Salkehatchie Branch of the QDMA formed; New President’s First Action is to Shoot, Lose Big Buck
Posted by lowcountryhunting on October 26, 2007
The QDMA meeting Tuesday night was a huge success, and the Salkehatchie Branch was formed by the 12 members in attendance. Kevin Graves, QDMA’s Southeast Regional Director, led the meeting and was very helpful in getting us set up.
Surrounded by giant buck mounts and a rustic decor in the County Line, everyone ate tons of great food prepared by David Rowell and my wife while we talked about what we wanted to accomplish with the new branch. It was truly a great get together!
I was also honored to be chosen as the branch’s first president while Micheal Greene was tapped as the vice president. The Webb Center’s Jay Cantrell and April Graves will be the Treasurer and Secretary, and David Rowell accepted the position of Banquet Chairman.
Unfortunately, my first item of business as President was to shoot a great buck last night and then lose him! I definitely hit him, but he made it in to some VERY thick stuff. Three people with lights and 1.5 hours of searching did not even turn up a drop of blood. And of course it has been pouring down since 3am this morning, so whatever blood we may have found today is gone.
I HATE wasting any deer, but certainly a big buck. And what is worse, is that he may be just feet from where we were looking, but again, it is so thick where he went that you could actually step on him and you would not even know it. We have several members up this weekend, so when the rain stops, hopefully we will be able to locate him.
But that is what makes it hunting, and not killing…
I will have more details of our meeting, my hunt as well new trailcam shots later on. So check back!
Jeff
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Oh well.. go back and look. I know it’s pretty warm down there, so the meat’s probably gone… but maybe you can at least salvage horns.
On the other hand, you might find enough to indicate you didn’t make a killing shot.
Just thinking outloud. Like you, I hate thinking about losing one, and it’s real hard to give up until I’m absolutely certain what happened. But sometimes there’s nothing you can do.
For my part, I’ve fed the gators at my parents’ place in NC more than once…much as I hate to admit it. But once a wounded deer gets into the swamp, you have to find them before a gator does, or you can forget it.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:12 am
I feel for you man. I lost a doe last year and it still eats at me. If you hunt at all though eventually it is going to happen. Good luck to at least find horns and there is always the next time! Not that that will make you feel any better!
October 26th, 2007 at 11:38 am
I’m sorry about the missing deer, as I know how much it bothers hunters when they lose one. Hopefully you’ll find him this weekend.
Congratulations on being named president of your QDMA branch. Do you have official duties now?
October 26th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Sorry to hear you lost a deer. That is probably the worst feeling I know of that is associated with something that is supposed to be fun. Happens though.
October 31st, 2007 at 2:13 pm