I had a similar hit and arrow appearance a few years back on a doe. I hit her low in the brisket just behind the front leg. Not much blood to go on. Backed out and came back the next morning and found her about 150 yards away. Unfortunately, the coyotes found her first. A bigger buck is a tougher animal so might take a bit longer, but I feel it could have been a lethal shot, especially if you punctured the diaphragm. Good luck! Also, not sure if a tracking dog is an option in your state/area?
I second that. Always go look where the deer went down. You can gain a lot of information there, and the fresher the better.
I guess anything goes based on your description of the hit being low/forward, but if it was a certain gut shot, I'd say that deer will die. Gut shots are almost always deadly, but if not pushed, a deer will usually bed down quickly. Often near water. Good luck and keep us updated.
I did the same thing on a doe last year - barely clipped the back of one lung and liver. Blood on that arrow looks like liver to me. She went about 500 yards and bedded 3-4 times before expiring and I found her the next morning. My guess is that he's dead, but may take some looking to find him.
I just got back. I couldn't find a single drop of blood. It's pretty hard in a giant bean field with nothing to use as a reference as to where he went. No way I got guts. The shot was super close to the front leg. I may have even got part of the leg. I found both some short white hair along with brown on my broad head.
The blood on the arrow was super watery. My guess would be low brisket and front leg hit. Hopefully he shows back up on camera. The high winds had this deer spooked, he literally came running out of the timber into the bean field. If he turned left he would have been going away from me. I guess I just rushed the shot. It all happened within just a few seconds. Thanks for all the replies.
Headed back out with my hunting partner for a body search. This was his direction of travel. He ran over 850yds! Into the block that is highlighted.
my dad shot a doe through the low front leg and brisket last year... arrow never entered the diaphragm.. we jumped her 8 hrs later but found her the next morning.. she simply died from blood loss.. went about 400 yards total. Keep looking man.. Id grid that chunk of timber
850 yards in an open field isn't really that far. They can cover that in pretty short order. Its under a 1/2 mile.
Last weekend we tracked a doe at night 1100 yards and finally got her. We were about to give up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
