well hey yall im matt im 16 first year realy bow hunting i set my stand up and sat in it for abotu an hour and a half and a squirrle climed up my tree then down and i watched it for a while then it started flicking its tail like when they see somthing and i thought i was busted im only 12ft of the ground but had good cover all over me i then looked to my left and a nice 130lbs doe was standing there i had my doe tag closest ive been to a live deer actualy first one ive shot at we dont have high deer. pop. like some places well i shot and she hunched up and tucked her tail and ran i thought i got her i was all excited called my buddie up and he came 30min later to help me find my arrow and i couldnt find it and no blood or nothing so we followed her tracks nothing went back still no arrow looked i knicked this little branch i didnt see i have no clue where my arrow went think it might have went up in the air but i couldnt find it anyways im discuraged 10yrd shot perfect broadside shot just kicked that branch anyways any tips you guys for a new bow hunter first time ive ever used a stand so am i supposed to shot diffrent from one? but yea it would have been a perfect shot if i hadent hit that brand would have been right behind the shoulder anyways trying in the morning i guess

happens to all of us we learn from what happends and it makes up better im 16 too and have had this happen to me to it sucks man

Yea ,that 's a story of mine from last season ,darn little branch got in the way LOL

Really I do believe you and really It did happen to me last season on a decent 8point buck , I was so sure of a perfect shot and it was right near the end of the evening . I swore I had hit him ,but I did notice that he just ran off into the wood's on a trot with his tail straight in the air ,and that's not how a wounded deer react's, we looked for him ,but being as dark as it was opted to return in the morning. Wereturned in the morning and found my arrow on the ground ,[ no blood]and then backtracked to where I was shooting, only to find a severed branchabout 1/8" laying on the ground right in my shooting lane,didn't see it the night before because of the low light ,but yes it was there and that's my reasoning for my miss . Just keep at it and good thing's will change for you ,Hopefully it was a clean miss .

nubo

Live and learn. You will be filling those tags in no time. I hit a barbed wife fence once. Sounds just like what you mentioned. I saw a doe about 20 yards in front of me. I draw and make what I expected to be and easy shot. I hear a loud twang and the deer looks back in my direction and trots off with her tail in the air.

You mentined the deer hunched up? The arrow might have been diverted a bit, but it sounds like your arrow is stuck in that deer. Not sure, but from what you have said, she probably ran with it in her. If it has been cool, you still might find her and she still be good. If not, you will get the next one. Good luck.

One thing that concerns me is you stated she hunched up. Your arrow may have deflected and got her in the paunch. Deer will usually "hunch" up and walk off when hit in this area. That could also explain the lack of blood.

I would definitely try to find that arrow. If she has been hit in the guts she will be dead. Just gotta find that first clue.

Gut shot animals hunch up alot, better go back out there and make sure and look some more! They don't always bleed alot so you better make sure!

I'm thinking the same thing. That is how a wounded deer reacts. Epecially stomach orintestine. It would not be normal for a non-hit deer to react that way.

You gotta go back and find that deer. Sure sounds like a hit if not a good one. Gets your buds together form a skirmish line and good luck.

I'm agreeing with everyone else. I feel that you should do a little more looking, just in case.

I agree with the rest of them!! Take another look!