Sandia Mtn January Hunt
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From: jbone
18-Jan-17
Hi guys. I was lucky enough to draw a Unit 8 tag and had a great hunt. Right up to the end that is. I shot a nice 3x3 on 1/11/17 right before 5 o'clock. I ranged the buck at 50 yards and he was broadside. There was a decent crosswind, and the buck jumped the string a little, causing me to hit him a little far back. I am not sure exactly how far, I don't use cameras, and it happened very fast. I found a good blood trail from the initial hit and followed him for a little while. I didn't want to push him so I backed out and went back first thing the next morning. I found his bed and no blood after the bed. I was lucky enough to find a small blood trail and the arrow later that morning. The arrow was completely covered in blood, no sign of guts. After the arrow there was a large blood trail leading up a saddle and down into Embudo Canyon. I followed it as far as I could, and the trail went cold right where it entered the wash in the bottom of Embudo. I am sick to my stomach about it, and am asking for any of your help if you have seen the buck dead or alive. I will keep looking for him in the meantime.
Thanks in advance for any help.
From: ohiohunter
19-Jan-17
Good luck!
From: jbone
19-Jan-17
Good luck on finding it...Cat could have gotten it or maybe it lived. Sorry to hear about it.
From: jbone
19-Jan-17
Hmmmm...Wonder how we have the same username????
From: jbone
19-Jan-17
Thanks guys, I am going to keep looking for him until I find him dead or see him running around.
Interesting on the username too.
From: mrelite
19-Jan-17
Talk about having a conversation with yourself........... That sucks big time about the deer!
From: Barrera
20-Jan-17
Jordan, That's a bummer hope you find him. Get out there and start looking for the birds. If he's still alive just keep putting the feed over your back fence there and he'll come back. JK That's a bummer man. Adam
From: jbone
20-Jan-17
Haha, thanks Adam. Headed back out this weekend to look around.
From: sfiremedic
22-Jan-17
Let us know if you find him...
From: jbone
24-Jan-17
No sign of him this weekend. Here is a picture of the blood trail before I left him the night I shot him. The blood trail was like this for a couple hundred yards then stopped after his bed. Looks like liver blood to me, and it appears to be coming from both sides of his body. What do you guys think? The arrow didn't appear to have any guts on it, and didn't have any smell. Is there water around Embudo anywhere that he might have headed to?
From: Unit 9er
31-Jan-17
Toward the houses, If you shot him down low...