What the autopsy revealed.

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

I shot a doe yesterday evening with my bow, looked like a 12 ringer. She ran across the field 100 yards and stopped, I assumed she would tip over there. 10 min later she walks away toward the property line. I waited another 30 before retrieving my arrow. Blood soaked. No blood trail though (changing broadheads). Searched the grown up line fence row to no avail. Drove home, called the neighbor, ate supper, and headed back. Used onX and mapped a likely travel route on the neighbors property. Found her 380 yards away. Not a single drop of blood. After field dressing I found the hit. Pics after shot are grainy but tell me what you think.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Pics are pretty blurry. I can't tell if my eyes are just wanting to see what looks like should have been a heart shot or if that is where you actually hit. Amazing if that is where you hit, that she went that far.

 

[Snake]

Was it a lung hit ? I've had the stomach lining or lining around the guts stop a complete pass through on a deer I shot that didn't bleed hardly at all . Full of blood when found though .

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I can't see the arrow in deer pics

 

[cbhunter]

Was you elevated? How far was shot? Looks like a great shot but could have been a bit low if you were 20ft up and she was close

 

[Jcalder]

Where's the autopsy results?

 

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

Pics are pretty blurry. I can't tell if my eyes are just wanting to see what looks like should have been a heart shot or if that is where you actually hit. Amazing if that is where you hit, that she went that far.

Pics are very bad. But yes that is the impact wound

 

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

I was on the ground hunkered in a cedar/briar filled fence row.. she was 35 yards. My broadheads are way too small. The rib cage was sealed up. It's no wonder there was no blood.

 

[DMD]

I'm confused

 

[Coker]

What Broadhead you using?

 

[knightrider]

Looks like low hit to me, they will go a long ways for a while with just that much lung damage, what heads

 

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

I'm confused

I have a great ability to confuse. My apologies. What is the confusion?

 

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

What Broadhead you using?

Magnus stinger. I'm not blaming the head only stating there was no blood. Have taken 3 deer this year and although lethal the blood was minimal on all 3

 

[knightrider]

Magnus stinger. I'm not blaming the head only stating there was no blood. Have taken 3 deer this year and although lethal the blood was minimal on all 3

The reason i stopped using them, no blood and tired of every one of them bending and sending back, ive swithched to tooth if the arrow and am very happy with them

 

[DMD]

I have a great ability to confuse. My apologies. What is the confusion?

I meant no offense. But, the title is "what autopsy revealed", but nothing about autopsy in initial post. Then you stated " ribcage sealed up" and there were pictures of a plastic bag. I thought maybe the deer had swallowed a plastic bag. Honestly, I'm sure it's just me, no one else seems confused .

 

[Ski]

Bare with me here as I'm not trying to steer you one way or the other. You'll hunt with whatever you want regardless of my opinion. But in recent years I've noticed a trend of going backwards with archery equipment to make arrows heavy & heads small again. The theory is increased penetration and there's all sorts of physics formulas used to prove their point. Personally I respond well to simplicity, so here's a basic formula for area of a circle to compare head size.

Area = pi multiplied by radius squared. Your Magnus Stinger with a 1-1/16" cut diameter creates a hole with an area of .89". A 2" mechanical head is less than twice the cut diameter but its hole is more than three times as big at 3.14". If you study hydraulics you'll know that power isn't generated by total volume of a cylinder but rather total area. Bigger diameter means more power regardless of length of stroke. So when draining an animal of its bodily fluids it's the area of the hole, not so much depth that allows the most efficient drain. Simply put, your head with entry and exit wounds combined allow a third less bloodletting than the entry wound alone of a 2" mechanical. An exit would would more than 6X as much bloodletting. Food for thought.

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I have used Muzzy fixed broadheads since the 80's and they have done well. I am not a mechanical broadhead fan. Mechanical equals failure at some point.

 

[Ski]

Mechanical equals failure at some point.

Apparently so do fixed.

 

[Sasquatch Boogie Outdoors]

I meant no offense. But, the title is "what autopsy revealed", but nothing about autopsy in initial post. Then you stated " ribcage sealed up" and there were pictures of a plastic bag. I thought maybe the deer had swallowed a plastic bag. Honestly, I'm sure it's just me, no one else seems confused .

Haha that made me laugh..

 

[7mm08]

AUTOPSY REPORT,
Bilateral tension pneumothorax secondary to trauma resulting in low cardiac output and hypoventilation with associated shock. Minimal blood loss with the great vessels and heart uninvolved resulting in 380 yard recovery.

Signed,
Dr. Lucky U Foundher