Hit a good one

[galiuro mountain man]

Tuesday I hit a good one, but he jumped my string and he got away. I went out again Wednesday to try to find him again, but no luck. I am having a hard time connecting this year.

 

I had decided to start going after WT again this year after trying to get a BIG MD buck with my bow. I have passed up a few of 140 class MD and a bunch of great WT in the past 4 years, and decided that the next good buck I had a shot at was going to get a Montec in the chest.

 

On Tuesday we set out at 430 am to a spot with good WT and MD in it. We sat at a tank for a couple hours and there was no action, so we split up and worked back towards the truck. I snuck around a point and saw this buck feeding right in front of me. I was able to rangefind him, 46 yards, I drew, aimed and started to squeese the trigger and he jerked his head up. The shot was off and was going perfect, untill the arrow was about to hit. He lunged forward and ducked. It happened so fast that I thought I had hit him good, but it was high and back in the backstrap. Passed right through without hitting spine or liver.

 

We spent about 3 hours trying to track him by tracks and the little blood, just a couple of spots of blood, but it was not much because I hit straight muscle. I went back out yesterday to try and see if crows and buzzards were on him, but he is still alive, a little sore but should be OK. I walked all over the hills and did not see him. I have to work a few days, and will be back out after this week to find him.

 

He is a great buck, I hope to get on him again. I have a couple of sheds from him. He is a bit bigger than my biggest WT to date from measuring sheds. I have an idea of where to look for him, and will try again.

 

Until then, everyone else have good luck.

[nlacost]

I know the feeling,I hit one last january over 100" and we never found him after 7 hour search and return trips after days...it still bothers me..hope he made it.Keep your chin up and get back after these devils!!