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#65 ·
Shooting from an elevated position, and from how you described the shot into the shoulder means a muscle hit. Nice red blood, lots of it as long as he's moving. When he lays up, the blood will start to clot. The first time he bedded, the blood was still flowing, and ran down his side and pooled on the ground. Hopefully, the arrow penetrated enough to hit a vital and he'll be dead within a few hundred yards. If no vitals, he will be fine.
 
Discussion starter · #66 ·
thanks bwd sounds about right LIke I said If I hit the shoulder I hit em right where the heart is 20 yard shot from 15 feet high it was just about a level shot then if you know what I mean trajectory wise. I got 8 inches for sure of penetration im pretty sure it would have to hit somthing.
 
#67 ·
Please don't take offense, but that's the worst advice I've read.

Not "DOGS"...but a highly trained tracking dog and handler. Even if it messes up the area, you really think the big guy is gonna come trapsing right back into the scene of the crime and let him shoot it again tomorrow or three days from now.

If he lives, awesome! Try and get him after the area gets a break. But if it's dead, he needs to find it and a tracking dog is going to do nothing but help immensely.

You might be right, good chance he lives, but gotta exhaust all options and avenues before you worry about messing up the spot. We owe it to the animal.
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Thank you Matty for correcting some less than stellar advise. If you hit a deer and can't find it, you bring in the cavalry whether it blows all the deer out of your spot or not. The best option is to call one of the guys with a tracking dog. If that is not an option or the dog can't find it, grid searching is the next best bet. All options must be exhausted in the search for a wounded animal. This includes asking a neighboring land owner for permission to continue tracking across property lines should the deer have made it to the next property.

Your search for this animal should supercede any hunting plans you have for the near future. You owe the animal that much[up]
 
#74 ·
Looks like a clear shoulder hit to me.The chunks you speak of were probably pieces of shoulder meat.I have done this once.The broadhead is still in the shoulder and sounds like he is still alive.No way did you hit heart without getting more penetration.Now you may have hit him lower thinking it was heart when it was upper leg.JMO.
 
#76 ·
A well shot deer can go a long way...two years ago I shot a buck that left an initial blood trail of this

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Then went 3/4 a mile after I bumped him checking for the arrow. I know it was 3/4 of a mile because I kept my GPS on while tracking. I had blood the whole way, although only a spot or two here or there much of the time.

Keep on it, get a dog if you can, and as much help as you can. GO SLOW, it is easy to miss a spot of blood, especially a day later. Hopefully you don't get any of this rain tonight!
 
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Discussion starter · #79 ·
A deers shoulder is not more than 3 inches thick! where did the other 5 inches of arrow go? in the deers vitals where else. I am not saying I am going to find the deer but you guys make it sound like the penetration was not enough I dont see how 8 inches wouldnt poke a hole into the vitals when a deer is probably only 12-14 inches at its widest gerth.
 
#80 ·
How do you "Correct" someones "Opinion"?
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Instead of starting a war of semantics, just sit back, admit when you're wrong and continue on. You gave awful advice...the flaws in your logic had to be pointed out and CORRECTED so that our readers do not take it as gospel. Sorry kid, but you just don't stop looking for a deer because you think you might ruin the spot for a week. [eyeroll]
 
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