Highs and lows of bowhunting
#11
RE: Highs and lows of bowhunting
dont give up on that deer i think u will find him in the am he was really traveling quick check the 100 yrd circle real good.
what color blood and was the blood the full length of the arrow?
check the master video in slow mo to see if you can see exactly where the arrow hit
and check the opposite side when the deer turns in slow mo for pass threw
what color blood and was the blood the full length of the arrow?
check the master video in slow mo to see if you can see exactly where the arrow hit
and check the opposite side when the deer turns in slow mo for pass threw
#13
RE: Highs and lows of bowhunting
I zoomed this thing in and got a multiple repeat of the impact. Simon08 was right. It was hit very high. Here's a zoomed shot and while it looks like there are two fletched ends, it's the lack of frame to frame quality. I could make out clearly where the arrow was protruding as the deer turned. The black arrow was the actual point of impact. When i was young, I shot a buck in almost that same spot with a rifle. He bled out quickly because I hit the artery. Have some faith!
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
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RE: Highs and lows of bowhunting
I was actually just thinking about this type of hit today and how shooting from a treestand actually offsets the potentially negative effects of a high hit. It does this because the arrow impacts high but cuts through at an angle to potentially hit more surface area of vital organs. A high hit from the ground could be very bad because if you miss hit high, you miss hit high with no salvage as compared to an angled shot from a tree.
Just rambling.
Just rambling.
#17
RE: Highs and lows of bowhunting
ORIGINAL: Steven McBee
did you see how much that deer ducked
did you see how much that deer ducked
#18
RE: Highs and lows of bowhunting
I think that is very high and he's gonna live. I could see it well enough to say it wasn't near anything vital, even the exit. You may have hit the top of the shoulder blade, which is why the arrow stopped, but it didn't look to me like it was low enough to kill him. Then again, you may have hit his main artery up there, in which case you'll find him in the morning.
In your defense, he did duck it a bit, altho I think you still would have hit him high. That deer was on alert and although I know you might not want to hear this, it might have been a better choice to pass on him under those circumstances. That's alot easier for me to say sitting here at my desk than it would be sitting in the stand over him, I know.
This is just my .02 and I don't mean to criticize. I have to take those things into consideration before I shoot because my bow is old, slow and loud. If the deer is alert, I don't feel sure enough to shoot.
I do hope I'm wrong and I hope you find him, but I honestly wouldn't worry too much. I really feel he'll be fine.
In your defense, he did duck it a bit, altho I think you still would have hit him high. That deer was on alert and although I know you might not want to hear this, it might have been a better choice to pass on him under those circumstances. That's alot easier for me to say sitting here at my desk than it would be sitting in the stand over him, I know.
This is just my .02 and I don't mean to criticize. I have to take those things into consideration before I shoot because my bow is old, slow and loud. If the deer is alert, I don't feel sure enough to shoot.
I do hope I'm wrong and I hope you find him, but I honestly wouldn't worry too much. I really feel he'll be fine.