....lol
Well
The first one I blame myself. I rushed it because the spike started trotting to catch up with the doe as she had pulled about 80yds ahead of him and crossed my path. He kept trotting then stopping and I shot just as he started to trot across the path. I think I lead too much missed and then shot in front of him again on the follow-up.
I still can’t figure the 6-pt. He just stood there looking at me on the first shot and I didn’t think I rushed it or it was bad other than I think I was aiming a bit far forward and low.
For the life of me I kept thinking when they are close, I need to aim low...NO I’ve gotta aim high as the bullet is coming up close in (I wasn’t aiming under them, but I was probably aiming a couple inches below the shoulder and if I pulled the shots a little too Bah). The second shot was rushed even though he was standing there looking at me and that’s when he bolted. Could have been a clean miss or could have winged him. But yeah, I couldn’t find any sign fron either deer and I spent awhile walking back and forth in the area they were standing and also along the general path both took. Nothing.
I wish that doe was legal today. I probably (maybe) would have come home with something.
Saw nothing but squirrels this evening. Back at it tomorrow. Worst comes to worst I’ve got 60+ pounds of venision in my freezer from the 5 point and at least 15 left over from the two deer last year (trying to finish it off). So if I go home empty handed it isn’t a big deal, just a little frustrating from having messed up.
Well I’ll probably also try the Eastern Shore again for the end of the late gun season and I might take my kids out for an hour or two each during late muzzleloader season.
Dont feel bad. A lot of the hunters i’ve spoke to this year (including myself) are in the same boat. My buddy dropped a deer off at the butcher the other day and he said its been one of his slowest years yet.
The three landowners where I hunt,keep me updated with deer sightings during the year.None have reported seeing fewer deer this year compared to the rest.One has actually seen more deer and for the first time,the deer were in her front yard eating on her flowers.
So...what gives????
They’re evolving?
If you aim low and flinch at the shot,you will miss under the deer
Dont ask me how I know this little tid bit
Someone slipped up and showed up in the back yard at 2pm. That's my shooting backstop in the back, so he was in a bad place. Hadn't hunted home much this year with last months elk hunt so they've been bolder than usual.
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Someone slipped up and showed up in the back yard at 2pm. That's my shooting backstop in the back, so he was in a bad place. Hadn't hunted home much this year with last months elk hunt so they've been bolder than usual.
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IndeedGood luck to all and bundle up.
Someone slipped up and showed up in the back yard at 2pm. That's my shooting backstop in the back, so he was in a bad place. Hadn't hunted home much this year with last months elk hunt so they've been bolder than usual.
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Indeed
This was a text exchange this morning between my son and me.
A grand slam is sounding pretty good right about now.