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**matthewjr83** · 10-22-2009, 10:31 PM

went out tonight hunting and what an event.... i decided today that i would go out hunting. i have two different private grounds i can hunt but decided to go to public land tonight to let those areas cool before these next 3 weeks... well it started raining at 5 and i was like ok, i'll just tough it out... 6 came around and i noticed a deer in high grass, it bedded down in it until 630... i was bored so i grunted loudly 2 times, when i did it the deer stood up and i looked through my rangefinder (didn't have my binos with me) and noticed it looked like a possible shooter... the deer stood there for about 5 minutes so i grunted again at it... when i did he started to walk towards the open field and to my way...i started to lose light quickly thanks to it be overcast, the deer made it to 60 yards and shook its body off from the rain and i noticed it was a shooter buck, tall and wide, the buck continued to walk my way and at 25 yards i took the shot... wack... the deer dropped then stumbled backwards then ran off into the high grass and stopped... then i lost him due to the light... i got down out of my stand and looked for my arrow but did not find it... so i decided to give it overnight, even though it's suppose to rain... i have an idea where he went down at... i figure i would side on the caution side, so i wouldn't spook him off his bed... my buddy and i are going to look for it in the morning... hopefully i'll be showing you the buck tomorrow night... hopefully i can get him and get a good nights rest

**Bowtech_archer07** · 10-22-2009, 10:56 PM

Good luck on finding him. Sounds like you definitely did the right thing by backing out, especially since you lost sight of him so quickly.

**Tom2008** · 10-23-2009, 12:18 AM

Best of luck to ya and you did the right thing!

**buckee** · 10-23-2009, 12:29 AM

All the very best tomorrow. You did the right thing by just backing out for the night. It sounds like you hit him hard, so I hope he hasn't gone far.
Don't forget the camera...eh

**earnhardts12000** · 10-23-2009, 07:18 AM

within doubt back out hope find him

**tp793** · 10-23-2009, 08:31 AM

Good choice on backing out. Now just get in there early in the morning and find him before someone else does. Don't forget the camera. Good luck!!!

**matthewjr83** · 10-23-2009, 03:54 PM

Update!!!! Well i went out this morning with my buddy... after the 20 min walk back where i hunted last night, we started off where i shot him, looking for the arrow... well we started to look in the high grass and i found my arrow 10 yards in the waist high grass... i look at the arrow and it's in one piece and the rage head is intact and it has hair and a green buger on it, ok so it was a gut shot (that's why i backed out, didn't know the exact impact site last night, going to buy some lighted nocks next year)... we start looking and we walk about a hundred yards... nothing... so my buddy said lets start back at the arrow and see what we think... we walk back to the arrow and my buddy says "i say he ran a lil farther to the left then you think... so we start walking a trail (oh yea no blood cause it rained nonstop last night)... we split off near the lil trees... i walk about 10 more yards and see him lying dead!!!!!

I hugged my buddy and said thanks... without his idea it would have taken longer to find him... he was about 20 yards north of where i saw him last, last night... all and all he went 100 yards from where i shot him... i hit him in the gut, but the rage did it's job...i can't think my buddy enough he helped me get it out of the woods (1hr 30min haul)... that's why he is my bestman at my wedding next june!!! also, when in doubt back out did the job!!! hope you all enjoy the pics... i talk to my other buddies and one is a scorer and he thinks he'll be high 130s or low 140s... he is a ten pointer with a great base, 2 lil kicker on the base (redneck scoring would score him a 12pointer lol) thanks again guys for your thoughts and well wishes!!! here are the pics enjoy!!!
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**The Kid** · 10-23-2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by matthewjr83

Update!!!! Well i went out this morning with my buddy... after the 20 min walk back where i hunted last night, we started off where i shot him, looking for the arrow... well we started to look in the high grass and i found my arrow 10 yards in the waist high grass... i look at the arrow and it's in one piece and the rage head is intact and it has hair and a green buger on it, ok so it was a gut shot (that's why i backed out, didn't know the exact impact site last night, going to buy some lighted nocks next year)... we start looking and we walk about a hundred yards... nothing... so my buddy said lets start back at the arrow and see what we think... we walk back to the arrow and my buddy says "i say he ran a lil farther to the left then you think... so we start walking a trail (oh yea no blood cause it rained nonstop last night)... we split off near the lil trees... i walk about 10 more yards and see him lying dead!!!!!

I hugged my buddy and said thanks... without his idea it would have taken longer to find him... he was about 20 yards north of where i saw him last, last night... all and all he went 100 yards from where i shot him... i hit him in the gut, but the rage did it's job...i can't think my buddy enough he helped me get it out of the woods (1hr 30min haul)... that's why he is my bestman at my wedding next june!!! also, when in doubt back out did the job!!! hope you all enjoy the pics... i talk to my other buddies and one is a scorer and he thinks he'll be high 130s or low 140s... he is a ten pointer with a great base, 2 lil kicker on the base (redneck scoring would score him a 12pointer lol) thanks again guys for your thoughts and well wishes!!! here are the pics enjoy!!!
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Thats awesome you found him,,was there any blood after the shot i just shot a deer with my rage at 15 yards pile of hair but very little blood?? just wondering,, congrats on a dandy

**arrow32** · 10-23-2009, 04:09 PM

Congrats on a great deer!

**turkeygirl** · 10-23-2009, 04:37 PM

Congrats on a great deer! Good deal backing out.

**Tetro** · 10-23-2009, 06:08 PM

Congrats, Very nice deer.

**muzzy1** · 10-23-2009, 06:28 PM

Thats a great deer!!!,even cooler that you got him on public land,congrats!!!!!!

**danthehuntinman** · 10-23-2009, 08:29 PM

Thats a great bow buck congratulations on him.

**matthewjr83** · 10-25-2009, 09:42 AM

well let the drying period start... picked up the cape and helped my buddy get the cape ready for the tanner and he's going to to the rack with the scull plate out so i can start letting it dry to be scored... i'm hoping he goes pope and young, some guy who does scoring was thinking right around 140...