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<blockquote data-quote="TedKennedy" data-source="post: 3869439" data-attributes="member: 25419"><p>No excuses here, but a cautionary tale:</p><p>I shot a big doe first thing in the morning. Felt like a good shot, she ran to the west and disappeared. I thought "no hurry, put another bolt in the crossbow and wait for another". Saw nothing for about forty minutes. </p><p></p><p>I saw a tree moving behind me about fifty yards to the west - too thick to really see, but something was shaking that tree. I watched it and concluded it was a buck raking it. After a couple minutes I knew it couldn't be taking that much time and it dawned on me what was happening. I climbed down asap and headed to the scene. </p><p></p><p>I could hear the coyotes run off as I approached. They had been playing tug-o-war with my doe. </p><p></p><p>Lost most of a shoulder, part of a hindquarter, and they had strung guts all over the place. If she had been a little further away and I had not seen her, they'd have eaten it all in short order I have no doubt. </p><p></p><p>I've had coyotes follow a drag trail after I gutted a deer, but never had this happen before, and was really surprised out how quick it happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TedKennedy, post: 3869439, member: 25419"] No excuses here, but a cautionary tale: I shot a big doe first thing in the morning. Felt like a good shot, she ran to the west and disappeared. I thought "no hurry, put another bolt in the crossbow and wait for another". Saw nothing for about forty minutes. I saw a tree moving behind me about fifty yards to the west - too thick to really see, but something was shaking that tree. I watched it and concluded it was a buck raking it. After a couple minutes I knew it couldn't be taking that much time and it dawned on me what was happening. I climbed down asap and headed to the scene. I could hear the coyotes run off as I approached. They had been playing tug-o-war with my doe. Lost most of a shoulder, part of a hindquarter, and they had strung guts all over the place. If she had been a little further away and I had not seen her, they'd have eaten it all in short order I have no doubt. I've had coyotes follow a drag trail after I gutted a deer, but never had this happen before, and was really surprised out how quick it happened. [/QUOTE]
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