Heartbreak as a parent. Lost a deer

[skeeteroneal]

My son got to be the hunter for the first time this weekend. He made what I thought was a decent shot on a doe this morning with his xbow. We gave her over an hour and began tracking. Unfortunately the trail dried up and we never found her. To see the tears in his eyes just broke my heart. It happens to all of us but to see my son have to go thru with it on his first deer tore me up. Hopefully we can shake it off and get on another one for him next weekend.

[Jmsck12]

It happens to even the most seasoned archers, he’ll get the next one!!


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[txtimetravler]

Heartbreak as a parent. Lost a deer

Sorry he is going thru this his first 'go at hunting'.
Was a dog an option?

[The Insurance Guy]

That's a tough one

[skeeteroneal]

Not sure of any dog options in Breckenridge area. I thought about it. We had a couple goods spots of blood, rest was just drops. Didn't look like gut shot to me so I figured it would be a tough track. I thought high lung but he may had hit the void area. I'm not sure. Just sucks.

[Frogsticker]

Sorry to hear that my grandson lost his first doe when she went across the river dog lost the trail it is heart breaking none the least

[Bowtech38]

Tell him it happens to everybody, keep his head up and try again

[bloodtrailer28]

Hate to hear that and sucks to lose a deer period but specially your first. Theres plenty of good folks on here with some fine dogs that would be willing to help a kid with their first deer. If it happens again don't be afraid to ask for some help. Good luck to your boy on the next one!

[Cantcatch5]

One huge positive is that he showed a lot of disappointment and regret. I have seen hunters both young and old just shrug it off and go stick another one without feeling bad about it at all. It shows that he takes it seriously.

[Jackbdwyer]

I lost my first deer too. It was a good setup but a poor shot. I found a blood trail that sounds identical to your boy's but no deer. Be glad you were there to counsel him. I was alone and didn't know what to do, ended up wandering around the woods in the dark for a few hours and finding nothing. Never a pleasant experience to lose an animal like that but you can't be perfect I guess.

[Serbin]

Just wondering how old he is.

[deerwatcher51]

I hope he gets back in the game soon.....pretty much anyone who hunts for any length of time is going to experience that....he just got it out of the way early.

[skeeteroneal]

He's almost 7. He's shot good during practice. Think I would rather lose a 160" deer myself than watch him have to go thru that again.

[Skinny]

Heartbreak as a parent. Lost a deer

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[iamntxhunter]

One huge positive is that he showed a lot of disappointment and regret. I have seen hunters both young and old just shrug it off and go stick another one without feeling bad about it at all. It shows that he takes it seriously.

I agree completely. It says a lot about the young man and how he was raised.
Wishing him success on his next outing.

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