Any guesses where this deer was hit?

[Deer Tracks]

Off the subject, but did that dude have a hernia? What is that?

There's a rock under his leg. I didn't even notice it until later. Is that what you're seeing?




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[8pointer]

Wow. Great tracking !!!!!

[jefandaward]

Great info, thanks for sharing

[Bh_liberty]

Good job on the recovery


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[TildenHunter]

Reason I said what I did in post #32. Almost exact location on my elk in September.


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[COACH_EM_UP]

How was he hit so far back? Just curious

X2.

[CastAndBlast]

The guys calling the shot to the ham or leg were closest!

This deer was shot with a bow. The broadhead went through the femur and about 7 inches of shaft was lodged in the ham.

Rowdy trailed this deer up 4.5 hours after it was shot, trailed him 900 yards and bayed him.

I share this because it just goes to show that bubbles in the blood is not necessarily a sign of a lung hit. Whenever a large amount of liquid is poured directly on to the ground it can create a little foam.




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Awesome track!!

I would think the bubbles(froth) are more from gas in the digestive tract. Still a very good lesson that bubbles in blood doesn't necessarily mean lungs or trachea!

When is Rowdy going to put some puppies out? [emoji16]

[TxHuntFish]

Glad the deer was recovered, but don't we owe it to the animals to make a better shot?

[the-butcher]

Glad the deer was recovered, but don't we owe it to the animals to make a better shot?

Im sure the guy that shot this deer meant to hit it that spot.[emoji57] Nobody want to make a bad shot. Nobody wants to have to call a dog. We owe it to animals to practice with our weapon and take the right shot. But things happen. We are human. Ive forgot to look thru peep missed that deer. I also shot a buck in same spot as this one i took a shot while he was crossing a trail and arrow hit a limb i didnt see. I tracked him down and finished him.

[TxHuntFish]

It just seems that these types of threads are too common. someone needing a tracking dog or a thread about a deer "ducking the string", someone taking an unethical shot, but it being okay because the deer had a huge set of antlers, etc.

So I guess my question is why do we do it? If it's just about getting close to the animal, why don't we settle for open sight magnum pistol calibers?

[Daniel75]

It just seems that these types of threads are too common. someone needing a tracking dog or a thread about a deer "ducking the string", someone taking an unethical shot, but it being okay because the deer had a huge set of antlers, etc.

So I guess my question is why do we do it? If it's just about getting close to the animal, why don't we settle for open sight magnum pistol calibers?

Deer do weird things when they hear an arrow coming at them. There's also the fact of weird angles, buck fever, poor shot execution, arrow hitting a branch or other object.....many a slip between a cup and a lip. We shouldn't judge if we don't know the answer. The shooter called in a great dog and the animal was recovered.

Great post Sika. Light colored blood indicates blood that's rich in oxygen, usually arterial and traveling away from the heart to the lungs and/or extremities. Darker colored blood might indicate a hit to a large muscle group or blood from a vein that's traveling back to the heart. Looks like this was from his femoral artery. Any clue why he didn't bleed out sooner? Did the arrow plug the hole and slow the bleeding to allow the animal to live for over 4.5 hours after the shot?

[Pedernal]

Great job tracking the buck down. I am curious as to how much if any blood was the buck leaving??

Thanks for sharing, this thread helps educate some of us that don't kill deer or see deer shot as often as others do.

[Fishndude]

Thanks for posting Courtney.

I really have to wonder if some of you are planted here by the antis or if you've ever actually been bow hunting.

[Msgreenga]

Good job rowdy

[kenfa03]

Thanks for posting Courtney.

I really have to wonder if some of you are planted here by the antis or if you've ever actually been bow hunting.

Agreed


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