Finding your arrow after the shot
 

I faintly remember a post about finding your arrow after the shot, but I cannot seem to find it. Any help would be appreciated.

I use one white and two green vanes on my arrows. The spot where I am hunting has some green leaves and green grass on the ground. When I shoot a deer, will I be able to find my 26 3/4" arrow? At what angle does it go in? I am shooting this 410 grain arrow at 273 fps. I get about 67.72 KE. Thanks

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

This is how I find mine.

I wrap them in a bright wrap (currently white to flo orange fade) and fletch them with bright fletchings (currently two flo orange feathers and one flo orange barred feather). This makes it very easy to find them during the day. Any bright color will do I just like to make it something very different than the surrounding natural colors. Such as flo green if you have a lot of green foliage.

I also get some reflective automotive tape from Walmart and wrap a piece just under the wrap but touching it so as not to create a black seam. Shine a flash light and your arrow will instantly light up at night. Just like a reflective trail marker.

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

I usually have little to no problem finding my arrow once its shot. The angle that it goes into the ground after passing through a deer depends on the angle at which you shot it at. I just visually mark where the arrow should be if i can't see it stickign in the ground and usually have no problems finding it. I use a bright odd colored vane (hot pink) this year as it stands out from anything else in the woods and makes it easier to spot. Hope this helps alittle.

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

one tip is to practice from the blind or stand so you know the flight characteristics.
fill a milk jug with spray foaminsulation,set it out on the ground and shoot at it from many positions.
this will force you to focus on a smaller target (kill zone size) and revile the arrows landing angle.

PT

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I hunt on the ground and almost never find the arrow

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I wouldn't see how anyone could have a hard time finding a pass thru from a tree that is stuck in the ground. I used to use camo arrows with dull orange and yellow vanes, still found them easily. Just know where the deer was standing when you shot.

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Yeah thats on a pass thru but what happens if you don't get a pass thru and you hit bone?I hit a doe a little high last year and like to never found my arrow.I switched this year to flo orange wraps with white flecthing and white nocks and i'm thinking about trying lumenocks!!

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A different color fletching besides green that will not blend in would probably be a better choice. Orange in particular or maybe red.

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Last yr my arrow was about 5 ft behind where i shot my buck , it went completely threw the boiler room clean , and was in a bush about 5 ft away , laying completely flat , so they dont always stick right into the dirt unless ur at a steep angel , i shot mine at like 15 yards and it still did this too boot, my key to finding them is white wraps and white fletch with one yellow for the cock feather!

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

You have to make a mental snapshot of where you shot the animal. If it is a pass through, the arrow should be sticking in the ground at that spot or laying on the ground if the animal kicked it over. If you are hunting where there are a lot of rocks, the arrow could skip away. In that case, I like to watch the arrow and not the animal. It usually stops in a second or two and you should still be able to see or hear where your animal is going. It hurts to lose a $21 arrow and they can tell you information about the shot. If the arrow stayed in the animal when it ran off, you will have to follow the blood trail until you find it.

I also use white wraps, bright yellow vanes and white nocks.

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

easy............ install Lumenocks

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I also hunt quite a bit from the ground. I also hunt the edge of fields and many of my shots are deer in the field. An arrow shot from the ground over ahay field is a tough bugger to find.

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I shot an 8 point once and the arrow never made a sound after it left the bow. A complete pass thru that went between ribs on both sides. The buck didn't even react and didn't know he was shot and fell over dead. I searched for weeks and even the next year and never found the arrow. I even used a metal detector. I don't know if any arrow wrap would have made a difference.

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Last year I found one arrow, found both halves of an arrow after hitting my buck, and lost one arrow. My arrows are black with green and yellow fletching. Some times it is difficult to find them some times. Just have to look harder I guess.

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I started using all white vanes, and like bigbulls, I also stick a short piece of reflective tape wrapped right in front of the knock, that aids in finding the arrow in the dark.
The reason I switched to white vanes is that way I can see the hit very clearly so it takes out a lot of the guesswork.
I've had several pass-throughs and the the arrows are always burried in the ground at an angle that's easy to spot, even while I'm still up in my stand.
After you get a shot you should be waiting at least 2 hours, so while you have all that time on your hands grab your binoculars and look at/for your arrow. Scrutinize the flight path of the deer, and the last place that you saw it, you may get lucky and spot it laying dead from your treestand.
If you are sure you hit the animal and you didn't get a pass through then waiting is a must. Read all the threads on this site about blood trailing, don't get in a hurry and chances are very good that you'll recover not only your arrow but your deer as well!
Good luck

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

Thanks for ths tip. I like it.

I personally just look around for the arrow. If it's a pass through, it's easy to locate while still up the tree. Even for me because I prefer brown/black fletching. If it wasn't a pass through, you'll find half of it along the blood trail while recovering your dead deer.

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where's the boiler room???

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I mark a spot in my mind before climbing down from the tree as to where the deer was and where my shot was. it is like after you shoot...look for things that will help you locate the last known spot the deer was before going out of sight. same with the arrow

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i use the lumenoks. they are great! You can buy them off ebay much cheaper then at cabelas or basspro.shipping is about $1.25. I just got a doe today at 7:08 am and even though it was light out i could see my arrow like a laser beam and after the pass through it just sat there glaring orange. Try em-

RE: Finding your arrow after the shot
 

like said before i would install lumenocks that is what my arrows have on them