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Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
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11/24/17 12:09 AM
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Freeman
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I really wanted my grandson to shoot this one as he was coming in this morning about 8, but he turned away and left him no shot. I decided to stand up on the ladder stand, make a sound to get him to turn and shoot through a hole in the branches. Well, that didn't turn out good. His leg took the hit and he disappeared into the brush with no blood trail. We caught up with him a few hundred yards away, gave him a 45 minute pause, and then started seriously tracking his distinct tracks with the bad leg. Found him 3 hours after the shot-he made one more attempt to flee and gave up. We completed the hunt and I'm so glad and thankful I didn't leave a wounded animal out there!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6970759
11/24/17 12:40 AM
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Walkabout
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Nice tracking job. Way to stay with it!!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Walkabout]
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11/24/17 12:58 AM
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Simple Searcher
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Nice tracking job. Way to stay with it!!!
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Simple Searcher]
#6970785
11/24/17 01:05 AM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Nice tracking job. Way to stay with it!!! +2.
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6970822
11/24/17 01:34 AM
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sbushee
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
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11/24/17 01:44 AM
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dlrz71
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Nice buck and glad it worked out in the end!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: dlrz71]
#6970851
11/24/17 01:57 AM
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Stub
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Nice buck and glad it worked out in the end!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6970881
11/24/17 02:25 AM
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TAT
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Great buck and good job! Some people would have gave up and started over! True trophy and you will always remember that hunt!!! Congrats.
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Stub]
#6970897
11/24/17 02:40 AM
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Bee'z
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Nice buck and glad it worked out in the end!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6970972
11/24/17 03:53 AM
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dkershen
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Ended well. Good job staying with it.
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6970993
11/24/17 04:23 AM
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Cinch
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Stub]
#6970996
11/24/17 04:41 AM
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Nice buck and glad it worked out in the end!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
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#6971066
11/24/17 01:06 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Nice buck and glad it worked out in the end!!
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6971120
11/24/17 02:16 PM
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Txfencebuilder s
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
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11/24/17 03:05 PM
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heredeer
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Re: Bad shots, 3 hours tracking but success
[Re: Freeman]
#6971681
11/25/17 03:35 AM
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Grizz
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Very nice buck and kudos to you for sticking with it and getting him.
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