Glenn’s thread had me thinking about how sometimes a perfect shot can go south for some reason or another. Well wouldn’t you know it, I had it happen last night. Shot an old bruiser of an 8 point me and a buddy have been hunting all season. 20 yard chip shot, the arrow went in tight behind the shoulder midways up the body from 25 feet up. Just like it was supposed to and like I’ve done plenty of times. Well this time it didn’t workout like normal. The deer has bled just like a normal lung shot deer, only problem is he’s ran 300 yards and hit the water. Over 9 hours of searching for blood and grid searching has come up empty. I’m sick to my stomach but sometimes what looks like a perfect shot doesn’t always work out. I’ve shot a handful of 200 pound deer and one that was 215. I wouldn’t be surprised if this deer weighed 220 to 230. He was the biggest bodied deer I’ve ever seen in person.
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