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LIVE! From the Stand 2023-2024 Edition

Wiley E Coyote

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Got the text, she shot and felt it was good hit, thought it was a big doe.. bolt had good blood, no gut smear or oder.

Waited an hour and got on the track. Blood seemed less than I would expect from a solid hit, 150yds into the track blood was decent but not an increasing flow as the chest cavity fills. Thought about backing out but the bolt and blood to this point said it was dead - ahead. Oliva has GREAT eyes for blood, made a great team and taught her some blood trailing, marking, blood spatter direction and looking at wound level on trees etc...

Found where it started to stagger walking making leaves displaced etc.. found 'him' and was overjoyed at her success.
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Field dressing confirmed a double lung with a NAPP Spitfire Maxx and the buck ran 200+ yards.
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Misidentified as a big doe in failing light but no worries here as she had an either sex tag and made a great shot. Big body small racked 2.5 yo I think just from the body. She's 5'11"

Couldn't be happier for her and the farm on a one day hunt.
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Well done Olivia 🦌
 
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Bankfish

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My kid shot the bait tonight. Big doe.
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Got the text, she shot and felt it was good hit, thought it was a big doe.. bolt had good blood, no gut smear or oder.

Waited an hour and got on the track. Blood seemed less than I would expect from a solid hit, 150yds into the track blood was decent but not an increasing flow as the chest cavity fills. Thought about backing out but the bolt and blood to this point said it was dead - ahead. Oliva has GREAT eyes for blood, made a great team and taught her some blood trailing, marking, blood spatter direction and looking at wound level on trees etc...

Found where it started to stagger walking making leaves displaced etc.. found 'him' and was overjoyed at her success.
View attachment 187275

Field dressing confirmed a double lung with a NAPP Spitfire Maxx and the buck ran 200+ yards.
View attachment 187276

Misidentified as a big doe in failing light but no worries here as she had an either sex tag and made a great shot. Big body small racked 2.5 yo I think just from the body. She's 5'11"

Couldn't be happier for her and the farm on a one day hunt.
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Congrats to her. We’ve had 3 does double lunged with those Spitfire Maxxs this year. One gave off great blood, one virtually zero blood and the other gave off so little had to resume search in the morning. May be just something specific about those situations but so far I’d say we had better luck with the spitfire 1.5 inch cut. I’m hoping there’s a 200 inch buck out there today that will let me keep my research going on this.
 

triple_duece

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Ok let’s play a game: you’re in the stand and everything feels like a perfect setup. After daylight has broke, a guy walks in w stand and bow at 7:15. He parks where my truck is. So give me an answer why would a jack wagon do this. Bonus clue, he came almost to dj yesterday evening about an hour before dark. Ready ……go!
 

Boarhead

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Ok let’s play a game: you’re in the stand and everything feels like a perfect setup. After daylight has broke, a guy walks in w stand and bow at 7:15. He parks where my truck is. So give me an answer why would a jack wagon do this. Bonus clue, he came almost to dj yesterday evening about an hour before dark. Ready ……go!
People suck!
 

OO2

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In the Uplands
Ok let’s play a game: you’re in the stand and everything feels like a perfect setup. After daylight has broke, a guy walks in w stand and bow at 7:15. He parks where my truck is. So give me an answer why would a jack wagon do this. Bonus clue, he came almost to dj yesterday evening about an hour before dark. Ready ……go!
He’s an asshole! People are real bad about not passing a spot that already has a truck. I’ve had it happen deer, turkey, and pheasant hunting. Pheasant hunters appear to be the worst. There is one guy that has done it to me 4/5 times now. I think it’s how he scouts lol
 
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Stressless

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Congrats to her. We’ve had 3 does double lunged with those Spitfire Maxxs this year. One gave off great blood, one virtually zero blood and the other gave off so little had to resume search in the morning. May be just something specific about those situations but so far I’d say we had better luck with the spitfire 1.5 inch cut. I’m hoping there’s a 200 inch buck out there today that will let me keep my research going on this.
Thanks for the gouge, looking at the lungs(showing Olivia)the Maxx was open and all three blades were open and stayed open throughout the the entire path Ribs to Ribs.... tuff critters. Never had go that far or on their feet that long with those Maxx's...
Both my does from last week went down within 50-60yds, double lunged both with Maxx's. Much better blood on them as well. Dint hit the heart with either.....

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triple_duece

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Well I’m starting to think this area took a big hit to ehd. Ran into a NR yesterday at 2 at the parking lot. He said they used to kill hammers in here but last year they found plenty dead deer in the creek. Said he didn’t kill last year and he’s back so 🤷🏼‍♂️.

In the meantime, hunter texted me from Illinois and said his buddy w him just stuck a hammer. Quartering too, put in the pocket, deer walked off slow and bedded down 40 yards away where he could barely see him. Tried to get up but couldn’t, later stood up twice and laid back down. Tail was twitching as he walked to where he’s bedded. Sound familiar?