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Old 10-30-2005 | 08:35 PM
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badshotbob
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Default RE: Official Team Elite (8) Thread

Need your help on this one fellas. I shot abucktonight but couldn't find him. He wasn't huge, bigger than last year's buck, but probably wouldn't score over a 100. I decided to take him anyway based on my limited time available this season to be in the woods. It was a 15 yard shot, left side facing me quartering away. Since I'm 22' up and considering the close range, I decided to go a little high to assure hitting both lungs. The arrow hit where I was aiming - behind the shoulder about and below the spine a half foot. I assume the arrow lodged in the right shoulder or leg seeing as I never found the arrow. He was bleeding from his right side so the arrow had to have penetrated through but wasn't a complete pass through seeing as I never found the arrow. Blood wasn't picked up until 40 yards. Once I had blood, there was a steady trail of bright red blood for another 80 or so yards.I was shocked it hadn't dropped by this point. After another 20 yards of very spotty blood, I lost the trail. I'll return tomorrow morning to do a grid search at last blood. Hopefully the yotes won't have their way with him. I realize it's impossible to help me over the internet, but what's your opinion on this shot? You think I onlyhit one lung some how? How high would a shot have to be in order not to hit the lung on the facing side? I am truly baffled on this one.
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