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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Cmane07 on October 17, 2018, 11:08:58 PM
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Well season opened here in South MS Monday. Yesterday afternoon found me sitting over a hot water oak tree in the swamp on our place. At 5:00 a doe and a cowhorn in velvet pop out of a trail in front of me and start heading towards the tree. The doe is extremely jumpy and I only have a small window to shoot her. She comes down a trail at about 14 yards and I decide my best bet is to shoot her while I'm sitting down and while she's walking. I let the arrow go and immediately felt I didn't lead her enough.
Sure enough, the arrow hits her quite a bit back and my heart drops. She bolts off and then does the hunkered up trot they do when they're gut shot. I watch her for about 60 yards and then she jumps into a thicket. I didn't get a complete pass through, but I could see the arrow almost completely through her on the other side. Only the feathers were still in her. Luckily, the weather was cool enough that I knew I could let her lay without the meat spoiling so I didn't go back until this morning.
The blood trail was sparse at first, but the amount of bushes made tracking easier because she was rubbing on quite a few. After about 15 minutes I found her dead as can be. I was so thankful to find her after a terrible shot on my end. She only made it about 100 yards. After cleaning her, I think she expired pretty quickly and I hit some liver but you can never be too careful in my opinion. I'm not saying I wouldn't have found her shooting another head, but the old 2 incher really saved my butt this time I believe. Fresh backstraps!
(https://i.imgur.com/8V9DL2t.jpg)
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Glad it worked out for ya!
And congrats!!!
Bisch
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Glad you got her , I do love them Sharks....
,,Sam,,
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Attaboy - another shark fan here
Tim B
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Congrats...
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Nice doe and a bigger hole certainly never hurts.
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Good hunting. I have zero doubt that the bigger hole and more blood on the ground helps. Congratulations.
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Love a wide cut. Congratulations!
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We use sharks and we love water oaks too. Looks like you have that bow QUIET!
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Congrats
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I had great success with the tree sharks
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Congrats gotta love them sharks
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I lovem too. :biglaugh: congratts to. :thumbsup:
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Those are the next heads I’ll get. Your land on the Pascagoula Swamp? Congrats
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Great follow up to a heart breaking start. You made me smile by showing the photo, sharing the story, and admitting to a less-than-perfect shot. There are some people I know that would never admit to your story. Congrats to you! Be proud of this hunt. Thanks for sharing.
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I’ve got some tree sharks that I’ve been wanting to try but was concerned about penetration since I’m only shooting 48# at my draw length so I went with tigersharks. What poundage are you guys shooting that have used the tree sharks and getting complete pass-thrus?
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1/4 away....I'm shooting either my 55# Griz or my 50# kodiak. I've killed 3 deer w sharks this year and one blew completely through and the other 2 burried the fletches and fell out as they ran off. I also love the tigersharks but bigger is funner haha
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Tim B
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4 broke ribs and a pass through
Tim B
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Congrats
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Sharks bite Bad juju! Congrats
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congrats, well done :thumbsup:
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Thanks guys!
Those are the next heads I’ll get. Your land on the Pascagoula Swamp? Congrats
Possum, I'm in the Leaf River swamp right north of there in Greene/Perry County.
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Caleb,
Do you live around the Leaf river area? I’m directly south of the management area about 37 miles in Vancleave off Hwy 57.
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Love those Tree Sharks...