Feedback on Whitetail Shot

[Yoder]

What craphole state are you hunting in that won't let you go after a wounded deer regardless of the legal method used to track it? If it's legal to use a drone to find it, and have proof like pictures, that it's wounded, it should be legal to go after it and end it's misery.

The law is probably intended to keep people from using drones to kill deer. I know that's not what happened here but I understand.

 

[CMF]

I hope you went in and stuck another one in him. No need to tell us if you did that... sometimes the letter and spirit of the law aren't quite aligned.

All that said... I do not understand why folks insist on shooting narrow two blades at whitetail deer with modern compound bows pulling a reasonable poundage. At least use a 3 blade head, or a wide 2 blade with bleeders.

This is not great evidence of a narrow two blade failing. He missed the vitals. Would another 1/2" of cut mean this buck doesn't live 36 hours. I don't think so.

I'll take the improved accuracy and penetration of a narrow two blade over a 3 blade or wider head. I've put a 7/8" stinger killer bee through a mature bull, a muley buck and a couple whitetail with zero issues.

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

This is not great evidence of a narrow two blade failing. He missed the vitals. Would another 1/2" of cut mean this buck doesn't live 36 hours. I don't think so.

I'll take the improved accuracy and penetration of a narrow two blade over a 3 blade or wider head. I've put a 7/8" stinger killer bee through a mature bull, a muley buck and a couple whitetail with zero issues.

What makes you think the extra half inch of cut (and three cutting planes instead of one) wouldn't make a difference on marginal shots? It only takes one good artery nick to change the situation. Sharp blades and well tuned bow with a little arrow weight is way more important for penetration if you're using a compound at normal poundages.

OP, I'm sorry you lost the buck. That really sucks!

 

[adamm88]

i gut shot a doe 2 years ago(today actually) on the last day of archery i could hunt. I soon as i shot i knew something was wrong. I started tracking right away and found it was gut shot, I did back out about an hour and came back, Jumped the deer out of its bed and did some serious tracking to find it.

Point of the story i shot it with sever broadheads, I would have never found that deer without that wide of a broadhead. I have missed and wounded deer with fixed blade and mechanicals, but the sever got me that deer. I know buck are different animals(bigger tougher) after being found by drone on the first day i would have pushed that deer after 24 hours, either it dies quick and you get another shot or gone forever. Jmo

 

[wind gypsy]

What craphole state are you hunting in that won't let you go after a wounded deer regardless of the legal method used to track it? If it's legal to use a drone to find it, and have proof like pictures, that it's wounded, it should be legal to go after it and end it's misery.

People are already using drones illegally to locate/hunt deer. I can understand why they dont want to open the door further to more people bending the rules just "looking for wounded deer" that they never shot at.

Edit to add: I freaking hate drones.. The disrespect amongst people using them over other people's property and over public lands is a problem. They can be 400' up in the air and deer still freak out about their presence from what little i've seen.

 

[260284]

This. Your shot placement is the issue not the equipment. Not throwing stones it's just the truth of it.

For informational purposes, care to share the cost/process in how you were connected with the drone recovery operation?

This. A quartering to or frontal shot works great with a rifle, not so good with a bow.