wounded deer
Last night hunting powerlines in the area I had a buck come out at 35 yards broadside which normaly would be a easy shot for me. Unfortunatly I shot way left. I initially thought I had missed right around brisket or maybe several inches higher in the lower neck, but after exisiting my tree stand at sundown I went to retrieve my arrow and found a brokern carbon arrow with blood on it. I was using fixed blade montec 62lb ross carnivore. At the shot I did hear a smack but thought the arrow had struck ledge. I found a little bit of blood in the area the deer crossed into the woods from the powerline about a ounce. Then I would find a speck here and 5 feet more another. I don't think I hit the scapula. 20 yards in I found the last 8 inches of my arrow fletching covered with red blood and I found two bone chips one about 3/4 inch long and a little less than 1/2 inch wide. They appeared to be rib bones. I searched from 6pm to 1230am last night, than again today at 7am to 3pm and no more blood. Total blood probably one ounce. I did a grid search and went a long ways. Unfortunatly last night and today very windy leaves blowing like crazy Please any suggestions welcomed.