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Lil-Rokslider
Damn, pic looks like 2 different deer, is that the exit side, or entry? good luck on getting him.
Mike
Mike
I think maybe one of the branches in the background of the second picture makes it look like there is a 4th point on the left side, aside from that possibility it looks like the same buck to me.
knowing he is in a transition zone where major hybridization occurs it looks to me like the injured buck is more blacktail than muley and the second picture appears to be more mule deer than blacktail. The first picture that has the buck and doe together, has a blacktail tail.I think maybe one of the branches in the background of the second picture makes it look like there is a 4th point on the left side, aside from that possibility it looks like the same buck to me.
You never made it in.
So I double lunged him from about 10 yards away
Why didn't you shoot him again?So I double lunged him from about 10 yards away with what looked like a perfect shot. He walked to the other side, where he stood for about 15 minutes seemingly unbothered. Then he laid down for about another 15 minutes unfazed. He got up when I walked closer to him, then went and lay down again, for another 15-20 minutes before he finally took the dirt nap. Although I didn't get heart on that shot, it was still a nice low double lung shot. Figuring this deer was pumped full of adrenalin from having found himself in what was an inescapable situation, but still. P
retty good "control" type scenario if you will. Just goes to show that some have different and stronger constitutions than others. Since then I've always given them at least a half hour, even on what look like perfect shots
It was an experiment for our benefit.Why didn't you shoot him again?
This makes the most sense. No way a shot in that location wouldn’t be fatal. But the shoulder should be fairly soft in that location and only 38 yards? I’d get hit a branch or the tree in front of him ever so slightly to loose momentum, hit bone and just broke. Still remarkable what these animals survive.
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The arrow had to penetrate the buck as evidence by the broken, bloodied arrow shaft. Seeing the hit location makes sense on why the arrow broke the way it did. Being that close to the shoulder blade, the bone could have snapped the back half of the arrow off. I do agree that the buck should be dead but for some reason he is a tough bastard and wont lie down.
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Nope
That’s 100% true. I totally threw out that logic by the fact the deers alive and I can’t get that through my head lol next theory is you hit 1 lung, or somehow managed to slide over the top of them without cutting them. Has the Broadhead been shot before? Possibly slightly dull allowing tissue to slide off of it instead of being cut? Then the arrow hit the opposite shoulder leaving it sticking out. When he ran, the shoulder snapped the arrow. Which means the rest of it is likely still in him, which leads to even more shock that he’s still alive. Let’s hope you’re able to finish him off, maybe with a neck rifle shot so we can see some backwoods biology when you cut into him. This is one of the most interesting things I’ve seen on here.
Deer just never stop amazing me. I saw one get hit on the road the other day. 55mph. Broke the car bumper instantly. The deer never even fell. Caught it’s balance and just kept on running. Remarkable strength.
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