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re: Shot Placement on deer (bow hunting)
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:06 pm to cchoque93
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:06 pm to cchoque93
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has nothing to do with the broadhead! that is just all personal preference
False.
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shoot grim reapers
First, this ^.
Secondly, go back with a good dog. That deer is dead and there is absolutely no sense in losing him.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS aim through the deer. What I mean by this is simple. Aim where you want the arrow to exit. This goes for broadside, quartering, and shots from really steep angles.
This post was edited on 11/4/14 at 1:07 pm
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Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:12 pm to bluemoons
I'll be the first to admit that I rushed the shot. There's no doubt in that. I had no intention that I would even see a deer this morning. I went hunting with my dad on my last day home to spend some time with him and this is the kind of luck I have.
I don't see how I could've hit any vitals and he run as far as he did when we lost blood. Usually if you hit lungs the blood will have a pink ooze in it, and the blood we followed was just red. I'm starting to worry that I just hit him in the shoulder
I don't see how I could've hit any vitals and he run as far as he did when we lost blood. Usually if you hit lungs the blood will have a pink ooze in it, and the blood we followed was just red. I'm starting to worry that I just hit him in the shoulder
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:14 pm to tigah headache
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Like the broadhead hit bone on the other side stopping it from going through.
where do you think the exit hole should have been? taking into account the downward angle?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:18 pm to tigah headache
You're not hitting where you think you are hitting. You are either hitting too high, or too far forward or a little of both. High is the most common miss. I've done it too many times.
Broadhead does not matter one bit if manufactured after 1990.
Broadhead does not matter one bit if manufactured after 1990.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:21 pm to tigah headache
I had the same thing happen until I switched to 2 blade RAGE!! Haven't lost one since.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:22 pm to tigah headache
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I don't see how I could've hit any vitals and he run as far as he did when we lost blood. Usually if you hit lungs the blood will have a pink ooze in it, and the blood we followed was just red. I'm starting to worry that I just hit him in the shoulder
Not always the case - I double lunged a doe two weeks ago and also tore up some other arteries so I had a mixed color of blood on the ground. Mine ran 30 yds and crashed but I have also tracked them several hundred yards with the same shot. From what I have read, your buck is probably down. If you can get a dog out there, go for it. Also, I see a tendency not to slow way down when the blood trail lets up - make sure you guys are going real slow and low to the ground when looking.
Good Luck! Looking forward to seeing the pics!
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:23 pm to PurpleHeart12
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:30 pm to bluemoons
quote:No. You can kill a deer with a freaking field point if you hit it in the right place!quote:
has nothing to do with the broadhead! that is just all personal preference
False.
People blaming equipment for their short comings always alloyed me. Any of today's broadheads will get the job done if you are a well prepared hunter.
Not that is not saying even the great hunter's can't make mistakes.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:32 pm to hunt66
It's not looking good right now. My buddy with his dogs is at his camp way away from where I am and my dog is hurt so I can't take her. And I've still got to pack my shite to go back to work later. I'm pretty bummed out.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:32 pm to mylsuhat
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Any of today's broadheads will get the job done if you are a well prepared hunter.
Agree! Heck, I've got a buddy that still uses the old bear broadheads that he has had forever, re-sharpens them every year and they still get the job done
Sounds like the OP made a pretty good shot and my bet is that that deer is down.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:33 pm to tigah headache
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I'll be the first to admit that I rushed the shot. There's no doubt in that
So did you actually see the arrow go into the deer.. Lot of new bows shoot so fast its hard for hunters to see the exact entry point.
Did the deer jump / duck the string when you shot? all this matters on trying to help figure out what happened.
Also hopefully you can get a dog and try to locate the deer so you can see exactly what happened on the shot.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:37 pm to TexasTiger
Yeah I saw it hit him. He didn't duck, he just ran straight off in the direction he was pointing as soon as the arrow hit.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:43 pm to tigah headache
based on your depiction, both sound like kill shots. Maybe your tracking needs work. I would not give up until dark, maybe get a dog.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:46 pm to TexasTiger
The blood trail we followed went 100 yards to the lane at the border of our property. He then jumped a ditch about 6' deep 10' across, went into an adjacent property about 25 yards and made a 50 yard turn and was on a trail almost back to the ditch going back towards our woods when we lost blood.
Just seems like he was moving way to well to have been mortally wounded.
He beds up on our property and goes to the adjacent property to feed during the day. My dad saw him 3 days ago on his way back to his bedding spot but he was well out of range then.
I'm thinking that with him doubling back like that he's heading back to his bedding area. I figure he'll either make it or my dad will find him dead in several days, which I hate. After I shot him I was excited about getting to bring some fresh tenderloin back to work to cook. I hate the thought of a deer being wasted.
Just seems like he was moving way to well to have been mortally wounded.
He beds up on our property and goes to the adjacent property to feed during the day. My dad saw him 3 days ago on his way back to his bedding spot but he was well out of range then.
I'm thinking that with him doubling back like that he's heading back to his bedding area. I figure he'll either make it or my dad will find him dead in several days, which I hate. After I shot him I was excited about getting to bring some fresh tenderloin back to work to cook. I hate the thought of a deer being wasted.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 1:52 pm to tigah headache
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He then jumped a ditch about 6' deep 10' across, went into an adjacent property about 25 yards and made a 50 yard turn and was on a trail almost back to the ditch going back towards our woods when we lost blood.
If he is mortally wounded keep an eye on that ditch or a close watering hole. They tend to go to water....
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:01 pm to tigah headache
Where are you located if you don't mind me asking?
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:07 pm to tigah headache
Probably shot him in the arse, as he was quartering away. Doesn't take a big miss to do so.
Either that, or your tracking lacks precision. 175 yds (you said 100 + 25 + 50) is not far for a deer to run. I see plenty of deer hit absolutely perfect and still run 100 yds. It happens. Some run 5 yds, some run 100.
Either that, or your tracking lacks precision. 175 yds (you said 100 + 25 + 50) is not far for a deer to run. I see plenty of deer hit absolutely perfect and still run 100 yds. It happens. Some run 5 yds, some run 100.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:10 pm to tenfoe
I've seen a doe hit perfectly run 300yds. You never know.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:10 pm to mylsuhat
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Any of today's broadheads will get the job done
Sure they do...but some do it better than others.
Posted on 11/4/14 at 2:11 pm to bluemoons
quote:I don't believe you.
I've seen a doe hit perfectly run 300yds. You never know.
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