mathews4life Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 the best is pink bubbly blood which means you caught some lung, some i'd say bright red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood Usually dark red blood is a indication of a liver shot, this is a shot that is farther back than you would like.... Bright red blood is a indication of heart and or lung shot,, if there are bubble present in the blood this is a definate lung shot..... Hope Im right on this but the indication of dark red blood isn't what you want to see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathews4life Posted November 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood yes vermont you are correct, my deer i shot last month was shot far back it was dark red blood.....never a good sign, brighter is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer2295 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood Bright red blood is a good sign of a good shot, Lungs, heart. Dark red is usually a sign of a liver shot. Further back than you would like. Best to let them lie for 6 to 8 hrs. to make sure they expire. Don't put to much pressure on them, or you could spook them and maybe loose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood Bright red can also mean muscle hit, hopefully your bright red blood has bubbles in it, and is very short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood that bright red blood with bubbles in it is a sure sign of lungs, can't miss it when you see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood dark red, i pretty sure that means you got heart, with my doe i had almost a blackish red arrow, i exploaded her heart...so i would say the darker the better good luck with the deer~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood [ QUOTE ] dark red, i pretty sure that means you got heart, with my doe i had almost a blackish red arrow, i exploaded her heart...so i would say the darker the better good luck with the deer~! [/ QUOTE ] Never noticed heart shot blood because I've never had to take up a blood trail on a heart shot. Heartshots go down, NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonLKHunter Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood My buddies heart shot made it a whole 20 yards. Easy tracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood [ QUOTE ] My buddies heart shot made it a whole 20 yards. Easy tracking [/ QUOTE ] My longest heartshot was a good 15 yards up a hill, then crashed 20yards down the hill, he fell 5 yards from where I shot him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutter Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood bright is best dark let it rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Blood Did he find his deer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheNumber1Young1 Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Re: Blood [ QUOTE ] bright is best dark let it rest [/ QUOTE ] Hey thats cool, never heard of that, and its easy to rememeber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Re: Blood [ QUOTE ] Bright red can also mean muscle hit, hopefully your bright red blood has bubbles in it, and is very short. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed. Bright red with no bubbles in it is often bad news. And it may indeed be a muscle only hit. Lung blood always has bubbles and is sometimes very pink. Keep in mind it's not unusual for the blood trail to change character as you follow it. The first blood you find may only be muscle blood. If after 40yds that's still all you are finding, I get worried. Lung hits don't always show in the first few yards of a blood trail. They almost always do within 40 though. When you find it, push on, you got him. Dark blood that is almost black though many archers hate to see it is a pretty certain sign of a solidly hit animal. These hits are inevitably fatal. If the arrow punched thru the deers diaphragm and missed lungs they still usually don't go far. And there's a good chance you will hear the animal fall after the shot. A hole in the diaphragm disables both lungs pretty quick. The blood trail may be dark but it's not liver damage that killed it. If you do suspect that it was a liver only shot. If at all possible, wait 24hrs before following up or you will be chasing that deer awhile. Left alone with a liver only shot they will stove up pretty close to where you shot it. Then they just lay down and go to sleep. Honestly I think that's probably kinder than pushing a wounded animal for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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