I really hate seeing this

[rem270]

Buddy of mine's wife shot this doe on Oct 3rd. What you see is the exit wound. They trailed the doe and eventually lost blood. He came back the next morning and never found another drop but did several circles looking but to no avail. I went with him this evening to check cams and told him he may have a pic of her coming back and he told me i was crazy. Low and behold she showed up 8 days later on Oct 11. I would like to say she may live but i'm afraid infection may set up and she die slowly. Ky early mz is this weekend so maybe he can get a shot at her this weekend.

 

[RAFI]

looks bad.

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

And there's the reason I dislike bow season

 

[infoman jr.]

I'm not sure that explains the spot on her leg. Could it not be a fibroma or other mass?

 

[TRIGGER]

What is it on her side?

 

[infoman jr.]

When she lays down it cuts into her leg.

What is "it?"

 

[rem270]

When she lays down it cuts into her leg.

What is "it?"

I didn't ask if the arrow broke. Maybe the arrow could possibly still be lodged and that is what is poking out?

 

[Setterman]

I completely gave up bowhunting a few years ago for a multitude of reasons, mainly I finally learned it was really impacting my chances at the mature bucks where I hunt and the possibility to kill them when they are most active.

I also grew tired of losing a deer every now and then, even as well as I shot, as careful as I was with shot placements, shots taken, etc etc. Every now and then things just went south, and a deer was left wounded in the woods.

Mentally I couldn't take it anymore, and now hunt with the most effective tool ever designed for harvesting deer, and that is a high powered rifle. I don't screw with ML or small caliber rifles either. I shoot a 7mm and aim for shoulders. Knock on wood I haven't lost a deer in a very very long time with a rifle, though I am sure it will happen I just can't stand the thought of having a deer suffering like the one above anymore.

 

[catman529]

That is crazy how she survive a lung shot like that, I hope you can put her down soon. Is that lung coming out of the exit hole?

 

[Woodson223]

Looks like the shoulder blade is showing.

 

[catman529]

Looks like the shoulder blade is showing.

the shoulder blade is under the skin and right above the wound

 

[chris1976]

Looks way more like a cystic growth of some kind. Does not appear to be a broadhead wound.

 

[scope eye]

I'm contemplating giving up archery hunting, as much as I love it, there are much more effective means/manners of taking deer.

x2

 

[Spikes Tactical]

Thats too bad. Sorry to see a deer like that but no reason to give up bow hunting...

Many people make poor shots on animals with firearms as well - keep practicing and hunting. Good luck the rest of the season.

 

[Grill-n-man]

There are more less than ideal shots, aka bad shots, taken with a firearm than will ever be taken with a bow. Only difference is that with a firearm the bullet causes more damage than a broadhead due to the great amount of energy transferred into the animal. Losing an animal after you have shot it is never a pleasant thing but does happen and a lot of the time the animal survives. Every hunter has lost one or will lose one its just a fact of hunting. Don't give up bow hunting just cause you lost one. Any deer I shoot, unless it drops in its tracks, is tracked regardless of how far it goes and/or I can see it down. You can never know everything about tracking, it is a never ending process of information gathering. We should all work to be a better shot, admit we have limitations, and get better at finding an animal after the shot. In the end a bad shot is a bad shot whether from a bow or one of the magnum sausage makers.

 

[luvtohunt]

I completely gave up bowhunting a few years ago for a multitude of reasons, mainly I finally learned it was really impacting my chances at the mature bucks where I hunt and the possibility to kill them when they are most active.

I also grew tired of losing a deer every now and then, even as well as I shot, as careful as I was with shot placements, shots taken, etc etc. Every now and then things just went south, and a deer was left wounded in the woods.

Mentally I couldn't take it anymore, and now hunt with the most effective tool ever designed for harvesting deer, and that is a high powered rifle. I don't screw with ML or small caliber rifles either. I shoot a 7mm and aim for shoulders. Knock on wood I haven't lost a deer in a very very long time with a rifle, though I am sure it will happen I just can't stand the thought of having a deer suffering like the one above anymore.

I agree with 95% of this...I do hunt with a muzzleloader tho.

