r/bowhunting

Resemble Slick Tricks.. was wondering if they fly true and durability? Please comment if you have any experience or heard feedback..

This morning, a beautiful buck was quartering toward me at what felt like a very manageable angle where I knew I could get both lungs and I put my arrow right where it needed to be, I tried my best to get over the buck fever and tell myself to commit to good form, and when I let fly, he spun towards the tree line and I struck him in one lung and the liver I think at 40 yards. This is my first ever archery deer and my first ever buck. I waited 2 hours and got permission to track him over the fence line. I trailed him for 1/5 mile and decided to go home for a few hours to go back out this evening with my brother. It's been 6 hours since I shot him. My last blood was probably a cup of blood and he bled multiple puddles and consistently left behind bright red trails but it was 1/4 mile and I may have jumped him once but I'm not sure because I was certain I waited a good amount of time and I found a bedding area, but he seemed to have bypassed it and I didn't see blood in it at all but I feel really nervous that I'm just being hopeful. I thought 2 hours was enough because of the massive blood loss but I may have been wrong.

Does the situation look grim? I feel really awful about this and I feel like I really failed this animal. I just want to make it right and recover the carcass and put it to good use because I love venison and I love hunting but this feels like garbage and it's a tough lesson learned to just wait for a completely broadside shot and not let buck fever get in my head about getting an arrow in his kill zone quickly.

I'm 26 years old and I've been hunting all kinds of animals since I was a youth hunter and I've never wounded an animal before and I guess I was not prepared for something like this to happen but I feel super at fault for going cross eyed over antlers and taking a shot hastily.

Update: I am sorry everyone. No deer. The dog gave up and got hot and we called it. If I find him carrying my arrow, I'll do everything I can to put one through his broadside. He probably won't come back, though and now the woods he traveled through is super pressured, but I learned a valuable lesson and even though I'm really upset that I didn't find him, I'm proud of myself for trying really hard because I think that is what the deer deserved.

I am going to make a YouTube video and talk about this because I feel really bad and I want people to learn from my mistake and I want to help others the way everyone here helped me. You guys cheered me on so loudly and I felt really good coming out here this morning. Maybe I won't stop bow hunting. I pray God can forgive me for taking a bad shot out of Immature excitement. The deer deserved better than that and because of his sacrifice, I will never do that again. I will fondly refer to him as Gilderic, which is a Germanic name that means he was a mighty sacrifice.

I will update you guys but I am on my way right now to meet with the dog handler. Bottom pin is where I the deer was shot and top pin is last blood. I will let you all know because I'm praying I find the deer today. This is my first buck and I want to eat him!!!!!! Luckily it was cold last night so 🤞🏻

Update: 11:35 am

Nothing. Dog got off track a little for a bit. I'm doing grid searching and crawling on my hands and knees looking in places that make sense. Nothing yet and I'm losing hope.

Update #2: I am sorry everyone. No deer. The dog gave up and got hot and we called it. If I find him carrying my arrow, I'll do everything I can to put one through his broadside. He probably won't come back, though and now the woods he traveled through is super pressured, but I learned a valuable lesson and even though I'm really upset that I didn't find him, I'm proud of myself for trying really hard because I think that is what the deer deserved.

I am going to make a YouTube video and talk about this because I feel really bad and I want people to learn from my mistake and I want to help others the way everyone here helped me. You guys cheered me on so loudly and I felt really good coming out here this morning. Maybe I won't stop bow hunting. I pray God can forgive me for taking a bad shot out of Immature excitement. The deer deserved better than that and because of his sacrifice, I will never do that again. I will fondly refer to him as Gilderic, which is a Germanic name that means he was a mighty sacrifice.

Tagged out on a nice 9pt. Had him on cams all summer. PA 2B. I was looking the complete opposite direction as the sun was rising, heard a snap to my left down the hill and saw him sniffing after a doe, almost fell outta the stand I was so excited. Sent one from about 40 yards. Big ol boy, needed to winch him up the hill he fell down. Freezer is full, and I am grateful. Can’t wait for the euro mount next spring!

Cheers and good luck to all, hope to see your grip and grin shots too!