I'm just praying I wasn't in the void man. I knew the shot was high but I did NOT think it was shoulder shot. Hell if I had a bad habit with hunting it was always having arrows hit lower than I aimed! lol
A few things. 1. There is NO such thing as the void. Thats just an excuse made by people who punch the lungs to high and fail to get blood early. Certainly not the case on a downward angle. 2. Is it possible that the head bounced off the opposite shoulder and only appeared to get 10"? You said he was quartered too. 3. If you did get 10" on a shoulder hit that likely crushed that shoulder, he probably wouldn't have been using that leg much. 4. HE IS DEAD.
Big time thank you man. When he ran away he made a big hook with the arrow facing away from me, then with his *** end to me, giving me a good view of the penetration, bout a foot and a half of the arrow was out. Here's one thing to mention, he was hauling, but the arrow wasn't bouncing around at all, it was like it was shot into a stump. I think had that deer been any farther the penetration would have been ****, but since I had him as close as he was I'm hoping your right! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If that arrow was solid I'm betting you were stuck in the off shoulder. Once again, DEAD What does this even mean? On a frontal should there is zero bone contact. Do you mean on a quartering to shot? If you mean quartering too then yes, it is a dead deer.
liked the whole post; but especially that first part. Hey OP - That's a dead darn deer. And you better get out after him tonight or butt crack-o-dawn tomorrow; cuz there's a nasty wind storm blowing in from the north starting right at day break and it may blow all your bloody leaves away. Happened to me 2 seasons ago on a doe I let go overnight. Never found her. I'd be up to help you out but I have to head to MI in the AM for the exact same reason - my uncle stuck a buck tonight and isn't the best tracker as it is; and they're getting the same storm. Good luck, brotha
Coyotes are definitely out, I highly doubt we're gonna have any blood to work with in the first place honestly so not too pissed about the storm. The coyotes though? I'd carry a sidearm if it was legal. There's more of them than deer here, no BS.
you'd be surprised...keep checking tree trunks (esp saplings) and consider that the deer may pull the arrow out with his teeth if he can reach it which may open him up quite a bit. Seen it myself on my buck last year and again on a hunting camp partner's buck this year. Once those arrows were out the blood was much easier to find.
Dude get out there and find him. He's not gonna find himself. What are you scared of the dark? Go get him before something else does.
Well, I'm not as optimistic as the rest of these guys.. but I hope you prove me wrong! I don't think your arrow hit where you have your 'x'. Not if the buck was quartering toward you. If he were angled toward you and you hit the buck in that spot, your arrow should have blown through him. (unless your arrows are not tuned to your bow) It would be darn near impossible to hit the far shoulder in that case. So, I'm hopeful that your arrow is simply more forward than you thought and was indeed into the shoulder(s) but still low enough that it entered into the thoracic cavity. If it's higher than you thought, you may never find that buck. If that was your buck your buddy heard still running after three minutes... that's a bad sign. Let's hope he heard another deer that was spooked by your buck dropping dead. You should be tracking this deer now, before any rain. I know I'm being Debbie Downer, but I want you to consider these points. I sincerely wish you good luck!
^^^^^^This^^^ If your buddy heard that buck still running his tail off after 3 minutes, you may want to start checking a couple counties over I'm hoping that he heard the buck pile up and start thrashing in the leaves. Best of luck in your recovery, send pics.
The arrow could have also veered once the head hit bone upon entry. Mine did on my elk this year - A LOT. The angle of impact was slight quartering to at approximately 105*; upon entry after rib impact it deflected and created a wound channel at an approximate 145* angle from just behind her shoulder to her offside hip. I realize elk are tougher boned but it is still possible if he hit rib or scapula on impact.
