Liver shot?****Pictures added of a dandy buck.****
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Liver shot?****Pictures added of a dandy buck.****
This morning i arrowed a P&Y buck. I am certain it was a liver shot. I recorded everything i witnessed after the shot.
I heard a "thoomp" not a thwack
He jumped like a mule kick but his legs stayed tucked under.
He ran 40yds and stopped and that was the last spot i saw him.
My arrow is covered in dark red blood and there was immediate good blood.
One of my fletchings was torn (chipped off) which tells me i hit a rib on the pass through.
after waiting 3hours on stand i dropped into a creek and snuck off my property without tracking or disturbing anything.
I am thinking i will give him 8 hours. I have access to a tracking dog. Should i use it?
What are your guys thoughts? Comments, advice?
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I heard a "thoomp" not a thwack
He jumped like a mule kick but his legs stayed tucked under.
He ran 40yds and stopped and that was the last spot i saw him.
My arrow is covered in dark red blood and there was immediate good blood.
One of my fletchings was torn (chipped off) which tells me i hit a rib on the pass through.
after waiting 3hours on stand i dropped into a creek and snuck off my property without tracking or disturbing anything.
I am thinking i will give him 8 hours. I have access to a tracking dog. Should i use it?
What are your guys thoughts? Comments, advice?
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Re: Liver shot?
He is dead... give em minimum 4hrs
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Re: Liver shot?
Sounds like liver too me. Should be dead.
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Re: Liver shot?
He will be laying right close to where you last saw him. Looking forward to pics soon.
Great choice on backing right out.
Great choice on backing right out.
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Re: Liver shot?
Won't need a dog. He will be dead in first bed. You did everything right!
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Re: Liver shot?
This is a great example of someone doing everything right after a less than ideal shot. I expect we will be looking at pics soon.
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I agree with all the previous posters. Looking forward to seeing pics soon!
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Re: Liver shot?
Look forward to seeing your buck.
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Re: Liver shot?
He want be far. Look forward to pics.
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Re: Liver shot?
He was bedded and dead in the last spot I saw him. He went 40yds and laid down.
Lessons learned:
A heart shot deer does not always mule kick, die on the run or fall (it bedded down), even provide you the nice thwack sound we are all looking for. Heart blood coating an arrow with a fat buck can sometimes have fat deposits on the arrow.
And lastly, when you put in the time and have confidence in your skills don't second guess yourself because it didn't happen the way it did all the other times.
The cautious approach was reassuring for all the details I witnessed but wasn't necessary. If i had to do it all over, i would still handle it the same way minus second guessing my skills.
Turns out my "liver shot" got all the goodies and this buck responded like no heart hit deer i have ever shot.
Can't thank you guys enough for the positive feedback after the shot.
Now tell me how to post a pic so i can show him to you.
Lessons learned:
A heart shot deer does not always mule kick, die on the run or fall (it bedded down), even provide you the nice thwack sound we are all looking for. Heart blood coating an arrow with a fat buck can sometimes have fat deposits on the arrow.
And lastly, when you put in the time and have confidence in your skills don't second guess yourself because it didn't happen the way it did all the other times.
The cautious approach was reassuring for all the details I witnessed but wasn't necessary. If i had to do it all over, i would still handle it the same way minus second guessing my skills.
Turns out my "liver shot" got all the goodies and this buck responded like no heart hit deer i have ever shot.
Can't thank you guys enough for the positive feedback after the shot.
Now tell me how to post a pic so i can show him to you.
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Re: Liver shot?
Click on the Photo Gallery (at the top just below your log in name)
**First time users will need to register & name their photo folder** (create an account in the photo gallery)
upload to the folder you choose by clicking on upload file and choosing the folder
click in the "Browse" box to select your picture
then click upload
once picture is uploaded click continue
highlight the file name and copy
Paste the url to your post
then using the tool box in your post message area click on the image that looks like a square box with mountains and a sun. That is your image box [img]
this will link your pasted url to your image
click submit
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upload to the folder you choose by clicking on upload file and choosing the folder
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highlight the file name and copy
Paste the url to your post
then using the tool box in your post message area click on the image that looks like a square box with mountains and a sun. That is your image box [img]
this will link your pasted url to your image
click submit
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If you need more help I will post the pics for you just send them to me. PM for assistance.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Re: Liver shot?
I shot a big buck thru the heart a couple years ago and he ran back to the bed he had come from and laid back down before dying... It was a surprise to me too.
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Re: Liver shot?
Posted the pictures for you. Great buck by the way. You played it perfectly.
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Re: Liver shot?****Pictures added of a dandy buck.****
Great buck Jrod!! Well done
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