Thread: Kicking off 2024 with a double public land first deer

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Well done.
One bit of advice I would give, go and secure your animals, make sure they are dead, then have your lunch/rest.
They can drop spectacularly, but if given time can sometimes recover enough to escape.

Sage advice here. A rather spendy beast escaped from me in just that manner some years ago. These days, if ever in doubt, a second shot is made. A little more meat loss beats an animal getting away.