cuda67bnl
Senior Member
Shot a little 8 pointer last night just before dark. 38 yards broadside. Think I hit him a bit high and a tad forward. Almost didn’t hunt, because it rained like crazy about 5:00 last night, and I was concerned tracking might be an issue. It was......
Took my little dog down to trail him. He picked up the blood trail for me, and we trailed him for probably 120 to 150 yards. Found my broken arrow, with thick dark blood all the way up to the fletching. I hit him on the right side, and I think the bolt lodged in his left shoulder, then broke off and pushed back out as he ran off. Found some good blood and thought I’d find him piled up quickly. Then the trail just stopped. Watched my little dog, and found some more blood about 40 yards away. Trailed for another 15 yards or so and it disappeared again. We searched til 10:00 last night and gave up. Tried to call 3 different local trackers. 2 couldn’t come, and one was on his way to another tracking job.
Went back out this morning to look again. It must of rained again after we gave up last night, as the bloody arrow was washed clean. As was almost all the blood we had marked last night. I couldn’t find any more sign, so started randomly searching. Covered pretty much every inch of my place in the direction he was headed. With no luck. Extremely disappointed. I can’t stand to take something’s life and not put it to use.
Couldn’t get a local dog today either, but found one 2 counties away that’s gonna give it a shot. But he can’t come til later today. Will be interesting to see if his bulldog can trail a washed away blood trail this old. The meat won’t be any good, but I want to at least try and find It.
Took my little dog down to trail him. He picked up the blood trail for me, and we trailed him for probably 120 to 150 yards. Found my broken arrow, with thick dark blood all the way up to the fletching. I hit him on the right side, and I think the bolt lodged in his left shoulder, then broke off and pushed back out as he ran off. Found some good blood and thought I’d find him piled up quickly. Then the trail just stopped. Watched my little dog, and found some more blood about 40 yards away. Trailed for another 15 yards or so and it disappeared again. We searched til 10:00 last night and gave up. Tried to call 3 different local trackers. 2 couldn’t come, and one was on his way to another tracking job.
Went back out this morning to look again. It must of rained again after we gave up last night, as the bloody arrow was washed clean. As was almost all the blood we had marked last night. I couldn’t find any more sign, so started randomly searching. Covered pretty much every inch of my place in the direction he was headed. With no luck. Extremely disappointed. I can’t stand to take something’s life and not put it to use.
Couldn’t get a local dog today either, but found one 2 counties away that’s gonna give it a shot. But he can’t come til later today. Will be interesting to see if his bulldog can trail a washed away blood trail this old. The meat won’t be any good, but I want to at least try and find It.