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shot a buck it out it's head down ran with antlers in the dirt until it fell . I climbed down an went to look an it was gone
 

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Sounds like you didn't wait long enough and bumped it. How long before you climbed down?

Did you actually see it laying down, from the stand? Or could you possibly have been wrong about where the deer was?

Deer is likely dead and not terribly far. Just need to get back on the trail, or call for a tracking dog.
 
Agree with fairchaser, that it sounds like you may have took out the shoulders or the spine. Either case, he shouldn't be far if you give him time. Go back to where you saw him fall, get back in the stand if you have to, to find where he was when you hit him. Should be able to find where he pushed his antlers and follow. If he plowed like you say, there will be a trail to follow. Good luck finding him.
 
I shot a buck last week that looked like he was digging up dirt with his face, but he never went down all the way got back going good and ran about 80 yards no blood until i got to within 30 yards of him then i found him. Heart shot too.
Good luck
 
I shot a doe 2 years ago that snow plowed hard and then went behind brush. I assumed she was down right behind that brush. got down 30 min later and she was no where to be found. And no blood. I just quietly headed in the direction she went and bumped her up about 80 yards later. Saw her bed down again about 100 yards away. This time I was able to sneak up and finish her with a second shot. My first shot was to far forward and hit the chest meat in front of the shoulder just injuring muscles and I think that's why she did a face plant initially. No vitals were hit and she likely would've survived had I not found her. Was one of the few times where backing out probably would not have worked. GL on finding him.
 
philsanchez76 said:
I shot a doe 2 years ago that snow plowed hard and then went behind brush. I assumed she was down right behind that brush. got down 30 min later and she was no where to be found. And no blood. I just quietly headed in the direction she went and bumped her up about 80 yards later. Saw her bed down again about 100 yards away. This time I was able to sneak up and finish her with a second shot. My first shot was to far forward and hit the chest meat in front of the shoulder just injuring muscles and I think that's why she did a face plant initially. No vitals were hit and she likely would've survived had I not found her. Was one of the few times where backing out probably would not have worked. GL on finding him.
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I've heard of this before, but never experienced it. Bow hunters sometimes report hitting the deer high & it dropping on site like a spine hit, only to get up & run off once the shock fades & they regather their composure. It's not a terribly uncommon phenomenon.

The only thing I've ever experienced where a deer got back up was after I shot it with a 12ga slug. I shot it mid-body and he dropped like a sack of potatoes. I was only a few feet away and on the ground so I went walking toward him thinking he was dead, but apparently spooked him back up and he took off. My next shot got him. That first shot went through rear lungs and hit nothing structural but rib, and that shock was enough to drop him like he was dead.
 
Gravey said:
If he plowed the dirt trying to get out of there his shoulders are busted and he can't be far.
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find that trail then still hunt it, quiet and slow. Look for antlers, head, tail, ears, pieces of the deer, you'll find it. If it looks up at you maneuver for shot. Move in quiet and you will either get another shot or can stick it. Once found, try approach from the back side. Hooves are just as dangerous as antlers.

Good luck
 
philsanchez76 said:
I shot a doe 2 years ago that snow plowed hard and then went behind brush. I assumed she was down right behind that brush. got down 30 min later and she was no where to be found. And no blood. I just quietly headed in the direction she went and bumped her up about 80 yards later. Saw her bed down again about 100 yards away. This time I was able to sneak up and finish her with a second shot. My first shot was to far forward and hit the chest meat in front of the shoulder just injuring muscles and I think that's why she did a face plant initially. No vitals were hit and she likely would've survived had I not found her. Was one of the few times where backing out probably would not have worked. GL on finding him.
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Did this exact thing about 10 years ago. Except I tracked him over a half mile after bumping him up
 
If there's no blood try to find his track and like others said follow it slowly . I found a buck for a guy one year that was not bleeding at all but got on his track and after about 150 yards starting finding blood which lead right to the buck . He and his son had been all around him thinking he had missed .
 

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