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What Happened (Update)

Unread postby PredatorTC » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:00 am

So as many of you know from the live thread I shot a public land bed buck opening night after watching him rise from his bed. He did not bleed a lot. It was darker blood. He never bedded. Here is the vid. It looks like he ducked the arrow an inch or three. Same exact problem as last year. I defiantly need to quiet the bow.

[bbvideo=425,350]https://youtu.be/VaTQAy-lNcs[/bbvideo]


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Re: What Happened

Unread postby hunter10 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:14 am

Looks like a good shot to me. If anything just high but it looks like a dead buck

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby mike_mc » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:21 am

Upper shoulder would be my guess.
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Re: What Happened

Unread postby BigHunt » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:23 am

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Looks high to me I'm sure the angle of the nock is different than the impact



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Re: What Happened

Unread postby jonsimoneau » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:25 am

Looks like a pretty good hit to me bud. I hope you find him. You definitely should not beat yourself up. You are doing things very right and have a real talent at hunting deer. Good luck!

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby Stanley » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:27 am

Looks like meat and no vitals to me. Too high and too far forward. You did everything right but the last part of the equation "the shot". I talked about the exact thing that happened to me on my podcast. I have always said those calm wind quite days are the worst. How close was the buck?
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Re: What Happened

Unread postby backstraps » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:32 am

I dont want to be the downer, but I think with the angle from the shot, the impact of the broadhead looks high and a little back to me?
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Re: What Happened

Unread postby Zap » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:33 am

Very short clip makes it hard for me too visualize this but it looks high and back and I do not think he ducked very much. Maybe clipped the top of the diaphragm and liver.

Definitely looks high and mid body after getting the video to stop where I can see the fletching well.




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Unread postby KLEMZ » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:42 am

Looks like high and back to me based on the footage. Definately hit bone because there was no pass thru. Hopefully clipped the top of the liver.
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Re: What Happened

Unread postby Dewey » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:43 am

Looks high and angled into the far shoulder. Don't think you hit any vitals there. That sucks. :cry:
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Re: What Happened

Unread postby seazofcheeze » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:46 am

Stanley wrote:Looks like meat and no vitals to me. Too high and too far forward.


I agree with Stanley. I lost a buck in 2009 on a very similar looking shot and impact.

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby DeerDylan » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:51 am

I agree with Dewey and Stan.

Just a thought: After you've given your best at finding him, can you put up a couple trail cameras to maybe see if he made it? It might help you figure something out.

Tough break but the hunt worked. Good luck man!

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby Horizontal Hunter » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:08 am

Same here. It looks high to me as well. I will also add that it looks like you didn't get much penetration so you won't get much of a blood trail to follow with that hit. The poor penetration also suggests a shoulder hit; especially if you are shooting a fixed Broadhead.

What Broadhead are you shooting?

As much as it is a bummer to wound a nice buck like that at least you know that your setup was good.

Hopefully he makes it and you see him again. I agree with DeerDylan. I would put out a trail cam or two to see if he makes it.

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby feutza » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:13 am

Depending on how high u were and how far the deer was looked pretty decent to me

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Re: What Happened

Unread postby headgear » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:28 am

I was able to get this freeze frame, look high and maybe angling forward but not sure on a vital hit.

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