Well, found where he laid and got up and not much blood. Pretty sure it clotted. He made the call to back out and call in the dogs. They’ll be here around midnight or a little after. I’m heading home and told him to FaceTime me when they find it. When I get some pics I’ll post them.
What makes it bad is they just blocked this area yesterday and finding blood is tough! I’d rather have solid weeds like his last big buck. When your walking and blood is hitting your arms or hand it’s much easier to track, lol. Plus you could figure out which trail it was on.

Hope!!!

Expected to wake up and see a pic of your son’s buck?

Hopefully y’all are just late posting pics due to all the celebrating.

Any more news?

Good luck!

Well, dogs showed and didn’t act right. They looked for 2.5hrs but the dogs never got on the scent even when they put them on blood. I don’t know if it was the fact it was freshly blocked or not.
They looked this morning as well. Blood was very sporadic and just quit. Brennan said they found just a little more from where we backed out and nothing.
He’s devastated. He watched this buck all last year, found one shed early and just found the other side a few weeks ago. He’s moved his cameras about 8 times this year trying to keep up and find him. He actually went with intentions of shooting a doe last night and at the last minute went to a lock on he’d put up at the bucks last location. He hadn’t shown on camera in days, but he just had a feeling. It was a 23yd chip shot and he still had no clue what went wrong.
Now it’s wait and see if he shows on camera or buzzards. Keep hoping I get a call saying we found him, but nothing yet. I even offered to take the day off and walk until I couldn’t anymore. Hate it for him after all he’s done to get on him.

That sucks!

I know the feeling

Been there ...done that.

On a good buck that you've targeted....it stings...causes nausea.

Well, we found him…alive. Won’t go into details but a drone was extremely helpful and caveman tactics were used to finish him. I can tell you this, what you might consider an almost dead deer is in fact NOT almost dead when touched. All involved parties escaped serious injury, except the buck. After getting hands on him, we think he’s a little bigger than what we initially thought.




Shot was high and forward, clipped one lung. We’re actually thinking the aim was good, but the deer dropped and turned. He will “now” listen to Dad and aim lower than what you think.

Great ending, and persistence pays off.

Congratulations, awesome deer.

WS

I'm glad he found a deer he could eat. Not to knock the hunt but I thought finding a live deer with a drone and then going in to get him was illegal. Or is this a state by state thing?

It’s legal to find shot deer with a drone or dogs here. Drone deer recovery is a big business.

That's a great buck!

Persistent paid off.
Nice work guys.

Outstanding!

What a super fine buck!

Glad yall found him!!

Great job staying with it !! Glad he found him. BEAUTIFUL DEER !!

Is that the entry above the shoulder in the pic ? Or the finishing off shot? Don't see another entry wound. Details man all about details.. LOL

I know there is big debate over fixed or mechanical. But seems you guys have a lot of trailing adventures using fixed. IF that is the initial shot and he was shooting down at that deer. You put a rage OR a swacker in him there on a steep angle. He aint going 75 yards.

Don't want to hear how the blades bend when hitting bone. They still cut a 2.5 -3.5 inches as they go thru flesh.

My opinion. Both types have a place.

Congrats. Have you weighed it ? Any idea on age?

Thank God you found him! Ended any suffering and your family is safe. Good job!

Very nice buck. Brow tines are a preference for me , if I have a choice.

Lots of good meat. Don't let anyone tell him that tired old untrue saying- "Ya cant eat the horns".....yes....you can.

There is more to feasting than the belly- though the bigger the buck, or doe, the more meat.

As an artist, beautiful antlers also are a feast unto the eyes, for years. Something to enjoy and appreciate always. Along with a beautiful ivory carved look to the skull in Euro mount. Continued use of the whole animal.

Glad he had success.

Dang. I'd been sick over it too.