Post by: studioandolina on November 16, 2013, 02:28:27 PM
Any thoughts would be welcome.
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2013, 02:42:14 PM
What kind of bow and arrow set up are you using?
If indeed you spined him, he will like live to see another day. Some lucky hunter will find a broadhead buried in bone one of these days.
Post by: studioandolina on November 16, 2013, 02:48:34 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2013, 02:53:38 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 16, 2013, 02:59:22 PM
Post by: GEARHEAD on November 16, 2013, 04:42:05 PM
Post by: Easy-E on November 16, 2013, 04:46:10 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2013, 04:53:23 PM
Post by: h2ofowlr on November 16, 2013, 05:09:33 PM
Post by: D-Rock425 on November 16, 2013, 05:10:46 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 16, 2013, 05:17:01 PM
Something doesn't seem right to me .
:yeah:
I am not sure a shoulder at that range would stop that arrow.....We are talking a deer here not an elk. I have personally seen arrows blow through deer destroying both shoulders and never slowing down.
RP...Was the deer perfectly broadside or quartering? If you hit the shoulder as it was quartering hard away I could see it maybe not penetrating, but that would not be back and up. I am still going with the spine theory....many a deer have been found with arrows in the spine still alive.
Post by: Easy-E on November 16, 2013, 05:37:04 PM
High shoulder possibly. Right in the shoulder blade.
That's My guess too. Maybe shot at an angle?
Post by: Easy-E on November 16, 2013, 05:43:10 PM
Something doesn't seem right to me .
I just read back through the OP and I agree: something doesn't seem right.
Post by: jason stevens on November 17, 2013, 11:04:50 AM
Post by: Bigtine96 on November 17, 2013, 11:11:05 AM
I would search for more then three hours and call my buddies and spend the whole next day.
Exactly that's just lazy and not respectful to the animal, I don't know the dudes story but I would be out there every day until I figured out what happened.
Post by: GEARHEAD on November 17, 2013, 12:54:13 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 17, 2013, 05:54:48 PM
Post by: coachcw on November 17, 2013, 06:13:35 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 17, 2013, 06:28:16 PM
that set up should have crushed the spine , I'm pretty sure he hit pelvis as well . I'm not to sure i'd be off archery but missing that far at point blank sucks . maybe holding so long didn't help. I'd have looked allay for that deer .
That set up would crush any bone in a deer.....even the pelvis.
Most like scenario is the bow is not set up and his arrow flight is gross.....(ie the miss at 15 yards). Arrow was probably not stabilized and hit the deer at a crazy angle not allow for full energy transfer to the point of impact. I have seen many a friend / acquaintance shooting at the range and their arrows are sticking in the target at all different angles at 20 yards.....needless to say their bow was so far out of tune that the arrow was leaving the bow sideways (not really). This is the only thing I can think of......
Could also just be a fluke thing.....I have seen crazier stuff in the woods while hunting.
First deer I ever shot (8 years old) with a bow, I hit it in the pelvis and it crushed the deer. 40 yard shot, 40 lb browning bow, 125 grain broadhead on an aluminum 2413 arrow. Deer never took a step and the arrow penetrated and broke both sides of the pelvis. I didn't know if my dad was happy or mad (cause I hit so far back).....I had doe fever what can I say. But the deer was dead and it was my first. Moral of the story is that set up tuned properly will devastate any bone in a deer.
Post by: coachcw on November 17, 2013, 06:39:57 PM
Post by: studioandolina on November 18, 2013, 08:29:41 AM
The problem was not my bow or the arrow, these are finely tuned and professionally set up, I shoot a lot in my yard (28 yards) (at least 2-3 times a week) and my rig is sweet. The main problem is my lack of experience shooting at LIVE animals. This encounter was over 15 or 20 minutes, part of which I am holding a very long draw and standing face to face in the wide open with a LIVE animal. Even through all of that I stayed fairly calm but it took a toll on my nerves and the moment of truth came and I blew it with a bad shot.
This can be the reality of hunting, you can shoot well at home all day long but the pressure of a LIVE animal can shake almost anyone, let alone someone who hardly even gets to see deer when in the field. This day I will feel sorry about for a long time and I wish I could change the outcome, but it did teach me many truths about hunting. It is not the easy shot wall hanger like on TV, it is a living moving and magnificent animal right in front of you. My two mistakes were: I failed to stop the walking deer for my one shot, (thus a shot a bit far back), (I failed to really pick a spot, thus the bit high aim). These are my fault but I can promise this will not happen again, these are the hard lessons of experience. I will not forget this animal and I hope he did live through this tragic day but the reality is I will never know....
Post by: MLBowhunting on November 18, 2013, 08:35:21 AM
Post by: coachcw on November 18, 2013, 01:07:36 PM
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Post by: scout/sniper on December 03, 2013, 02:42:13 PM
sounds like the situation got the best of you . just part of hunting it happens both archery and rifle . typically rifle hunters give up there search sooner . If you can slip an arrow in just of center on that frontal angle it is deadly btw.:yeah:
This situation obviously rattled him a bit. It happens sometimes, and no hunter wants to leave a wounded animal in the woods (including us lazy, evil rifle hunters) Lessons learned and he will be better the next time around.
Post by: bigjonv on December 06, 2013, 02:07:22 PM
Post by: bigdave on December 06, 2013, 02:30:02 PM
this is why I quit bow hunting. mike w
This is why I don't post anything about my hunts on H-W! :tup: