It eventually happens to all of us. Redemption is the fun partNope. Positive of 600 grain arrows. He jumped 2 bounds, stopped, then went right back to following that doe. I probably deserved that. 21 years of bowhunting and over 20 bow kills, I've wounded 2 and had a FUBAR moment where I shot a tree in front of me (long story), but I've never cleanly missed a deer with a bow. Until today.
Good Luck!Update on Babe.
We met up with longtime buddy who hunts next door and took up tracking from impact site. Tough one cuz lack of blood and also in maple woods where everything looks like specks of blood. Eventually found blood 100 yards after being hit as he entered 25-30 acre field. No blood found anywhere! Heavy frost and little dark red weeds in this 10” tall pasture field. Walked perimeter checking for beds and blood and wouldn’t you know, I found 1 large bed by itself on far end of field about 400 yards across but no blood in it but I did detect a slight bile smelling odor in the breeze blow from the woods, I met buddy and we pulled a camera he had over a small pile of corn near there then we slipped out of there and met back up with Ron and he put card in his card reader and Babe was on it! From 4:51 till 7:17 this morning he stayed near this pile munching on it while slightly hunched up. This was crucial of course cuz we now how evidence of the entry and exit holes and have a time line.
Our game plan is to give him till this afternoon then go back and scan with our eyes and hope to find him expired and if not try and get another arrow in him.
You up north on or near your property or in Eastern OhioNice up and comer gets a free pass today.
LoL. I got nothing...I’m in the same stand as last night. I watched 2 big fawns nursing hard on momma last night. Can a doe that is still nursing come into estrus? Any wildlife gurus out there? @Stressless?
I found through Google that goat does can be bred while nursing or being milked. I really thought one of the gurus here would have an answer.LoL. I got nothing...