Shot a Deer? Here’s How Long to Wait Before Tracking!

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  @glorybound7599 · 1 year ago

  Made a scapula shot with a crossbow on a nice 3 year old 7 point four years ago. Followed a fair blood trail for over an hour and a half covering 150-200 yards then nothing. Last spring I stumbled across the broken bolt and broad head on a trail that I was tracking him the few years before. I found a fully bleached skeleton this spring in an area I decided to place a new stand, just 100 yards from where I found the broken bolt the year before. The antlers were fully intact and made for a nice find but it was a bitter sweet experience.

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• MI

  @michaeldaltonsr8954 · 1 year ago

  In 62 years of deer-hunting, I haven't "seen it all", but have seen a lot. From early 1960's>, went thru hearing that anything from front shoulder to hind-quarter was "a gut-shot", "you won't find him".( my dad/grand-pa/uncles were "neck-shot-only"( true meat hunters/you either miss him...or drop him) My hunting experiences taught me that MOST hunters, even today, don't kno deer anatomy( thanx 4 vid). I focused on learning. I became the "go-to" guy for tracking by family/neighbors/friends, so, yeah, I saw a lot of wounded/dying/dead deer. I will say this: If, IF, "hunters" spent as much time learning about deer anatomy, AS THEY DO TELLING "TALL TALES", THEN... they would have more ACTUAL TALES to tell about successful hunts. Just sharing.

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• RO

  @robertmurray1759 · 1 year ago

  Maybe this was mentioned by one of you guys, but as a 52-year-old we didn’t always have phones. But with phones, I’d say take that phone out after the shot and speak and walk yourself through the entire shot. Talk about every tree and stick and where the deer ran so you have a complete video of what happened and where the shot took place. You can always watch that again as you walk to the place where you shot and really pin down where that hit took place and where a deer ran.

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• SA

  @sandvwexgaming6856 · 1 year ago

  My grandma won’t get away next time thank you

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• CH

  @chompfish65 · 1 year ago

  I have no idea how I ended up on hunting YouTube. I´ve never been hunting in my life but I find these videos super interesting.

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• MA

  @MangrovesToMountainsOutdoors · 2 years ago

  Great info. This video should be part of bowhunter Ed classes.

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• IN

  @Intimidator82 · 2 years ago

  Very informative.  There are so many different variables that can affect the distance a deer may travel.  The last 2 deer i shot were within 10lbs of each other, same double lung with heart shot.  One sropped 40 yards from my stand, the other went 150 yards.  Difference being i had to stop the one for the shot, it looked right at me in the tree. I believe this is why that deer went 3 times as far as the other one, its adrenaline was pumping and it wasn't stopping!

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• LE

  @Lentuttle · 2 years ago

  Hands down, without a SINGLE doubt in my mind, the BEST comprehensive video on this topic I've seen to date. I found this video looking for content to share with youth hunters in my class. This will absolutely be the capstone. I don't think it could have been explained any better. I need for you to know, that which you set out to accomplish by making this video, far exceeded your expectations. Excellent job. Top shelf!

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• KE

  @kevinr5187 · 2 years ago

  Very good video.  One thing that is not covered here if you have a hard time finding blood and you know they jumped a fence or down a creek bank check where they may have landed at the landing spot.  They tend to start bleeding in the landing spot or the blood trail is heavier in the spot they land.  Great Art.   You have a talent for sure.

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• DE

  @Demsrdumb · 1 year ago

  Good info. I would just add, as someone who owns a tracking dog, if you think you’re going to need a dog then do not stomp all over the woods. Keep first and last blood marked and stay out until the dog gets there.

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• BR

  @bryangeorge9461 · 10 months ago (edited)

  I double lung shot a deer years ago and it just stood there for a few seconds. It then started walking away and after about ten yards it started wobbling and fell over. There was snow on the ground and although I didn't need to track the deer, I actually followed a blood trail to my arrow.

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• MA

  @mattl1758 · 1 year ago

  Great video.  I’m 46 and hunted for 30+ years.   The one muscle shot I didn’t hear was the loin.  I used to be horrible and judging distance   Too high.  Still think about that one.  Thx buddy

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