Well, the quest to get my 10 year old, Kody, his first buck (deer for that matter) started off bad. Our set up is right where I shot my buck earlier this season. My dad was bored and asked to come so I sat in my stand and he sat in the blind with Kody. It was pretty neat being the eye in the sky. We had three doe come in early. A spike after them. Then 2 more doe... Then a decent 8 point. The 8 ended up being good enough for Kody. I was trying to video the buck, but he was behind a cluster of leaves. As he turns broadside to the blind I hear the crossbow go off and thwack! Kody nailed him. The buck turns to run and I can see half of the arrow sticking out of his side. The shot looks like good placement, but, like I said, I was partially blocked.
We proceed to look for blood as it gets dark and can't find any. Oh no...
Now the thunder begins. It is now dark and a storm is rolling in.
It started to rain and we had no choice but to leave.
Like a dummy I never even checked the weather forecast. It was a nice evening and I left it at that.
We went back today. There were 5 of us combing the property and we found nothing. It was mission impossible today. Our only hope is that, since crossbow bolts are so short and I saw so much sticking out, it was a shoulder shot.
Hopefully the buck survived and we will see him again someday.
This is Kody's first try at hunting and I thought he handled himself very well. He tooK his time and made correct shot choice. It's just heartbreaking for both sides that this one is hurt and got away.
I'm not sure what else we couldve done different other than avoiding a hunt when it is raining or will rain.
We proceed to look for blood as it gets dark and can't find any. Oh no...
Now the thunder begins. It is now dark and a storm is rolling in.
It started to rain and we had no choice but to leave.
Like a dummy I never even checked the weather forecast. It was a nice evening and I left it at that.
We went back today. There were 5 of us combing the property and we found nothing. It was mission impossible today. Our only hope is that, since crossbow bolts are so short and I saw so much sticking out, it was a shoulder shot.
Hopefully the buck survived and we will see him again someday.
This is Kody's first try at hunting and I thought he handled himself very well. He tooK his time and made correct shot choice. It's just heartbreaking for both sides that this one is hurt and got away.
I'm not sure what else we couldve done different other than avoiding a hunt when it is raining or will rain.
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