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Hit a doe at about 6:45, and made a good shot, but it was a tad high. I found the arrow as you can see. But my father has to go to work and he wants to be there, so we are planning on going back in the AM. We could not find a trail because it was dark, but I am almost positive I heard the deer crash. Any advice? I worry about the coyotes getting to it. This would be my first deer with a bow. Based on the arrow, do you think it is fatal?
 

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No fouling on the arrow, evidencing a stomach hit or intestinal pass-through? Smell of bowel? If not, and it's good bright blood, I'd head back out there (theoretically with a supportive buddy/second set of eyes), and do a little more looking with a good light. The crash you heard could indeed have been the deer (or any deer, really) being pushed out by your search. But if it was the deer you hit, and the hit was good, you ought to be in a recovery trip pretty quickly.

If it were me, and especially being a first deer, I'm out there looking a bit more, and dad is just gonna have to hear the story, if that's the way it rolls out! Good luck!
 
any bubbles in the blood you found or on the arrow? I've hit a deer before a bit high just above lungs kind of in "no mans" land below the spine. Which that spat can sometimes not be fatal. Trailed and trailed till blood disappeared. Never recovered nor found her throughout season.
The blood looked like flesh wound blood and did not have any air bubbles in it.
good luck!
if you think you heard her crash, luck is you'll find her piled up not far from your arrow.
 
pockets":1gnzths1 said:
Looks like a good hit to me.
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Agreed! High hits can be tough sometimes. Just take the trail slow and mark it as you go. If nothing else the markers can give you a line of travel to investigate if you lose blood.
 
BCHunter27":2ee6lanx said:
any bubbles in the blood you found or on the arrow? I've hit a deer before a bit high just above lungs kind of in "no mans" land below the spine. Which that spat can sometimes not be fatal. Trailed and trailed till blood disappeared. Never recovered nor found her throughout season.
The blood looked like flesh wound blood and did not have any air bubbles in it.
good luck!
if you think you heard her crash, luck is you'll find her piled up not far from your arrow.
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Well I didn't notice bubbles, but we never even found a blood trail. It was just too dark even with flashlights, only the arrow. But when I said high, not missing the lungs. I have no doubt it hit lungs. She ran about 50-70 yards before I heard her crash. The initial shot was 20 yards.
 
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Nimrod777":2gatd79k said:
No fouling on the arrow, evidencing a stomach hit or intestinal pass-through? Smell of bowel? If not, and it's good bright blood, I'd head back out there (theoretically with a supportive buddy/second set of eyes), and do a little more looking with a good light. The crash you heard could indeed have been the deer (or any deer, really) being pushed out by your search. But if it was the deer you hit, and the hit was good, you ought to be in a recovery trip pretty quickly.

If it were me, and especially being a first deer, I'm out there looking a bit more, and dad is just gonna have to hear the story, if that's the way it rolls out! Good luck!
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No foul, smell, or anything that would indicate a intestine or gut shot. Its just it is so dark that we never even picked up a trail. Only the arrow
 
tennessee_hunting":3nmjcq7c said:
BCHunter27":3nmjcq7c said:
any bubbles in the blood you found or on the arrow? I've hit a deer before a bit high just above lungs kind of in "no mans" land below the spine. Which that spat can sometimes not be fatal. Trailed and trailed till blood disappeared. Never recovered nor found her throughout season.
The blood looked like flesh wound blood and did not have any air bubbles in it.
good luck!
if you think you heard her crash, luck is you'll find her piled up not far from your arrow.
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Well I didn't notice bubbles, but we never even found a blood trail. It was just too dark even with flashlights, only the arrow. But when I said high, not missing the lungs. I have no doubt it hit lungs. She ran about 50-70 yards before I heard her crash. The initial shot was 20 yards.
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Good deal.
 
If i heard it crash and was sure of the hit like it sounds like you are. I would find it tonight. It did get warm this evening and never can tell if the coyotes find it before morning. I would go back to where you found the arrow and slowly start the direction you seen it run. Sometimes it takes a few yards for a blood trail to really get going good.
 
I'd like to make a note that where I think the deer crashed, I saw 2 coyotes there earlier today. And also, going back tonight is not an option
 
Arrow looks ok, if you were in a elevated stand and hit marginally high you will likely get atleast the offside lung as arrow angles down. Sounds like your not going back tonite regardless, so just let it get light in the AM and try to locate your blood trail, which should be there if you hit where you think you did. Good luck!
 
Winchester":2ktn8se0 said:
Arrow looks ok, if you were in a elevated stand and hit marginally high you will likely get atleast the offside lung as arrow angles down. Sounds like your not going back tonite regardless, so just let it get light in the AM and try to locate your blood trail, which should be there if you hit where you think you did. Good luck!
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Thank you! Just gotta hope coyotes don't get it.
 
High shots don't bleed as much cause the arrow holes are up high and there is less lung that has been punctured. Good luck she may be dead especially if you heard a crash, I hope the yotes don't get her


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as stated above high hits produce minimal blood usually...the chest cavity will fill and the deer usually will expire especially if a lung was hit however since the wound is so high by the time the blood reaches it the deer has already expired. I would not be surprised if you don't find blood but every ten yards or so. Mark your back trail so that you can establish a travel route the deer has taken and if the blood trail runs out start a grid search moving in the general direction that the deer took...Good Luck brother!


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