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Old 10-08-2010 | 11:00 AM
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Southernsportsman
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The same thing happened with me last year with a doe. The arrow went completely through and I was sure I made a great shot. I gave the deer some time, then me and my uncle went tracking. It was mainly just tiny spots here and there with one small puddle of blood, then spots again. We saw two places where the leaves were pressed down, where the deer probably layed down to stop the bleeding. I think we jumped her up cause we heard what sounded like a deer running away when we came to some thick cover.

Anyway, the deer just quit bleeding after about half a mile, and we never did find it. We had guessed I just got one lung and then didn't give the deer enough time befor we tracked it. But I suppose that's one of those things that can happen occasionally.

Hope you found him!
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