Got a shot at about 20 yds tonight. Didn't hear great contact, and it looked like the arrow went low or passed through and bounced further into the field. Doe took off into the woods down a drainage and blew pretty emphatically till she was out of ear shot.
Looked in the field for the arrow for about 25 mins but couldn't find it for the life of me. Went down into the drainage about 60 yds and found the arrow with no blood on it, some dirt, and some white hair. Nothing on the shaft but some 3/4" strips of moisture. They didn't smell like anything so I'm assuming this was just moisture from plants she ran through. But she obviously carried it.
Now if it went low I obviously wouldn't expect her to carry it. But if she carried it I would expect at least a bit of blood. Couldn't find a speck of blood on the way to the arrow either. So my only guess was it just barely stuck in her brisket or leg and came out when she took off.
I'm relatively new with the bow so just want to hear more experienced opinions and see if I should go back and look for her some more. I did look for a couple hours following the drainage for awhile till it dumped into a creek bottom, walked the bottom in both directions a ways, and scanned the ridges on either side and saw zero sign.
Looked in the field for the arrow for about 25 mins but couldn't find it for the life of me. Went down into the drainage about 60 yds and found the arrow with no blood on it, some dirt, and some white hair. Nothing on the shaft but some 3/4" strips of moisture. They didn't smell like anything so I'm assuming this was just moisture from plants she ran through. But she obviously carried it.
Now if it went low I obviously wouldn't expect her to carry it. But if she carried it I would expect at least a bit of blood. Couldn't find a speck of blood on the way to the arrow either. So my only guess was it just barely stuck in her brisket or leg and came out when she took off.
I'm relatively new with the bow so just want to hear more experienced opinions and see if I should go back and look for her some more. I did look for a couple hours following the drainage for awhile till it dumped into a creek bottom, walked the bottom in both directions a ways, and scanned the ridges on either side and saw zero sign.