A few years ago I posted my best buck taken to date and noted the great effort required to extract a deer after dropping dead at the bottom of a steep ravine.
Fast forward, below is my 5th challenging recovery when hunting this honey hole. It is expected they will turn downhill when hit.
Patti and I worked like a mule team 6 inches at a time to get him up the 45y steep incline then onto the cart and with 90 yards of deadfalls to contend with next.
The last 1 km cart walk was easy. A full moon certainly helped.
33 y chip shot.
Scorpyd Grim Reaper
Black Eagle Arrows
SWAT X MAG - blood trail
Leupold VXR 2-7
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EXCALFFLICTION 1991 ->>----------> 2024
Matrix 355
Huskemaw and Leupold crossbow optics.
Boo Strings
SWAT BH's and TOTA heads.
Teach Your Family How To Hunt So You Don't Have To Hunt For Your Family
Got a better resize now, just have to figure out the rotate part, headscratch
EXCALFFLICTION 1991 ->>----------> 2024
Matrix 355
Huskemaw and Leupold crossbow optics.
Boo Strings
SWAT BH's and TOTA heads.
Teach Your Family How To Hunt So You Don't Have To Hunt For Your Family
That's a beauty of a buck! Congrats! In the mountains I've noticed they have a tendency to turn downhill when hit hard. I swear they pick up speed heading downhill until they crash.
Micro Wolverine/Matrix 350 SE
Recovering Excalaholic
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