What's your strangest "after the shot arrow" story?

[BO-N-ARO]

I have shot my share of cridders and with a variety of archery equipment and have had a few arrows do some crazy things after the kill. Just thought I would share a couple and ask for yours.
1: Shot a giant 300 pound buck in Kansas that was pushing a doe and they ended up right below me. I was around 18 feet high and the buck was started walking away from me and across a small creek. I laid the pin just off the right side of his spine between his shoulder and thinking it would exit low chest. With the shot the buck ran crashing thru the under brush and fell 60 yards away. The first thing I saw when trailing him was a blood trail that looked like you poured blood out of a bucket. The second thing I saw was a red glowing softball size ball?????? It was a ball of bubbles with a ray of sunlight shinning thru it! I found that the arrow took a sharp turn upward and exited just above the base of the neck. I looked for 10 minutes and could not find the arrow, a Carbon Express 350 with a Montec. The next morning I went back to look for the arrow and after 20 minutes I found the arrow about 15 yards passed the hit, standing up, point down, leaning on a tree, on the OPPOSITE side of the tree????
2: Shot a doe in East Texas where I was around 14 feet high, at 30 yards broadside, aiming above the back edge of her leg and 1/3 up. She turned and ran back where she came from and found her about 50 yards. I found the entry hole where I aimed but the exit hole was around 8 inches higher....??? I found the arrow, a ACC 349 with a Montec, sticking in the ground almost straight up 10 yards past the hit.
Both shot with different bow but both in the mid 60's.
Any strange stories out there??

[louieagarcia]

I arrowed a big management buck few years ago and did not get a complete pass through. He ran off through the brush and down a hill for about 100yrds. Couldn't find my arrow, even followed the blood trail.
Two years later, a buddy of mine finds my arrow (with initialed and numbered fletchings) on the opposite site of the hill about 400 yards from where I arrowed him. all I can guess is that some critter smelled the bloody arrow and carried it off a good ways. But it wasn't chewed on or anything. Perfectly in tact.

[JCG]

In for some good stories

[JakeGraves]

I had a doe duck and turn with entrance hole high shoulder and exit just under her chin one time. It was a full pass through with a continuous blood trail for 20 yards. I was shooting a Mathews Legacy at the time with Slick Trick mags.

[Quackerbox]

I shot a doe 3 or 4 years ago in dads back pasture. Probally 20 yards broadside from a 12 foot ladder that was right on the edge of the woods. 4 blade muzzy went right through her. She took off running in a half circle and stopped to just stand there. I could see the blood pouring out. Next thing she ran in 2 circles opposite the first one then bolted toward the fence. When she got to the 5 strands of barbed wire she jumped right between 2 strands and disappeared in the 12 acres next door. Apparently all the blood ran out while she ran the circles cause the trail stopped after that. Had I not been able to see across the pasture and where she crossed the fence I may not have found her. Circles and crazy running together was probably 200 yards + of ground

I was glad it was a cattle grazed pasture without any brush!

[Razrbk89]

OP, I had a VERY similar experience with a buck I shot several years ago. I was about 20 feet up and it was a 12/15 yard shot, so a pretty hard downward angle. The arrow hit him right behind the shoulder, dead center of the body. It exited at the slightly higher on the opposite side and flew probably 40' high (lighted knock) landing 20-25 yards behind the deer??? Deer runs out into the field and flips over backwards stone dead about 40 yards out. I still have no idea how that trajectory happened.

I shot another buck 3-4 years ago that was angling slightly towards me at about 15 yards. Arrow hit in the shoulder, exited right behind the diaphragm. Deer ran 75 yards or so. When I found him the gut pile was already laying beside him he was almost completely eviscerated

[Bowhuntin_Toona]

Stolle should chime in with his spike story.....

