? on shot under stand
Just have a quick ? regarding a shot my hunting buddy took on opening day. He normally shoots a compound, but after helping me check my 2 crossbows and he saw just how accurate they are he left compound at home and used my xbow. He took a shot close to straight down, slightly in front of the stand right at dusk. Pass through, good blood (not pink - but not guttural either, on arrow(arrow was pretty well covered in blood). He came out and we waited an hour. Went back in with flashlights and found only two large drops of blood within 3 feet of the hit. Searched til 11:30 at night and then next morning and found nothing more. He blamed my crossbow, I blamed his shot..My question is regarding a shot I have never taken, but I have heard that if you shoot straight down out of a stand, your shot will generally be alot lower than where Xhair is aimed. Am I telling him correct info, and he probably past through with non fatal blow. His shot was with a 125gr spitfire. I have hunted most of my life but relatively new to the archery world. Thanks for the help/comments