Jake's Woodland Caribou Summary
What a cool animal to bowhunt! I hunted in Newfoundland for my Woodland Caribou. On the very first day, I stalked to within 10 yards of two completely separate stags. I passed on both, because I had already seen the stag that I wanted to take. He had virtually NO tops to speak of, but his shovel and bez points were so well developed, that I wanted to hunt specifically for him. When I finally got a shot opportunity, I was a little winded, and I believe that I rushed my shot, The arrow hit him either high in the liver or the kidney. He ran with his does to about 80 yards, and my guide started to beat a tree with a branch. He stopped to turn around and check us out again. I practice shooting out to 100 yards for this reason. While I will not attempt a first shot at this distance, I would not hesitate to take an 80 yard shot if I have already hit an animal. The second arrow double lunged him and he went down within 10 yards. My guide took up archery that day......
