I must smell bad

bow hunter · Post by **bow hunter** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:22 am

I've been out 4 times this far so year. The only deer that I've seen was a small 5 pointer on opening day, that I passed on because he was 30 yds in fading day light (still legal shooting time). He proceeded to walk over to my brother and gave him a 25 yd broad side shot which he made good on. My bother also saw two other deer that evening that were too far. Since then I've been out twice by myself with zero sightings. Last night I took my bother out again. We switched stands. Again he saw 3 deer last night. One of which was a 13 point buck that gave him 12 yd shot that was almost broadside (slightly quartering toward him). Again he made good on the shot. We waited 1/2 hour before tracking. We recovered him with abaout a 1/2 hour of tracking on a not so good blood trail in the dark. Not sure why the blood trail wasn't better. The shot whent through one lung, the liver, and some of the guts. The deer still went 200-300 yds. About half way through tracking the trail was getting pretty thin, and I though we were going to loose him. Again last night I had zero sightings.

gametrail · Post by **gametrail** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:17 am

Your turn will come.

Just the luck of the draw.

Did they blow at you or anything like that ?

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:24 am

Ya know bow hunter deer hunting with a buddy is like fishing with a buddy or group, one person in the fishing group seems to catch all the fish

Same type of bait same type of line and it make no difference.. Hang in there and your time will come. I mysel am not a believer in cover scent or a big fan of camo. I will on occasion use a small amount of vanilla on a cotton ball and tie it off on a limb near my stand.

I also do use feeders. But it is not you self inless of course you are waving your arms, jumping up and down or talking to youself loud

Hang in there and it WILL HAPPEN

Sliver · Post by **Sliver** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:07 pm

Hi bow hunter,, sounds like you are having the same luck as I am

Benn out a few times and have not even seen a deer yet

.. I'll keep going and sooner or later it should happen,, I hope

Keep at it, and I'm sure you will be successful

Good Luck!

Woody Williams · Post by **Woody Williams** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:16 pm

"I must smell bad"

Don't we all to a deer??

Sliver · Post by **Sliver** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:35 pm

Woody Williams wrote:"I must smell bad"

Don't we all to a deer??

How true Woody!

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 1:52 pm

Keep at er...that's why they call it hunting!

Regrds,
Robin