Didn’t find blood/hair but it was maybe 5-6 yards away from site of shot in direction he was runningwhere was it in relation to shot site?
any pictures of hair you found at shot site?
blood found at shot site?
Didn’t find blood/hair but it was maybe 5-6 yards away from site of shot in direction he was runningwhere was it in relation to shot site?
any pictures of hair you found at shot site?
blood found at shot site?
Where was the blood at you posted originally with the broadhead photo. I thought that was shot sight, was it not?Didn’t find blood/hair but it was maybe 5-6 yards away from site of shot in direction he was running
Also looked for arrow again and couldn’t find it which makes me think he’s either dead/going to die.
My assumption is that if the arrow is in the body cavity, not just embedded in muscle, then he will more than likely die due to that. I agree if it’s lodged in muscle then he’ll be fine.I don't understand this assumption. Deer have been seen walking around with arrows stuck in them doing perfectly fine and arrows can passthrough deer and be unrecovered and the deer can still live. Sorry but no one knows where you hit or how in the world the insert came out of the shaft and honestly arrows are hard to find. Just because you haven't found it doesn't mean it's not laying 10 yards away from where you shot. My thought/hope is that you hit high and just got meat. Definitely keep an eye out for birds for the next few days but hopefully you spot him again soon.
Not a need.No I don’t.. I know I need to
Sure helps.Not a need.
I was able to get back and look yesterday on break between shifts. He’s alive, the hit was mid body, about where I thought but too high. From what I could tell 3” or so below the spine. Hoping for another opportunity at this guy
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Yes I can, in that picture is the deer. He’s facing the camera in the middle, just his head and antlers showingWhat’s in the picture you posted?
Can you post a picture of where you hit him? Like a computer picture and you draw a dot.
Way to stay after it. Did you bump him out of a bed to get that pic?Yes I can, in that picture is the deer. He’s facing the camera in the middle, just his head and antlers showing
Way to stay after it. Did you bump him out of a bed to get that pic?
he was bedded yeah but didn’t bust out only stood up and walked around to get a better look at me. Once I confirmed it was him I backed out to not push him any more. He was on the edge of the field across that Main Street, but on the northern side. I measured the distance from shot to there and it was 0.4 miles.
kyler - from a broadside view that I had of him, this is where the wound was - again he was hard quartering away head was probably at 10 o’clock at time of shot, 9-10 yards away and I was probably 14-15’ in air.
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Solid theory! Assuming the arrow was still in him was what kept throwing me. But the fact that the insert /broadhead were out makes sense if it hit something hard & didn’t penetrate the cavityI’m pretty sure you went over his spine given your recollection of the shot angle, your depiction of where you hit, and that he’s still alive.
I shot a mule deer this year that I was 100% convinced by the sound of the impact, and the deer hunched over looking like he was about to tip over as he walked into the brush, I had smoked and he was dead. I didn’t - I hit him where your x is. Above his spine, and likely cracked a couple spinal processes, and giving him a little nerve damage. Had three more opportunities at the deer in the coming days. Sent another arrow through his brisket, buddy missed him, and I stalked to within 25 yards before he winded me. Another group of hunters got a shot at him and missed.
If you hit the deer at that location, from an elevated position, and he was hard quartering, and you found your broadhead and insert on the ground, and that broadhead was razor sharp upon entrance, and he’s alive today, I would bet a lot of money the arrow didn’t pass under his spine.