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Well, I went outyesterday and hunted for the first time this year. I hunted those GIANT white oaks that I've mentioned before. They are pouring acorns!!! Unreal. This was my first hunt with my new Vectrix, and my first shot (28yrds)at a deer with it. So far, one shot one deer.;)
I wanted to mention another first, reguarding this hunt. I doubled lunged this doe, complete pass through,and she left literally no blood trail. None where she was standingwhen I shot her, no blood trail to the spot where she dropped. I've never experienced this before. I believe it was the angle that made the difference. Must have been internal blood loss.

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CONGRATS on the 1st of the year. What broadheads are you using?

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Muzzy, of course!:D:D

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Yep that doe has the MUZZY stamp on her side!!!!:D

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I must be sleepwalking....I completly missed your sig. on the first post.

I use those as well and have never not had good blood with a shot like that....it's just one of those things.

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Awesome man! Congrats on the first!

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Congrats on the doe. That's wierd about the lack of a blood trail. Maybe she was standing in such a way that the skin was pulled and when she returned to a running position the skin moved to close the holes. Dead deer recovered is all that matters though, good job.

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congrats! I have never had hat happen to me with a muzzy.. Who knows

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Way to go early--good looking doe...you said the shot was 28 yds----If I can ask how high up the tree was you, and I take it that was the entry hole,Where was the exit hole??That may explain why no blood trail??? Nothing wrong with your shot I'm just curious!!!

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wow thats a very nice doe man.

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'Bout 4" further forward and and an inch or two lower.

There would have been blood everywhere.

That being said - she is defiantly full grown

Good Job

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Congrats on the doe! I shot one yesterday with a muzzy and had a very sporadic blood trail too. Wierd, there was a lot of blood where she crashed but not much of a trail to it.

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Congrats on a fine looking doe. She will be tasty!! At least you found her without a bloodtrail.

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weas she taken in the park? I noticed they put up no parking signs @ your normal spot.

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Yes Sean, in the park. I've never parked where they have those new "no parking" signs though. Guys were parking there last year. I guess it's a bit of a hazard so close to the main road.

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nice shot looks great

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nice job

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NICE deer!;)

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nice fat doe, good job and good luck the rest of the season! Your right the acorns are falling like a hail storm! Big ones too, almost need a hard hat out there!

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Nice deer....I have seen that on a slightly high hit though.

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congrats!! good lookin doe!

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Nice doe! Congrats.

I think the lack of bloodtrail was due to the high lung hit. The lungs were probably full of blood but the entrance and exit holes were so high in the lungs that the deer died before the blood could spill out. That's happened to me a few times with high lung hits. About two or three inches lower and you'd have a massive blood trail. You got her though. Nice job.

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Congrats, thats a nice looking Doe!!!:)

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Congrats on first day success! I still have a couple weeks.[&o]

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Somehow I missed this, Early in.....but congrats on the beautiful doe!

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Muzzy you say??:D[:-]

Joking aside, Nice first of the season, way to rep. the HOYT! Congrats.

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Great shot placement, thanks for sharing

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Good shot and congrats on the deer.

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CONGRATS!!!!

Great shot, great deer!!!

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Congrats

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Very Cool, another PA nanny falls in the early season....

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Good shot and nice doe. As for blood trails they can be a weird thing. I've had similar experiences with deer that should have left more blood but didn't. Three years ago I shot a doe broadside at 18 yards with a 4 blade Muzzy. She ran 70 yards and fell just out of sight. I found her easily because she went down so quickly and close by but there wasn't a single drop of blood on the ground anywhere despite the fact that my arrow entered tight behind the left shoulder and exited lowbehindthe right shoulder. Her chest cavity was full of it however. I guess something just quickly blocked the lower exit hole.