A deer story from last weekend

[Chunky]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your kind words. Perhaps my story will give hope to others who make a "less than perfect" shot.

[DRT]

Good story, and congrats Chunky!! Good Huntin, and God Bless, Rusty

Hope the recovery is going well.

Gary

[Bisch]

Hope the recovery is going well.

Gary

Huh???? Deer already recovered the next day as per post above^^^.

Nevermind!!!! You are talking about the old guys shoulder!!!! I get it now.

Bisch

[Chunky]

Actually I shot her right after first light, about 7:30 am and recovered her about 5 that afternoon, about a quarter mile from the last place I saw her.

[DRT]

Huh???? Deer already recovered the next day as per post above^^^.

Nevermind!!!! You are talking about the old guys shoulder!!!! I get it now.

Bisch

Yeah, I can see how it might confuse one. Sorta.

Gary

[mudjeremy]

Congrats, nice write up

[GIL HUNTS]

Great story. Glad you found her. Nicely played.

[wdtorque]

Great story. Glad you found her. Nicely played.

Ditto!


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[killerbee]

Congrats...great story

[paulvrana]

Congrats Mark -- It is hard finding them without a blood trail! Way to stick with it.

[Rat]

It is funny how we talk ourselves out of optimal positions all the time.
Sitting in the blind instead of the tree when you had a bad feeling about he wind.
Taking a shot on a spooky deer.
Looking before you knew you should have let her wait longer.

There are a thousand other decision that have to be made as well and we have to make the best decisions to optimize performance and make a clean kill. You did a great job of evaluating your performance after the shot; something more hunters need to learn to do effectively.

You made the best of a bad situation by keeping the search going and finding her.

Congratulations on sticking with it and finding her. Great story and hopefully someone can learn from it.