huntinsonovagun Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Just Saturday morning I shot a doe that was hard quartering away. Put it right behind the ribs, or right in front of the back leg, however you want to put it, and it exited at the opposite front shoulder. It turned out to be a great hit, but there was NO bloodtrail!! My arrow was covered in blood, my white wraps and fletchings turned 100% red, but after that, no blood! Now, I was expecting little to no blood for the first 20 yards or so, but even where I found her, there was no blood. Luckily, I went to the last place I saw her and smelled her. She wasn't 40 yards past that point, but even at this point there was still no blood!! What are your results with quartering-away shots?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? Was not high at all!! Perfect if you ask me! Using Thunderheads. Arrow did not smell, but I could smell the deer from about 25 yards away. The guys at AT are saying this is common on Q-A shots. Not much response here at RT though........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? It is pretty commen think about it...behind the rib cage your going to slice inot guts first, and then on into the opposite side lung /heart area, the buck i shot didnt bleed much, he was 1/4 away, my buddy shot a doe earlier this year that didnt bleed more than 2 drops over 100 yards only found her because of that white belly. may not bleed buch but that shot will almost always get it done as long as the angle isnt too steep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? same thing happened to me last year on the 8 pointer I shot. quartering away entered just behind the last rib and exited about 3 inches behind the shoulder. Buck only went about 50 yards but I had no blood trail. I knew he wouldn't go far by lookin' at the arrow. congrats on the doe todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? Im shooting from 20 to 25 feet up...Q.A. shots are my favorite!..its like pulling the drain plug on your truck, maybe you need to get in the air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted November 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? I was somewhere around 23-25 feet up I believe....Higher than usual for me, but it was an awesome shot!! From all the guys at AT, they said they have experienced the same as me....not much of a bloodtrail for the most part, but a quick kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonhunter Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Re: Quartering-away Blootrail: Nonexistant?? [ QUOTE ] I have had that happen on spine shots. btw Who is AT? [/ QUOTE ] Archery Talk another online forum.....a real good one if your looking for a used bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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