Fingers crossed.
Here we go again. Damn it!
- Thread starter Bear44
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Kind of. He actually went into the next best thing to a box canyon. Very steep and tall hardwood ridges on three sides. Maybe 50 yards across a flood plane at the bottom, but several hundred yards long. Unless he goes hiking into the high ground, it's a pretty concentrated area to search.
I really thought I had him. The sight was steady as a rock and I knew the distance within a yard. Then I watched him drop as the bolt flew. I can see it in my mind in slow motion. I've had them drop before, but nothing like this one did. He damn near dodged it completely. At this point, I wish he had.
Bring a hunting dog in if you can.
Don't want to spook him. From where he's hit, I think my best bet is to be able to slip in for another shot. If he's in shock at all that becomes much more possible.
See that area above the lungs and below the spine where there are no vitals? That's where I hit him.
I'm pretty sure the bolt is still in him, so hopefully as he moves around it will cause more damage.
Dang it man. Hope you get him.
Me, too. I keep swinging back and forth between believing I'll find him dead in the morning and I'll never see him again. Going to be another long night.
You did the best thing by backing out instead of chasing him all over today...