 

[THEdonkey0515]

I hate that! So sad

 

[hitek7]

I wished everyone would quit bowhunting! That would leave them alot less unpressured for me while bowhunting.

Are you definetly sure that is a wound caused by the arrow?

 

[Winchester]

Looks way more like a cystic growth of some kind. Does not appear to be a broadhead wound.

I agree don't think this deer has been shot with an arrow recently. Looks much more like a growth that she's knocked the top off and is bloody, same on her leg???? MANY deer are lost with all types of weapon every year! I would even venture to say more are lost with a gun than bow, way more unexperienced shooters that don't even look if the deer doesn't fall in its tracks. Arrow and good broadhead is a VERY efficient and effective way to kill deer if used as it should be.

 

[Headhunter]

I say gun or bow, the numbers of lost deer are about the same. Can't tell you how many times I have helped look for deer shot with a gun and nothing was found. Heve I personally lost more with bow than a gun, yes, but I believe if there was an actual true comparison, many of the people who the gun is only way to hunt would be shocked to see how many animals are lost when shot with a gun. Go to your local gun range and watch how many cannot even hit the paper much less hit the kill zone on a deer but call it good enough and go hunting. I hear of so many and talk to many who wait til the day before a firearms season and hunt with a bore sighted gun. I am called to help with guns and bows a lot and if it is the night before opening day, I tell them they need to wait until they can actually shoot what they are going to hunt with at a target before they go hunt.

 

[RUGER]

Looks way more like a cystic growth of some kind. Does not appear to be a broadhead wound.

This.

 

[AKHunterNP]

I wished everyone would quit bowhunting! That would leave them alot less unpressured for me while bowhunting.

I agree, everyone put your archery equipment up on eBay.

 

[HDUKE1986]

I agree I think its some kind of growth, im on my phone so the picture isn't real big but looks to me she has something on the front leg at the bend on the same side

 

[smalljawbasser]

Her ribs are showing also, so unless the pic looks different than it does on my phone, I would say there is at least a chance that picture is not of a wounded deer, but rather a deer with a health problem.

 

[Snake]

That is sad but it does happen.

 

[BSK]

I completely gave up bowhunting a few years ago for a multitude of reasons, mainly I finally learned it was really impacting my chances at the mature bucks where I hunt and the possibility to kill them when they are most active.

I also grew tired of losing a deer every now and then, even as well as I shot, as careful as I was with shot placements, shots taken, etc etc. Every now and then things just went south, and a deer was left wounded in the woods.

Mentally I couldn't take it anymore, and now hunt with the most effective tool ever designed for harvesting deer, and that is a high powered rifle. I don't screw with ML or small caliber rifles either. I shoot a 7mm and aim for shoulders. Knock on wood I haven't lost a deer in a very very long time with a rifle, though I am sure it will happen I just can't stand the thought of having a deer suffering like the one above anymore.

I agree with 95% of this...I do hunt with a muzzleloader tho.

X3

I gave up bow-hunting and don't miss it a bit.

 

[BSK]

Looks way more like a cystic growth of some kind. Does not appear to be a broadhead wound.

I tend to agree with this. I've seen a lot of arrow and bullet wounds that deer have survived, and none have looked like that. That appears to be a growth on the outside of the skin. And although it doesn't appear to be a fibroma, it might be one that has become infected due to its size.

 

[Andy S.]

Looks way more like a cystic growth of some kind. Does not appear to be a broadhead wound.

I tend to agree with this. I've seen a lot of arrow and bullet wounds that deer have survived, and none have looked like that. That appears to be a growth on the outside of the skin. And although it doesn't appear to be a fibroma, it might be one that has become infected due to its size.

x3

 

[solocam_5]

And there's the reason I dislike bow season

No reason to hate bow hunting... No it's not for everyone, but if your gonna bow hunt for Pete sakes don't pick up your bow a few weeks before season and shoot a few times and say I'm ready.. I shoot all year and still feel I need more work, but things can go wrong with a good shot.. But moral to story if your gonna bow hunt don't just shoot because it close to season, practices yearly.