This is giving me a heart attack

Sorry for the delay. I followed up the next morning. We had some sprinkles and a lot of wind that night.Tracked him into the thicket then no blood. I figured the chunks of lung coming out probably stopped him up. Hand and knees from there, like a rabbit, through the thicket. No luck. I did however find 6 very fresh scrapes. Anyway, finding nothing I went back to where the blood stopped. Finally gave up about 4 hours later. As I was leaving I saw a buck standing on the hillside where we tracked the buck the night before. He seemed a bit dazed, so I parked the truck and walked in on him slowly. Got into about 50 yards then he hopped off.He had a broken shoulder as I thought and ran over the next hill. I figured he was going to make it. He was an 8 point fairly heavy about 17" wide. Saw him again this morning at about 50 yards out of the same tree. He's got a little limp, but otherwise seems OK. Tough old bastard, after I broke 1 shoulder and wrecked a lung. Good news is that gun season comes in next Saturday. This is the 4th time I've seen him from this tree. I've got him trapped in a very small bottleneck. Hopefully I can finish the job next week. Thanks for all the interest and concern and good luck to all.

WOW... I dont think you got a lung though

I agree

Wow, that is amazing how they can live through that... I'd say you probaby didn't hit a lung.. he would have surely died..
Good luck with the gun and I hope you get him.

I've talked to 3 guys in the last couple of weeks that swear they have taken deer that only had one lung. The one still had a broadhead and part of an arrow where the other lung was...not sure how they survive injuries like that year to year.

I think there is a huge possibility that you got a single lung. Best of luck during gun season.

Live and learn that's what it is all about. I would bet you hit him foward of the lungs. Glad you reported back I thought you were lost out in the deep woods doing the 5 knuckle shuffle.

WOW!
Well good luck on him. It's hard to say what happened exactly. Maybe you will get him and be able to find out.
The one thing I have learned over the years, deer are very tough and resilient animals. Sometimes they amaze me.
My 11yr old nephewshot a doe last weekend with a m/l, 15yds broadside. The shot nicked the back of the shoulder and blew a hole right in the heart. The deer traveled 150yds, bleeding like crazy...and when my bro-in-law and nephew got to her, she was still alive and kicking. Amazing, and with a hole in the heart to boot. I always expect the unexpected. Good luck.

I believe deer, like humans, can survive with one punctured lung. Almost positive on that.