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Long story short, I Shot an 8 point tonight. I couldnt see the arrow when i let it go but the buck hunched up and took off. He stopped after about 20 yards and looked back for what happened. I found the arrow and there was no blood on it at all. However we did find blood in a place where he stood for a good 2 minutes. Couldnt find anymore blood or the deer. what do you think happened.

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Sounds like you hit him low. Did you find any white hair where he was standing when you took the shot? If white hair was found then you probably just grazed him. It doesn't sound good.[X(]

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I couldnt find any hair at all. The thing is that it had about 8 or 10 dime sized blood spots. I dont thinka nick would leave that much blood but the lack of blood on my arrow especially the vane is what really throws me off.

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Sounds just like a doeI shot a few years back.I zipped her right through the gut, she hunched, ran about 30 yards and stopped to look around. I knew I hit her in the gut so waited until dark and then snuck out until the next morning. When i came back she was laying bedded, dead not75 yards from the shot. The only place there was blood was where she stopped to look around. Does your arrow have a smell or stomach matter feel to it?

If you did gut shoot it, its important that he didnt know you were there or feel pressure otherwise he is gone with little to no blood to follow. If he didnt know you were there, I would wait until morning and come back and he wont be bedded far.

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Sounds like a gut shot to me. Get the heck out of there until tomorrow morning and pick up the trail then. DO NOT push the deer. He will run forever.

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There was nothing on the arrow. Didnt smell or anything. That was the first thing i checked when i retrieved the arrow. He had no idea that I was there but Im going back in the morning to take another look around.

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invest in lighted nocks then you will always see your arrow hit, could possibly been flesh wound, was the deer broadside or quartering?

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I had a broadside shot at about 30 yards. It just seems kind of weird that the arrow was clean. I also use mechanical broad so im not sure how it was open enough to cause a cut that would allow it to bleed.

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Same thing happened to me almost 2 weeks ago. Bad news is I never found the doe I shot. Blood on trail in one spot, nothing on arrow. I looked around the rocks, over and under logs. I went back that night and the next day and never found her. I wish you better luck.

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I garuntee it is a Gut shot, the hunch up and walking away slowly is a sure sign, he will die but it could take up to 6 hours, if u dont push him he should bed down and i am sure u will find him. good luck

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Honestly i think I just hit him high in the leg or low on the chest. There was nothing on the arrow. Didnt smell or anything. He really didnt hunch up, what i meant is that he flinched or however, its hard to describe. I know what a gut shot looks like and it wasnt one. I still couldnt find him but Im going out every evening this week and hopefully I'll see him again. Next time I'll win our battle.

BTW I've seen this buck numerous times but was never able to get a shot. He has always spotted me or came from down wind and caught some of my scent. This time he had no idea I was there.

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I agree on the gut shot. If he hunched up it's a gut shot. You can bet the farm on it.

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I think you may be right. Sounds like you may have given him a
non vital flesh wound. Especially since there was no foul material
on the arrow.

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Every one is saying gut shot. I have never shot a deer and the arrow was clean as a whistle. So how did the arrow come out clean if I gut shot him.

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if theres nothing on the arrow and no smell, sounds like you grazed him. but I would look a lil more tom. you never know!! good luck.... if you dont find him keep an eye out for a deer with a bandage......LOL, kidding

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good luck