charlie p how bout you stay out of it.

Charlie P has just much of a say in this topic as you and I. Just so you know, Charlie P threw in a good point. You would be wise if you listened to his comment.

Charlie P's so right. More often than not, it seems like people want to blame everything but the actual reason - a bad shot or poor effort of recovery. If you don't want to hear peoples opinions, don't post..... especially one blaming corn. I would love to have a cornfield nearby.

Why didn't you go back the next day and look? And how exactly, are you going to drop it in its tracks next time?

I hunt around corn all the time. I have had no problem tracking a deer with a well placed shot through it. Blood sticks out like a sore thumb on corn leaves.

And also, how do you know you shot him through the heart? You never found him to be sure. Did you video the hit, and review the shot? Just curious.

For starters I agree 100% with CharlieP. Truer words have never been spoken.

IMO that's a pretty bold statement without a recovered animal and an autospy. But for argument sake let's say you did put one through the boilerroom. A systematic grid search and a bit more time and effort on your part likely would have yeilded a recovered animal. If you know your tracking skills are still developing and you're hunting next to cornfields you may want to consider a string tracker or similar type device.

Sorry you never recovered your spike.You did have dad and your big brother help out with the tracking? I understand that from the post they were hunting with you from different parts of the woods.
I am also curious as to how long you waited to go track your deer.Being your first one,you were probably all pumped up and the addrenalin running and just way to excited to sit for any longer then 5 min,am I right?
I truley think If you hit him right in the heart,waited a minimum of half hour and got dad and big brother,you probably would have found him.I have never heard of a deer to get shot in the heart,by gun or bow to travel anymore then 200 yards and thats still pushing it.
Good luck with the tracking job next time,get help from friends and family if need be,sometimes the more the merrier.
And congrats on the 2 does

How about I don't ? Sorry if you can't take the truth. You hit a deer in the heart with a sharp broadhead,Stevie Wonder should have been able to find it.

Been bowhunting along time and I've heard the I hit it right in the heart but didn't recover it way too many times.

Good luck dropping deer in their tracks with a bow. Try developing some basic tracking skills before you hunt.[:'(]

What did your deer do right after you shot it.

Did you bother to pay attention to where it entered the corn?

Ever find the arrow?

If you did really hit the deer in the heart , it died real quick and didn't travel far.

I'm still trying to figure out how it's the corns fault.[:-]

IMO a cornfield is one of the easiest places to track a deer. Blood stands out like a sore thumb. If you happen to lose a bloodtrail grid searching rows of corn is as easy as it gets. A lot easier then climbing over acres of brush and thickets anyway.
If the deer was hit in the heart and ran into the cornfield, he is dead in the cornfield.

Youngsters!!!

Amen, Charlie P!!!!!!!