Stone Cold Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) There is a buck that I lost this past season that I was after all year since this picture. I was a little forward on my shot. Here is a picture of him in velvet and I hope that he servived for this year. No one found him or his rack. He did not grow brow tines and was a very wide 6 point! Edited July 24, 2009 by Stone Cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ny_gun Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I have lost several deer with Spitfire broadheads. I now shoot Muzzy's. I have lost a deer with the Muzzy but my success rate has significantly gone up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Country Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I have lost three deer that I hit...all does... 1. Muzzleloader...first deer I shot with a muzzleloader...385 grain Hornady Great Plains conical over 120 grains Pyrodex...quartering away angle at 50 yards...deer dropped at the shot...then got up, ran down the valley 30 yards, dropped again. Then got back up and ran up the side of the valley opposite of me into heavy cover. Blood sign was massive at each drop sight (4 foot square) and the trail in between. The trail in heavy cover was good for 50 yards then faded out. Searched for two days for that deer, with a friend and brother. 2. Bow...shot high through the back...sparse blood sign...trailed the deer for 3 hours that night...took the next day off of work and searched for 6 more hours...last sign of blood was a small drop on the barbed-wire fence leaving the farm. 3. Bow...shot the deer square through the shoulder at 20 yards...deer wheeled and ran off with the arrow in the shoulder...waited 45 minutes, went to look...massive blood trail (but no bubbles)...trailed the deer across two farms (stopped and got permission--and that took some time), more than 1000 yards before loosing the trail. Started over, and found my arrow only 20 yards beyond the shot. The Bear Super Razorhead (fixed, cut on contact, 2-blade with a bleeder blade) had folded-back double and penetration was only about 3 inches. Found the deer dead two days later in the creek next to the highway. Left shoulder was mangled, but the arrow had not penetrated the body cavity. I switched to chisel point heads, now shooting Muzzys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swohiodave Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Most modern broadheads will do the job. I have lost a deer before but it was due to the shot not being right where I thought it was going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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