jesus im getting ripped apart here after a questionable hit i backed out I knew it wasnt a lung shot or heat shot. So i backed out and went back the following morning this question was written because I never recovered the deer so I was wondering how many of you have recovreed deer wit that much penetration

I too like many others have never seen a deer recovered with a hit like that; but I also agree it is tough to judge how much penetration you did get.

Sounds to me like he did the right thing and backed out after realizing it wasn't a solid hit, and after 6 hours of tracking and not finding much blood, I would concentrate on finding another deer to fill my tag.

scribler , i didnt read your other post, i was just curious what kind of bow(poundage& DL mainly), broadheads, and total weight of your arrow is if you know? I know there are other factors in penatration but Im always curious as to what people are shooting when they get poor penatration.

checked the trail camera today and I shot that deer on the 4th and have pictures of him again just this morning at 230 am with the 5 does i also saw. Also had a good 8 point on there hoping to get a crack at him before the season ends

Deer and Bear hog hows your season been going any luck? I shoot a fred bear generation 2 with axis nano 400s with shuttle xt fixed broadheads at 60lbs draw weight. Im upping my draw weight next year I no im strong enough for it

I wacked a nice doe w/ my rifle in middletown last week. i got 4 in the freezer so I transfered my 3P tag to a needy soul. Ive been bowhunting w/ my reg. season tag down in rockland for the past few days , saw a great 8 point yesterday but only came within 50yds.

your easton 400s are 9gpi which is plenty heavy and assuming your using a 100gr head im guesstimating your shooting a 375gr arrow. should be plenty @ 60lbs. mabye we can get together and shoot at some point and I can check your bow and make sure its tuned if you want. good luck the rest of the season ,bro.

sounds good I know a few pepole who hunt rockland county, I dont no if you no ernie or pauly. Pauly shot a monster 8 point hes so heavy you cant even fit your hands around his beams

Excuse me but, maybe you should go back and read the entire post yourself! If you had read it as you claim others have not, then maybe you would see why he was originally being "jumped on"! This is what he originally posted, the part in caps is what he went back and added after editing his post the day after because people were telling him, including myself to get back out and look for that deer which is exactly what should have happened with the info from the original post!!! Maybe you should check your facts before accusing others of something you don't know about. Also to the OP, what do you expect with what you had originally posted?! You said you wounded a deer and stopped tracking after only 40 yards,you damn right people are going to jump on you for that! One more thing, it appears you just assume you only got 3" of penetration just because it was a shoulder shot? How do you know how much penetration you got? I myself have made and seen many shoulder shots with plenty of penetration to kill including one I made a few years back on a doe that ended up going about 100 yards. Just curious as to where the penetration numbers are coming from since this appears to be your basis for giving up the search. This was his original post followed by what he added the next day...


Hunted a piece of property tonight that the lady doesnt like rifle hunting. So i brought my bow up started out nice it was snowing saw 5 does rite away then all of a sudden a 5 point appeard. He walked within range I took the shot and got him in the shoulder so i got 3 inches of penetration I heard the pop wen the arrow hit and my heart just sunk. If youv read my past posts this season is adding up to be the most frustrating season of my life. I followed his blood in the snow for 40 yrds and retreated cause it got dark.

This is what he added the following day...
I WENT BACK THIS MORNING AND SEARCHED FOR 6 HOURS AND FOUND NOTHING

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nah, i know alot of guys, no ernie or paulie though:)

how do I know it was a shoulder shot? I watched the arrow saw where it hit heard it hit straight bone the arrow came out with less then to 3 inches of blood on with some meat and hair on it. That is how I know where the shot was and how much penetration I got