3 point

[Pappy]

Thanks Guys, congrats to you also Will, I heard through the grape vine    you killed one also. Aaron it is about 53 @26 at least that is what it was when I built it 2013. Glenn glad to hear Davy is doing well.
 Pappy

[Aaron H]

Thanks Pappy

[bradsmith2010]

congrats on your deer,, nice shootin,,

[Runningbear]

Great job!I like to hear about and see your trade points!

[bradsmith2010]

Pappy, how heavy was your arrow,, and did your new dog go straight to the deer of have to circle a bit,,??

[Pappy]

650+ Brad, heavier than I usually use but worked great for short range. Just bad drop off after 18 yards or so. Ya Sister done really good, got off a little a few yard into it but finely figured out what I wanted her to find, done even better on the second deer, hope to get her on another one or 2 before the season is over. 
 Pappy   

[mullet]

Congratulations old man! Good shooting and glad the pup is gonna work out. That buck sure looks healthy.

[TheSingingBowyer]

Awesome! Way to go, Pappy. Any deer after gun season is a good one.

[Pappy]

Eddie /Chad this one was killed early bow season, I was just ask a question about the arrow. No luck lately, but who knows , maybe this weekend.
 Pappy

[bradsmith2010]

thanks Pappy,, i just love tracking dogs,, did quite a bit when I lived in Tenn,, my neighbor would come and get her to track too,, I shot a deer last year,, with a heavy arrow,, i had a quiver full of arrows and just picked the one that shot the best for my #1 arrow,, had a downward shot ,, went throught top of shoulder and out the bottom,, well when I got home I thought I might weigh that arrow,, was 700 grains,, I was only shooting bout 50#,, but it worked great as close range,, I hadnt practiced much so was not going to shoot more than 15 anyways,,,  I am sure you dog gonna do great,,,, they love to find a deer,, I think they can tell how much we like it too,, they can feel how excited we are,, so they have a double motivation to do good,,

[Pappy]

I know what you mean Brad, I use to have Red Bones and they love to track, I tracked for 7 years with Old Dan , he was the best, if the Deer died he would find it, no questions, it takes a while to learn to trust the dog but once they get it and you get it, it is great.  I went with the Beagle this time because I am getting to old to have a Red Bone drag me around through the woods and thickets. You have to have them on a leash in TN. to be legal and I don't want my dog out running on the loose anyway. The heavy arrows do a great job for sure. I only shoot about 50 lb also and the arrow all but the hide penetrated the off shoulder, of course as I said you give up some distance but I don't do this to see how far I can shoot them, I do it to see how close.
 Pappy

[bradsmith2010]

Pappy, I got dragged through some pretty bad briar thickets too, I would go with a beagle next time too,,
got to trust the dog,, mine went in middle of the creek on a track, I thought she lost her mind,, then the deer jumped out of a brush pike right in the creek,, boy was I suprised,,

[Pappy]

Ya I had the creek thing happen when Old Dan was young, maybe a year old. The deer when right down the middle of the creek for 75 yards or so. It took him 3 passes across the creek to figure it out, after that he would almost stop when he came to a creek crossing and get them big lips and noise right on top of the water and mover very slow across. I thought a few times he was going to drowned himself, but they never tricked him again at a creek crossing. Man the memories I have from them tracks. We probably tracked over 100 deer over the seven years I had him. It was a very very sad day for me and Beau when I had to put him down.
 Pappy

[bradsmith2010]

wow thats alot of deer tracking,, those dogs can really teach something thats not in a book,, I really miss my tracking dog too, glad you got a new one working for you,,,

[Blayne]

Great shot! Nothing like watching a tracking dog work.