As you all know I posted the thread Finally! I was able to take my first animal with trad equipment. I was super proud of my pig. Fast forward to this past Saturday. Get to the stand early, throw out my mix of hand corn with oats. Close to 5:30pm a small five and a really cool cow horn spike come in to the hand corn. I was up above in my tree stand. Then a doe and yearling go to the feeder. My mind was made up that I wanted the spike as my first deer with my longbow.
I was able to slowly shift and get my bow in position to draw back. I made my draw and the stand made a noise. The five point darted and the spike jumped out a little further to what I later ranged 23 yards. I felt good and was already drawn back. I anchored and let the arrow fly. I heard a drum thump to what I thought was a great angle shot. He dove through a barbwire fence, arrow still in him at a high rate of speed. I sat there full of excitement and adrenaline.
Got down and found his tracks but no blood. Followed the tracks into a large area of broom weeds. Still no blood, or arrow. I replayed the shot in my mind and just couldn’t believe I hadn’t found any sign. I backed out til daylight the next day. My two daughters and I struck out to search for my deer. We looked for another 3 hours, grid searching the area. I ended up having to leave and still no sign of the deer. What a mix of emotions.
Going to go out tomorrow and see if any buzzards are around. Sure hate not finding him. But I will continue hunting with my longbow.
I was able to slowly shift and get my bow in position to draw back. I made my draw and the stand made a noise. The five point darted and the spike jumped out a little further to what I later ranged 23 yards. I felt good and was already drawn back. I anchored and let the arrow fly. I heard a drum thump to what I thought was a great angle shot. He dove through a barbwire fence, arrow still in him at a high rate of speed. I sat there full of excitement and adrenaline.
Got down and found his tracks but no blood. Followed the tracks into a large area of broom weeds. Still no blood, or arrow. I replayed the shot in my mind and just couldn’t believe I hadn’t found any sign. I backed out til daylight the next day. My two daughters and I struck out to search for my deer. We looked for another 3 hours, grid searching the area. I ended up having to leave and still no sign of the deer. What a mix of emotions.
Going to go out tomorrow and see if any buzzards are around. Sure hate not finding him. But I will continue hunting with my longbow.
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