Hunting from a ground blind. Was getting low light. Amied my 270 down the shooting lane to see if my settings were ok. And there he was. Amature 8 pt buck. Got my breathing right flipped off the safety. Touched off the accutrigger. I couldn’t see his reaction. But he did run off to the left . tail down not really fast. Waited about 10 min and walked to the spot. Found his right antler on the ground. Guess he shed it there. The inside of the base had a tiny blood spot like it was ready to shed. Did a grid search … Nothing. No blood . not surprised. Ground blind shot deer don’t bleed a lot at first. Level shot. going back this am. Do you think he’s down? To be continued…
I would shoot my gun to make sure it is on site. If it is,I say you will find him.
How far and what bullet? Just because you shot the deer off the ground doesn’t mean it won’t bleed quickly, placement is key, bullet choice helps as well in insuring an exit wound. If you got an exit there should have been evidence at the POI, hair blood bone guts something. Good luck.
85 yds . Rem core lock 150. Ive practiced this shot over and over. Just now getting close to the lease. He must have fallen to break that shed off. It was very cold last nite. But there are lots of coyotes
good luck.
Got to the lease - Fired the gun - 3 rounds thru the bulls eye. dead on center. Did a 600 yd 3 man grid search - nothing - but we did find the bucks other shed antler where he jumped a gully. Checked the corn pile cam - he was there at 7 this AM with no antlers. The shot was toward the left side of a bush hogged shooting lane We notice a broken off sweet gum branch - In that low light I would have never seen it in the scope. Could have deflected the shot The buck will be better next year!
A clean miss is better than a gut shot or crippled deer. Odd that he was back to the same spot this AM though, the ones I’ve educated like that take weeks to come back and it’s usually at night.
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Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
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Originally posted by saltydog235A clean miss is better than a gut shot or crippled deer. Odd that he was back to the same spot this AM though, the ones I’ve educated like that take weeks to come back and it’s usually at night.
Mark
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Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
I don’t think the deer understood what happened. He wasn’t running fast after the shot - white tail down. The wind was perfect - I could smell him. His departure was kinda toward me. I stayed still and tried not to push him too much after the shot. My corn pile and food plot are the only ones around the area I hunt, and they tear it up in the cold. Could a 1/4 " branch deflect a bullet that much? The cornpile is 85 yds . The freshly busted limb was about 30 yds. Still , the whole thing was quite exciting and I have his antlers
Hell yeah a twig can booger ya in a minute!
600 yard 3 man grid, is great. You mentioned finding no blood? I’d mark it up to a clean miss. 
Give it a couple of days and look for buzzards. What I find odd is you finding one half of horns and then the other. That was a great find in itself. I’ve heard a couple other say they have found some early sheds…
Like salty said a limb most definitely can and will buggar a shot… Unless you are using a 30-30- or .35 they can take some brush. High velocity rifles do not like limbs. 
I’m a little confused on your statement about ground blind deer not bleeding?
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Originally posted by Fred67600 yard 3 man grid, is great. You mentioned finding no blood? I’d mark it up to a clean miss.
Give it a couple of days and look for buzzards. What I find odd is you finding one half of horns and then the other. That was a great find in itself. I’ve heard a couple other say they have found some early sheds…
Like salty said a limb most definitely can and will buggar a shot… Unless you are using a 30-30- or .35 they can take some brush. High velocity rifles do not like limbs.
I’m a little confused on your statement about ground blind deer not bleeding?
I shot 2 deer from the same spot - one bled like crazy and with the other I didn’t find a drop of blood for 25 yards. I think the chest had to fill to the wound channel before it dripped. Almost every deer I shoot is found within 40 yds. My shot from that spot is a little up hill since I am on the ground. I do think its kinda neat that I still have his antlers.
I think you need to go back and collect the limb you shot and add it to the shed antlers and take it to the taxidermist and let them create an “Euro-tree-an” Mount! After this year one thing I can say and that is the young red headed deer assassin is the one I want to take guidance from. She seems to avoid mishaps such as these and lets the pics speak for themselves. Have a great new year with new stories tell. Glad the buck will live to see you again next year!
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I would love to learn from the redhead gal! She is hooked for life! In retrospect, my error was taking a low light shot. It was legal shooting time - but I should have held my fire.
seems early for a mature deer to shed - but I have found several sheds already
How bout some pictures of them horns?
Ok. I will put them on later when I get to my laptop