01/22/2025
A huge congratulations to on his awesome KY buck!
Weapon: Crossbow
Broadhead: Slick Trick
Deer Position: Broadside
Shot: high lung/backstrap
Pass through: no
Age of track: 2 hours
Length of track: 100 yards
Evan has been working hard all season, even spending a lot of time mentoring and taking a youth hunter. Up until this point he’s been using his compound bow. In the final weeks of late season, he discovered this buck on his trail cam and hung a new set in pursuit. After some unsuccessful encounters, he realized his set didn’t have the cover necessary to get a shot with his compound, so he borrowed a crossbow. On the final weekend, Evan finally got his shot. Evan’s stand was at a pretty steep angle. He called immediately after the shot and said the shot was high and he saw the deer run off with the bolt in his high back area. Evan stayed in his stand until dark, then checked the shot sight. Even in the snow, there was no sign of blood. Evan waited until we arrived. Rip took off like a rocket. For a dog that acts assaulted when a briar touches him, he nearly tore himself up passing through a barbwire fence. We found the broken bolt on the opposite side. Without a drop of blood, he took us straight to the expired buck in less time than it took the humans to climb the fence. Congratulations on your first archery buck Evan and thanks for letting us be part of your recovery. Well deserved!
🦌 🐕 🥾 🖤
