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It's been a long 2 days to say the least. All started Friday am when my cousin glasses up the group of deer he saw Monday. Same hillside same group game on.
He knew there was a big boy with them but couldn't see him. Well about the time I was going to pull the trigger on a nice tall 2x2 I see the big boy. To date the largest mule deer I have seen In the wild. Yep, bout that time the fever sets in. We are about 325 and decided to get closer so we make a dash around them to get higher. The gets us to 260 and we get set up. Well I'm not proud to say this but I was a fucking mess. I couldn't steady myself its was a cluster fuck to say the least. First shot high, fuck rack another one. The deer now moved a little and are at 300 now. Second shot low, fuck gun has a 300 yard zero so I know it's me. Bout this time the deer decide its time to get out, but again they only go a couple hundred yards but still manage to be at 300. Here is where the long 2 days comes into play.
He steps out facing me, turn turn turn he finally does, my cousin stops him and I send one. Crack followed by the sound we have all heard when you hit something. He kicks like a mad man and takes off. Goes a 100 yards and beds. I at this point don't know how I feel. Well the deer keep moving so he goes with them. They stop he beds right down. I'm telling all this now cause after having to days to reasearch and think about it I believe I get shot this deer. We watched the others go over the hill so we figure he did as well. We get our packs and head that way. All of a sudden we both get a whiff of a rotten foul smell( another sign of a gut shot) bout a minute later we jump him out of his bed. Can't get a shot cause we To higher ground. We loose him.
So after 2 days I find myself typing this getting ready to go hopefully recover the deer. I went out yesterday but wasn't with it cause I know I hit him and having hunting ethics I can't bring myself to kill another animal with out going to find this one. Sucks but I owe it to that buck and myself to try and find him.
Have any of you Guys had this happen? It's my first time gut shooting an animal. Every thing he did is typical of a gut shot animal.
He knew there was a big boy with them but couldn't see him. Well about the time I was going to pull the trigger on a nice tall 2x2 I see the big boy. To date the largest mule deer I have seen In the wild. Yep, bout that time the fever sets in. We are about 325 and decided to get closer so we make a dash around them to get higher. The gets us to 260 and we get set up. Well I'm not proud to say this but I was a fucking mess. I couldn't steady myself its was a cluster fuck to say the least. First shot high, fuck rack another one. The deer now moved a little and are at 300 now. Second shot low, fuck gun has a 300 yard zero so I know it's me. Bout this time the deer decide its time to get out, but again they only go a couple hundred yards but still manage to be at 300. Here is where the long 2 days comes into play.
He steps out facing me, turn turn turn he finally does, my cousin stops him and I send one. Crack followed by the sound we have all heard when you hit something. He kicks like a mad man and takes off. Goes a 100 yards and beds. I at this point don't know how I feel. Well the deer keep moving so he goes with them. They stop he beds right down. I'm telling all this now cause after having to days to reasearch and think about it I believe I get shot this deer. We watched the others go over the hill so we figure he did as well. We get our packs and head that way. All of a sudden we both get a whiff of a rotten foul smell( another sign of a gut shot) bout a minute later we jump him out of his bed. Can't get a shot cause we To higher ground. We loose him.
So after 2 days I find myself typing this getting ready to go hopefully recover the deer. I went out yesterday but wasn't with it cause I know I hit him and having hunting ethics I can't bring myself to kill another animal with out going to find this one. Sucks but I owe it to that buck and myself to try and find him.
Have any of you Guys had this happen? It's my first time gut shooting an animal. Every thing he did is typical of a gut shot animal.
