KyFlintlock
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What are the top things that are most important in your opinion to do AFTER making a shot on a deer?
1. Before moving get a lock on where the deer was standing when you shot.
2. Reload!
3. Mark the blood as you go by on the SIDE of the blood trail, don't walk over top of it.
4. Trail quietly and watch for the deer, unless weather conditions do not permit.
5. If you lose the trail, stop and take a few min to get your composure. Pray! <--That is what I do!! Make circles when you start again, but always mark the last place you had blood.
I put down RELOAD as I have had 2 buddies shoot deer in the last few years to see the buck hit the dirt at their shot. They figured it was dead and took their time getting stuff together and following up, only to see the deer get up and run off. If they would have reloaded, a follow-up shot would have been possible in both cases.
What about you? What do YOU do that you think is important in recovering the deer?
1. Before moving get a lock on where the deer was standing when you shot.
2. Reload!
3. Mark the blood as you go by on the SIDE of the blood trail, don't walk over top of it.
4. Trail quietly and watch for the deer, unless weather conditions do not permit.
5. If you lose the trail, stop and take a few min to get your composure. Pray! <--That is what I do!! Make circles when you start again, but always mark the last place you had blood.
I put down RELOAD as I have had 2 buddies shoot deer in the last few years to see the buck hit the dirt at their shot. They figured it was dead and took their time getting stuff together and following up, only to see the deer get up and run off. If they would have reloaded, a follow-up shot would have been possible in both cases.
What about you? What do YOU do that you think is important in recovering the deer?