Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Did I make the right call?

In my past experience in hunting SE Kansas - you're damned if you and damned if you don't.
It takes a danged miracle for coyotes to not spoil the party overnight. Given similar circumstances, I likely would have given it another hour or two when you got to that next patch of brush, then went after him.

But it sure is easy to play QB here after the fact.
I'm guessing the deer was pretty sick when you got to within 40 yards - maybe even caught part of the liver.

The lad gained a lot of experience last night though - heck of a buck.