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    • David Coulter
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        My buddy had a buck come in, walking through his shooting lane and stopped right at the edge. The archer stooped low with his self bow to shoot under a couple snow laden boughs. What he didn’t see was a dead twig hanging behind the boughs which deflected the arrow sharply low. He figured it must have been a clean miss as low as the arrow flew. Watching the deer in his binos he noticed it acting funny, pawing the ground oddly. When the deer moved off he inspected the scene, found his broken arrow and a lot of blood.
        He backed out and let it rest for about six hours. The trail was easy in the headlamp with lots of blood and snow on the ground. After  two and a half hours of trailing and a few times being within several yards of the buck he was able to recover it.
        Thanks to a super sharp broadhead, a lucky hit and persistence the buck ended up in the freezer.
        You can see the entrance and exit wounds about four inches above the hoof, nicking a major blood vessel. 

      • David Coulter
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        • Stephen Graf
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            That reminds me of a story my grandpa told me from “back in the day”.  When he was a young man he took a long shot at a running buck.  He took up the blood trail and found the deer with a similar wound just above the hoof.

            Dang Dave, I thought this was gonna be a story of your persistence!  I guess you are still in the process of being persistent…

          • David Coulter
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              Ha! I thought I had the deck cleared to hunt Saturday and ended up with a bear of a cold. Still coughing but on the mend, I hope to out this weekend. Then I have a couple weeks of late season after Christmas. Fortunately, the Pa Dept of Trans has kept me in supply of fresh venison. I’d still like to tag one this year!

            • Raymond Coffman
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                David

                Amazing and interesting story.  I am glad your friend was able to recover the deer.

                Just proves one should always investigate every shot , just to be sure. Great lesson, and an excellent reminder.

                Scout aka Ray

              • Ralph
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                  I’m thinking I remember a story of someone nicking the lower leg and cutting an artery of an antelope and a long tracking job to find the animal.. Larry O perhaps? ??????

                • David Coulter
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                    Ralph, I related this story to my neighbor. He told of a time he shot at a deer just as it turned. The shot went just low and between her legs. Much to his surprise she dropped within 15 feet. The arrow pierce the femoral artery and very quickly expired.

                  • William Warren
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                      Theres a story of Paul Schafer tracking an antelope 41 miles. Could be what you were thinking of.

                    • Ralph
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                        Bet so too. Thanks…

                         

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