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Offline Joeabowhunter

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #100 on: January 11, 2015, 10:11:00 AM »
Congratulations on your well deserved recovery.  Whitetail are an amazing animal with an extraordinary survival instinct.  Great post that will help educate many on their next tracking job.

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Offline md126

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #101 on: January 11, 2015, 10:41:00 AM »
Good job Tim! Those 1 lung hits are the worst case scenarios in my opinion. Harder to get both lungs than people think and probably more deer not recovered by 1 lung hits than other fatal hits (guts, liver, kidneys, etc..)

Personally, with the snow cover, cold temps, and deers reaction after being shot I would've waited until morning, especially after bumping her several times. Just my opinion, not a criticism

Either way well done late season hunt. Thanks for sharing
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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #102 on: January 11, 2015, 11:14:00 AM »
Well Done!
Thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #103 on: January 11, 2015, 12:42:00 PM »
The same thing happened to me this year in Iowa. I shot a doe at 7 yards from a stand 8 ft in a tree. The arrow entered half way up and between 3rd and 2nd to last rib on left side, existed right behind right front leg. Figured it would be a 50 yard recovery. I tracked about 100 yards, backed out and drove back the next with my wife, tracked on very little blood(Oct no snow) and eventually ended up shooting her again. The arrow went right behind the heart only getting the left lung.
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Offline K.S.TRAPPER

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #104 on: January 11, 2015, 01:12:00 PM »
Dang Tim this sounds a little to familier to my story a few years ago. Way to hang in there and see it to the end buddy your a great sportsman, congrats on a fine late season doe.

Thanks for sharing it with us and great picks!

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #105 on: January 11, 2015, 03:13:00 PM »
Congrats on the beautiful doe and fantastic story!
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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #106 on: January 11, 2015, 09:33:00 PM »
SOMETHING out of the ordinary happened there.

Judging by the entrance and exit, I would have considered that a 10 second and down deer.

All the big arteries across the top of the heart...not to mention the left lung and tip front tip of the right were right in that arrow`s path.

Thanks for sharing and congrats.
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Offline The Night Stalker

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #107 on: January 11, 2015, 11:06:00 PM »
Tim, you should share some good stories about Fred.  
That was a great looking Doe.
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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #108 on: January 11, 2015, 11:40:00 PM »
Congrats Tim!

Way to follow up on the shot.

Enjoy the feast!

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Re: A good shot doesn't always mean a short recovery
« Reply #109 on: January 12, 2015, 10:30:00 AM »
Great Story!

unfortunately I have been there as well this season,
but was'nt as fortunate to find my prize at the end of the tunnel..
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