I shot a buck yesterday afternoon right before dark. Did not get pass through but arrow placement looked amazing from 21 yards (confused why the arrow didn’t pass through) arrow broke in half and both ends of the arrow came out of the deer, blood all the way to the fletchings and stops, bright red blood on arrow and meat on the broadhead. Got down after about 30 mins and just checked for blood and found great blood right off the start and it sounded like he crashed so I followed it and it was dark red bubbly blood and bright red blood and he was pumping plenty of blood out it was very easy to follow but then I found where he had bedded down and got up so I backed out. I went back about 5 hours later and started back on the trail, blood was still great after the bed, plenty of it on the ground for about 3/4 of a mile then found another bed where he had gotten up again, the blood was slightly less after this bed but went on for another half mile following it and he bedded again at the base of a mountain and got up, the blood trail was very little now going straight up the mountain, followed the blood up the mountain until I couldn’t find any more and I actually saw the buck about 80 yards through the woods with my flashlight just walking off like nothing was wrong with him. Not sure if he is dead or if I missed vitals and hit low but from the tree the lighted nock looked like it was right where it needed to be, not sure what happened or what to do. Thanks
Don’t know where you are, but if dogs or drones are allowed to try to find the deer, that would be one approach. Meat on the arrow often implies bad news, like a brisket hit or exit. But bubbly blood, a lung hit. What was the shot angle on the deer (from a stand or ground, quartering/broadside/etc…)?
perfectly broadside, I was in a saddle stand, about 20 feet up. The deer was 21 yards away but wasn’t the full 20 feet below me, I was about 15 feet higher than him he was on a little hill
Saw this on the morning online news. https://newschannel9.com/sports/out...k-deer-hunters-dogged-determination-pays-off#
