LV2HNT Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 My sister shot her first buck last night around 615ish and after about 20 min we both got down and looked at where she shot the deer. We found a few drops of blood where the deer was hit and it looked like very dark red thick blood. She thought she hit the deer well maybe like 3-4 inches behind the crease of the shoulder. We backed out and came back to look this morning and found her arrow covered in a lot of blood but only found a blood trail that lasted about 20 yards from where she shot the deer then it stopped. I need some help and advice on what you think she hit and do u think the deer's dead? I think she got one lung and maybe some liver. We are going back to check again later today but I have a feeling the meat will be spoiled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Dark blood is usually a liver hit. I'd guess the shot was a bit far back and maybe high. (this would explain the lack of blood as the deer needs to fill up before you will get a decent trail) The deer will die if it was hit in the liver, You are best off giving a liver shot deer a MINIMUM of 6 hours, 8-10 hours is better, before tracking it. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Dark blood is usually a liver hit. I'd guess the shot was a bit far back and maybe high. (this would explain the lack of blood as the deer needs to fill up before you will get a decent trail) The deer will die if it was hit in the liver, You are best off giving a liver shot deer a MINIMUM of 6 hours, 8-10 hours is better, before tracking it. Good Luck! Yep, it does sound like a liver hit, and possibly nicked a lung also. I bet the deer hunched it's back a bit when it was hit. When you hit a deer high like that, especially with a pass-through, most of the blood falls inside the body cavity, instead of leaving a good exterior trail. The deer is dead, no doubt, but where. A grid search from the last sign of blood is your only hope of recovery. Before doing my grid search, I would first check all deer trails that you think the deer may have taken, for a couple hundred yrds or so, if unsuccessful then start from the last sign of blood and grid search. Keep those eyes scanning as you search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natethebowhunter Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 good luck finding that deer. was it a big buck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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