[Grndchecker]

I shot an 8 point right at dusk one time. I could barely see my pin. When I shot, I thought it was very loud when I hit the deer, but I thought it was just him running through the thick brush. I gave him an hour to lay before I looked for him because I went to help a lease member look for his daughters first deer.
When I started trailing, it was the best blood trail I have ever seen, rifle or bow. Found the buck about 40-50 yards from where I shot him. Arrow had hit right in front of hindquarters and must have hit femoral artery.
During daylight the next day I realized the arrow had hit a vine I didn't see when I shot and deflected the arrow. I will take luck any day.

[krtnorris]

Mine would not go well on here.

[bassmatt72]

Spot and stalk Javalina, 15yrd pass through shot on a ranch road, late evening getting dusk, arrow struck a rock and sparks flew everywhere and went skyward, looked like I had just lit off a bottle rocket! Buddies son found the arrow two days later while he was spot and stalking in the middle of a parallel road about three hundred yards away.

[LivinADream]

last year I was sitting in ks in a homemade tripod with a stationary gun rest that didn't swivel with the seat. the tripod was set up on a big scrape with the gunrest behind you, direction you aren't supposed to see deer. well as luck has it, here he comes from behind. I get spun around facing north, the deer, and gun rest to my west, about a mid 140's low 150's 9 point with about a 5" kicker sticking straight in off the main beam. he is travelling up and down a creek bank trying to come across to my side, about 4 inches of ice is his deterrence. while he is looking for a place to cross, I pick a spot across the creek, draw my bow, lean out away from the gun rest and check my clearance. all is good, if he makes it back to this spot, I WILL SHANK HIM. sure enough here he comes, full draw, lean out, quiet grunt, deep breath, slowly exhale, squeeze trigger, KAPOW PING CHOWEEE BING BANG SON OF A #@%^&!!!! the last time I saw the red glow of my lighted nock, it was clearing the top of the trees, im not positive, but if I had to guess, that arrow is still flying. im don't know if my string hit the gunrest, or if I hit a branch inbetween me and him but whatever it was, was loud and not good for accuracy.

[Bisch]

I have shot several critters where the exit hole was enough higher than the entrance that anyone who saw it would swear I had shot it on the opposite side that I really did. A few years back, I got into videoing my shots for a little while. When you start watching slo-mo video, you really have your eyes opened to how much they can move between the shot and the impact! When they turn to run at the shot, they roll. The arrow still goes straight thru for the most part, but the animal is not in the same position as it was when you let the arrow loose.

Bisch

[Chance Love]

Years ago I shot a cull on a ranch I was guiding on. Made a good shot, watched the buck go about 40 yards and fall over dead. Owner came to pick me up later that morning and saw my arrow laying next to the road, as it had just barely fallen out of the buck as he ran. The owner picked it up and walked over to me laughing and said "Guess you missed one!". What??? "No, I put a good hit on him and he's laying right there!". He kept arguing because there was NO sign on the arrow or broadhead. Nothing. At all. Looked like it was still brand new straight out of the package. We walked the 40 yards and picked up the buck, with a perfect double lung passthrough. Crazy blood trail also. Go figure.

[HC Sniper]

I was sitting in my bow stand which was barely 8 foot high. Here comes an 8 point into the feeder. I had only shot one other buck so I decide he is good enough for me. I slowly attach my release to the bow string and start to draw when the buck turns broadside. I get it about halfway back and the release lets go. I am in shock. Somehow, my mesh glove got caught in the release and didn't allow it to lock. The arrow come off the rest in slow motion flight. I can still see it in flight to this day. It arcs in slow motion towards the buck in a gentle arc for what seems like an eternity. After what seems like 5 full seconds the arrow actually strikes the buck in the butt and bounce off. He jumps but has no idea what happened since I am sure he felt absolutely nothing more than a slap. He walks off 5-10 yards and starts looking around for the mosquito that bit him. I am able to grab a second arrow, nock, draw and release this time making the perfect shot. I dang near fell out of the tree laughing when he fell within sight. I don't think anybody believed me except my father when I came into camp and told my story.

[Sabine]

My son had a double lung pass thru on a small buck, when we took up the blood trail I found his arrow laying on the ground with his broadhead next to it. It had come unscrewed AFTER it exited.