Thanks GW11
You can get all the permissions lined up and then along comes that deer you've been dreaming about, could be a doe for that matter, and you finally get a shot. You do everything perfect, go for coffee, give it time. Finally you start trackin. Blood looks good - deer should be close. So you press on. Just another few yards - no way can that deer go that far. 500 yds and 1/2 hr later you're still shakin your head. That deer has to be on fumes. You hear coyotes off in the distance - a reminder that something else wants that deer too! you press on. The good shot you made has you talking to yourself. The deer crosses the road and goes down into a ravine and then you realize the deer is climbing out of the ravine - still bleeding ???WTF is goin on here. In your mind the deer is just ahead. Stopping and going back to the truck is an option BUT you may not even know how to get back to that exact spot to take up the trail later. You know you're off your permissions property what to do?
If any of you guys have never been in this situation - give it time - you will be! The more you hunt the sooner it will happen.
I have a good notion that those arguing with me are either the best hunters/best shots in the world or they're still bragging about the only one they ever got. There are lots of armchair - TV watching - magazine readers who like nothing better then bashing because they're experts now! ME? I no expert! I'm still learning. But the lessons I learned up till now governs the way I will behave in the future.
So mark my words your lessons are comin!
this is a grim reminder of what politically correct gets you
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