RE: shoulder shot deer
 

Well???? Any luck yet???:eek:

RE: shoulder shot deer
 

Unfortunately when i started hunting, I was shown a pic of a deer, guess where my uncle told me to shoot. Lost 3 bucks all within a 12 yard shot, but I did hit where i was aiming,lol. Since I haven't had a decent shot at a buck.

RE: shoulder shot deer
 

I hate to say this but I would agree with Mathewsboy :eek: You said he went 400 yards after the shot. Think about this a second 400 yards...Thats not just a few steps. Plus over a fence when he got there. You didn't kill that deer. You wounded him. If a deer can go that far plus over a fence and keep going it will live to be shot another day.

RE: shoulder shot deer
 

Since you didn't enter the body cavity, you probably just hit muscle and bone. How did the deer react after being hit. Did it act as if you had broken bone? I think you would have known if you hit the shoulder blade because you would have heard it. So what I am thinking is that you probably had a muscle hit, which probably will not kill the deer. The bright red blood with no bubbles in it is normal for a muscle hit. Doesn't mean you shouldn't give it your all in finding him though.