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    #1

    Ducking Buck

    This buck came in at 20 yards and stood broadside eating corn under my ladder stand this afternoon. When a couple does were pawing at each other, I drew. His front leg was back as he ate. When he stepped forward I sent the arrow toward his armpit.

    Then the ducking buck ducked.

    Arrow hit him high. Exit was lower and he was bleeding as he ran off. I hoped for at least an off side lung. Gave him an hour, and then I got on the trail with my rifle.

    Tracked blood 450 yards to the fence. Got permission from the neighbor to follow. There was a big splash of blood where he jumped the fence, but then nothing. I finally found some blood on some tall grass about 150 yards past the fence, but then nothing.

    All the blood looked like muscle blood. Pretty sure I hit him through the backstraps.

    Sucks. First big buck shot off the place we bought last fall. Pic from trail camera as he came in to the feed pen.

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    #2
    That's a big ducking buck! Maybe he will be back with a cool scar.

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      #3
      Originally posted by GarGuy View Post
      That's a big ducking buck! Maybe he will be back with a cool scar.

      I hope so. Been seeing a bunch of different bucks the last few days. First time I saw this one, and blew it.

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        #4
        Ducked at 20? Asking for a friend.

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          #5
          Originally posted by asu-indian View Post
          Ducked at 20? Asking for a friend.

          Yep. I’ve had a doe completely duck under the arrow at 20. Whitetail are jumpy critters sometimes.

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            #6
            Great buck and I bet he'll be back! Some of them are ninjas for sure!

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              #7
              That's a nice looking buck. Hate that for ya. Did he seem jittery and nervous coming into the area? It's interesting to see how they can react to a shot. I shot one this year at 22-25 yards and he never knew what hit him. Of course he came in cool & calm so I was pretty fortunate

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                #8
                Originally posted by Shane View Post
                Yep. I’ve had a doe completely duck under the arrow at 20. Whitetail are jumpy critters sometimes.
                And now a buck. I don't recall having that happen to me but it could be that the larger bucks are not as skeered as the little ones.

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                  #9
                  Ducking Buck

                  Originally posted by HogHunter34 View Post
                  That's a nice looking buck. Hate that for ya. Did he seem jittery and nervous coming into the area? It's interesting to see how they can react to a shot. I shot one this year at 22-25 yards and he never knew what hit him. Of course he came in cool & calm so I was pretty fortunate

                  He was totally calm. Had his head down eating corn. There were 6 does in the pen when he got there, so he wasn’t cautious or nervous at all.

                  I saw a video a couple months ago about deer ducking bad when their head is down and don’t duck much when their head is up. I didn’t think about that when I shot today. Maybe I should have waited for him to lift his head up.

                  http://youtu.be/foRCrnlj0Ys
                  Last edited by Shane; 12-24-2022, 09:14 PM.

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                    #10
                    Should you considered a dog?

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                      #11
                      Ducking Buck

                      Originally posted by Abcdj View Post
                      Should you considered a dog?

                      I thought about coming to town to get Zach’s dog. But I hoped I’d see the deer and get a shot with my rifle. The neighbor ranch has had most of the brush cleared and is pretty open. Maybe the dog would have been the way to go though.

                      600+ yards without a lot of blood makes me think I just hit muscle.

                      We have the dog at our house today. I could have….
                      Last edited by Shane; 12-24-2022, 09:19 PM.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Shane View Post
                        He was totally calm. Had his head down eating corn. There were 6 does in the pen when he got there, so he wasn’t cautious or nervous at all.

                        I saw a video a couple months ago about deer ducking bad when their head is down and don’t duck much when their head is up. I didn’t think about that when I shot today. Maybe I should have waited for him to lift his head up.

                        http://youtu.be/foRCrnlj0Ys

                        I have seen that same video.

                        Sucks that your ducking buck ducked!

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                          #13
                          Ducking Buck

                          Originally posted by Burnadell View Post
                          I have seen that same video.

                          Sucks that your ducking buck ducked!

                          I think there’s something to it. The doe I shot at that ducked the arrow had her head down when I shot. A couple weeks later I had another doe in front of me. I aimed low. She had her head up. She didn’t duck. I shot right under her brisket. [emoji2957]

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Shane View Post
                            He was totally calm. Had his head down eating corn. There were 6 does in the pen when he got there, so he wasn’t cautious or nervous at all.

                            I saw a video a couple months ago about deer ducking bad when their head is down and don’t duck much when their head is up. I didn’t think about that when I shot today. Maybe I should have waited for him to lift his head up.

                            http://youtu.be/foRCrnlj0Ys
                            Interesting and never thought about that.
                            The buck I shot came in nose to the ground to a pile of buck bourban i had poured out on the ground earlier that day. Now I can't recall at the time i released if he still had his head down or not.
                            Hopefully he returns or lives to give you a chance next season

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                              #15
                              Hope you get another crack at him Shane!!!

                              Bisch


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