RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

What he said

RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

Get a book called - Finding Wounded Deer - by John Trout Jr.

BobCo-65 recommended this book last year and it is an excellent resource for a bowhunter.

RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

Davidmill- excellent post! Brucelanthier, you took the words right out of my mouth with "Finding Wounded Deer". I also have the book at it is something ever whitetail hunter should have and keep in their hunting rig for quick reference. I keep mine in my glove box all hunting season.

RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

Here is another good source of info. They have posters that include blood examples and hit types, hair types and loactions, disections of an actual deer, etc:

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RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

davidmil you may want to contact ghost busters on that one. They may be looking for the green slimey deer!!:D

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:D:D No ghost busters necessary. We took the deer back to camp and skinned it on the spot. This big glob of intestinal half chewed crud was lodged between the front shoulder and the chest wall. Really it was a glob about the size of a small baseball. It had obviously followed the arrow right on down the arrow path and plugged the hole. The deer was full of blood of course when I cut the diaphram to open the chest cavity. All the blood was in the chest cavity. NO HOLES in the intestines and the arrow was just green stinky slime. Both lungs were toast.

RE: How to read blood on an arrow
 

O forgot about taste it...

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I photocopied the quick reference section and keep those pages in my pack. Yes, everyone should have this book.

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Awesome! I get more good info out of one of your posts than I get out of 50 of some other people's posts. Thanks.

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It has been my experience with deer hit in the liver you need to give then 4-5 hours. One last year covered about 300 yards and bedded down with 35 yards of my Jeep to die. Nice drag....