Need Some Help on a hit Please.
10-28-2008, 11:24 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 5
Need Some Help on a hit Please.
Hello everyone, my name is Jim. I've been reading the forums for about a year and decided to join in on the fun today. I hate to start off with just a negative post, but I was hunting yesterday morning and had a buck coming in. I manage to get him to stop about 25 yards away very slightly quartering away. I shot and hit him high and forward more than I ever wanted to. The arrow stuck in him. He went over the hill, then I lost sight of him. I waited 4 hours then started trailing him. I found some blood for about 20 yards, then it shut off. I searched and searched, but couldn't find anything yet.
I wanted to post a picture of the 'hit' and get some feedback. Do you think I was too high and forward to catch any vitals? Do you think he will make it. What are your thoughts. I plan to look some more tonight. Thanks, I appreciate it.
I wanted to post a picture of the 'hit' and get some feedback. Do you think I was too high and forward to catch any vitals? Do you think he will make it. What are your thoughts. I plan to look some more tonight. Thanks, I appreciate it.
10-28-2008, 11:49 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 1,559
RE: Need Some Help on a hit Please.
IMO, you would have gotten part of the right lung, missing everything on the offset side. Will the deer make it, good question. There is another post on here about a 1 lung hit, much debate about how to go about tracking the animal, moreless if it is a fatal hit or not. Good luck and keep us posted.
10-28-2008, 11:50 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NOVA
Posts: 780
RE: Need Some Help on a hit Please.
you should have hit something.. I would suggest going back today and looking the area over again. Pay attention to near by water, and cover and deer escape trails. Also, pay attentions to voltures. I have found deer by watching the birds. sometimes the birds find em before you can even get out of the stand.
make slow moving circles from you last blood, id give it a good looking over before you give up, if you have a friend that can help or know someone with a tracking dog its better then doing it alone.
Good luck, keep us posted.
make slow moving circles from you last blood, id give it a good looking over before you give up, if you have a friend that can help or know someone with a tracking dog its better then doing it alone.
Good luck, keep us posted.
10-28-2008, 11:52 AM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: Need Some Help on a hit Please.
In that case you might have hit the top of one lung but I doubt it , chance's are the buck will live though it.
The shot was way to high to hit any vitals in my opinion .
The shot was way to high to hit any vitals in my opinion .
10-28-2008, 12:06 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Posts: 7,571
RE: Need Some Help on a hit Please.
What did the blood look like? Was it crimson and watery? If so, it could have been muscle. From your picture, it should have been spine or above though. You can see the crease from the shoulder blade right in front of the dot. At 25 yards, it's tough to pin point a hit though.
