Time to punch my Kansas buck tag!! (Hard work and a little luck pays off "RECOVERED")

[GREATBROWNKNOCKEMDOWN]

That is unbelievable, those animals are so tough. Glad you found him.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Everything should have been in front of the diaphram so I don't think it was gut at all, Plus the arrow was clean only lung blood on it. As a matter of fact the blood trail was all lung blood for the first 100 yds.

  I just recounted and it was the 8th and 9th rib, sorry.    

I think it was low right lung hit and barely the left, no liver and No gut!! But I'm open for discussion    

Tracy

[longbowben]

Wow i still cant believe he lived that long.Like you said 2 inches to low.I really enjoy seeing pictures like this helps all of us out we better understand just how tough deer are, and the shot looks very good now i can see why you where so disturbed that you couldnt find the deer.My hats off to you  

[bad arrow]

More sweet than bitter. Happy you found him this soon at least....Phil

[longbowben]

And yes no guts.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

Thanks Ben and everybody, I wish things would have turned out better and I was glad I could show the picks for us to learn from me included.

  No hero picks this time for me though!!

 

I will do my best to find a way to display this bruiser old buck on my wall, All broken up and busted up and not the biggest buck in the woods but one tuff animal!!                

 

  Thanks Charlie for the wonderful bow and Treekiller for the awesome arrows.

 

  Kirk my hats off to you buddy for getting ahold of me and stepping up when I needed it I owe you my friend!! and Bubbles  :D  

  Tracy

[Whip]

I'm sure it is bittersweet Tracy, but glad that you found him to put closure to the wondering about what happened.  Most often we never get that chance.

This is a game of inches, as your story so well demonstrates.  We all can learn from that, and that is another one of the great things about this websites.  Personally, I'm surprised even after seeing the pics that he survived so long.

[Tree Killer]

You know Tracy, 9 out of 10 bucks probably would have died within a couple minutes from the very same shot you made. You just never know when #10 will come down the trail.

Keep your head up and your nose in the wind my friend!

[Owlgrowler]

WOW!! Incredible story. Wow. Do you think it's possible you shot him with a broadhead that you had been practicing with? and forgot to re-sharpen, Just grasping for straws. I can't believe he lived that long

You're a very honorable man.

Thanks for sharing

[K.S.TRAPPER]

I'm surprised to Joe.

  Very true Ron and thats a great way to put it, Thanks buddy!!

  Tad, Go back and check the picks of the blood trail one of the better I have been on. I could have posted 50 picks that all looked the same massive... I touched up and sharpened all broadheads the day before this hunt.    

Tracy

[steadman]

Your a hero to me Tracy! Glad you were able to find him. Still unreal!

[StanM]

Wow, what an amazing story. Glad you were able to put the unknown to rest. Truly a magnificent animal.

[swp]

What a TUFF old buck!! Glad you found him.

[Irish]

Glad to see you found him.  

[wapiti792]

6 days with a hemo/pneumothorax...WOW! Like Ron said, he was just plain crazy tough. I mean look at his rack. That tough guy doesn't look like a deer that lays down and quits...AMAZING! Congrats again on the find my friend. I know not having the meat bothers you but you did EVERYTHING to find that deer. Keep your head up and go kill some of those turkies that are running you over  

[Dirtybird]

Wow! Way to keep up with him and not give up.

[Fritz]

Awesome job! Persistance and a little help from a fellow tradganger and you get some closure.  Strange things happen sometimes, glad you found him.

[kennym]

Good deal Tracy!! Things like that have a way of eatin at you! Glad you found him!

[Tim]

Congrats Tracy...fantastic news!

Tim

glad you found your buck,been there done that!
and it sucks.