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Shot Placement Thoughts/Broadhead Failure?

I think it’s because you haven’t had it happen yet. I really don’t think your bow is just immensely quieter than anyone else’s, or that your woodsmanship is so impeccable that you never alert your quarry.

Geez. Lol I never said or insinuated that. I'm just trying to reconcile what seems to be completely opposite realities.

Anyways this seems like a topic that might deserve a thread of its own. Sorry OP I'll politely back away to quit derailing your thread. Sorry!
 
I never try and stop a deer either (other than a chasing buck). I wonder if this has something to do with it. I just shoot them when they stop on their own. I learned that from watching Dan infalt. Why intentionally alert a deer to your presence before shooting it lol? If its alert cause you "meh" at it then I can see why it would try and duck the sound of the bow.
You can put me in that camp, too.
My dream shot is a slowly walking deer at ~14 yards.
 
I've been bow hunting for 30 years and I've only had two deer jump so bad that it caused them to be wounded and unrecovered, both came in to a call, and both were shot at under 25 yds. Whatever it is that causes them to be alert it requires special attention. I think the first thing is to identify that their on alert. I do agree with Hunter 260, if you do this long enough it'll happen. It's amazing how fast they can hit the ground.
 
You can put me in that camp, too.
My dream shot is a slowly walking deer at ~14 yards.
I don’t think they die without the meh. I’ve seen lots of videos on the outdoor channel of bucks standing perfectly still and the hunter still hits them with a few mehs
 
I never try and stop a deer either (other than a chasing buck). I wonder if this has something to do with it. I just shoot them when they stop on their own. I learned that from watching Dan infalt. Why intentionally alert a deer to your presence before shooting it lol? If its alert cause you "meh" at it then I can see why it would try and duck the sound of the bow.

An alert deer will react a lot more then an un-alert deer. Also, a deer with it's head down will be able to drop a lot more than a deer with it's head up.

If you are shooting at un-alert deer with their head up they will drop a lot less, and maybe not at all.
 
When they are walking, there's often a noise factor which nay help cover the sound of the bow.
Also, during a stride, 2 feet are off the ground which could possibly throw off their timing of ducking by a millisecond. They are basically preoccupied with walking.
I don't advocate shooting at a deer walking a moderate speed or one that is farther than very close. And don't do it if you aren't confident in your ability to make the shot.
I passed up a walking shot on a beautiful 9 point this year. He was walking just a little too fast for me to be confident.
 
I shot my first buck from the ground, last fall, at 27 yards.
Obsession Fusion 7, 60# @ 29", 525 TAW and tipped with a 125 gr. Magnus Snuffer.
The broadhead blades separated from the ferrule (the welds broke), but Magnus replaced it for free. :cool:
The shot was broadside, but did not pass thru. Instead the opposite side shoulder bone was hit and the arrow bounced out, but not before the broadhead passed thru the heart. The buck ran 30 yards, stopped and fell over. :)
The left leg was forward at the shot.
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