Based on those photos, I agree. The spinal cord is a lot lower than most hunters think, especially the closer you get towards the shoulder/neck. Most "void" hits are above the spine.
Well boys the search is over on my way into the park I saw the doe with her fawn running to the corn field so I can rest assured she will be around another season. The shot was high in the straps.
Well sorry that you didn't find her in the condition that you had hoped but finding her in that condition is certainly better then not finding her at all. You'll get her next time!
I agree with you now looking at it that way. But when I saw her from the other side the exit wound looked like it had to be under the spine. The rib was definitely broken and was very obvious when I was looking at it at 15 yards. That leads me to believe it had to go under cause looking at the angle it would of went thru the spine causing her to drop on impact. Not to say I'm right or yall are wrong just what it looked like to me. One question tho would n't a backstap shot leave a lot of meat on the arrow and would the hair found be dark in color.
This here would've been my 1st clue on thinking It was above the spine. This deer will live to see another arrow, maybe even yours once again. Keep your head up!! Not doubting the trackers at all but I hear this all too often "lung blood". I've saw flesh wound shot deer with bubbly looking "lung blood". As far as the one lung hits I never thought It was possible up until 5 or so years ago when I saw pictures of scar tissue on lungs of deer and elk that were shot from the year before but lived to the following year to only be shot by another hunter. Before this I was always a firm believe that If you puncture the diaphragm the animal was a goner.
I don't blame you, I wouldn't have believed it either if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. And I'm a biologist that's killed a lot of deer, I know their anatomy intimately and I know that arrow went through the chest cavity and caught lung(s). I wouldn't have expected that blood trail to last 80 yards much less 400 before it completely dried up. He had frozen blood all down his sides while he was mounting that doe. They're tougher than a lot of people give them credit for and some are more tenacious than others, just like humans. I guess he had ultimate motivation on his side with that hot doe around...
i do the same thing. with people who have butchered deer and should KNOW but it never gets through lol
