10/31/2026
“ BORDERLINE PUPPY TRACK “ - SASHA
Congratulations Zain, on your first buck, and a dandy it was! Zain’s father, Bobby called this morning saying that his son shot a pretty good buck. The shot was a shoulder hit, with 4-5 inches of the arrow missing. I was very blunt with my response. I told Bobby that 4-5 “ of pe*******on usually isn’t enough to get through the shoulder, and into vitals, specifically lungs.
However, the only way we will know is to put Sasha on the line. We all mutually agreed to give the deer 8/9 hours, just in case we might jump him prematurely. Sasha and I arrived at 4:00pm. There was no visible blood, except on the remainder of the arrow that the buck broke off. This buck was shot on the corner of a thick, tall nasty field of ragweed and beggars lice. I was amazed how well my little Sasha girl navigated through this stuff. I don’t think there was a single drop of blood, but 95 yards later we were standing over this buck. After 8/9 hours of wait time, this deer was as limp as an old wash rag.
I believe he was alive a good part of the day, as there was no sign of any rigor setting in. While field dressing, they confirmed that one lung was compromised by the broad head. The buck was completely full of blood.
Again, had I had access to a crystal ball, I would have certainly took Brogan on this track. This one would have been perfect for him. In all honesty though, I truly thought this was gonna be a marathon of a track with minimal pe*******on through the shoulder. Just 2 or 3 years ago, I wouldn’t have chased these shoulder hit deer like this. The track today was a reminder of hard lessons learned, and nowadays we may form an opinion during the initial phone call, but we still load the dog, and go check it out.
Thanks for calling us out fellas!
SASHA SAY’S WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD DAY
