Opening Morning

[DotShot]

So me and my hunting partner headed out at O'dark-Thirty this morning to our favorite spot in hopes of getting a shot at something with velvet antlers. We arrive just as the sun comes up and get settled in on the waterhole and the wait is on. At about 0545 i catch some movement off to my left and quickly notice a lone coyote holding in the brushline surveying the waterhole. Now, for some odd reason this young dog would hold right at the brushline and never come in for water. After numerous times of him depaerting and coming back from a different angle and about an hour and a half later he finally decides his thirst is to great and heads for the water. He is straight away in front of me at 61 yards and i am contemplating taking the shot but am not quite certain i should. After convincing myself that it would either be a clean hit, or a clean miss i decide to go for it, draw back and put the 60 yard pin on the center of his spine and let her fly. As the arrow is in flight the dog does soemthing i did not anticipate, as the shot was a bit long he must have heard the release and started to turn to his left, my right, just as the arrow hit. Instead of a dead on spine shot it passed through right at his hip and severed the femoral artery and broke his hips. He bled quite profusely but it was obvious he was going to suffer so i departed the ground blind and went over and dispatched him properly. No deer but another dog bites the dust.

 

[AZP&Y]

Cool- congrats- Arrows in the air- that's what it's all about.

 

Lots of time left to slay a deer!

 

 

AzP&Y

[1denogean]

You just saved 1 deer a week

[arizonaelitefreak]

so the day wasnt a total bust still busted a dawg and saved a deer WOO HOO congrats man!!!