bghunter777 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Ok i will make this as short as possible. My dad is using a crossbow this year and shot a buck this morning around 1130 am. My father was hunting on the ground the buck was 30 yards and he shot him with his 40 yard crosshair. according to him the hit was high right behind the shoulder with a loud smack sound. The arrow broke off about 15 inches leading him to believe it was the off side shoulder. My father waited until 1 pm and found dark red blood but not alot. He trailed the deer for about 150 yards with a sparse blood trail. He came to an area the buck was beaded there was not a huge amount of blood but what was there was dark red! He left the area i am going to help him look in the morning. What are your thoughts on what happened? should the deer be dead? any other info you would like to include? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 That stinks, but it happens. No way to know how far his deer may go, but good lung penetration should put him on the ground eventually. Give him time, and go back and search the whole area. A good dog is also nice to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 If he hit the other side shoulder...he should have went through lungs...in that case should have good blood and the deer shouldn't have went too far. Best guess...he hit higher than he thought or a little further forward? Hard to say really...I'd would bet he'd be dead if shot through the lungs though. Usally within 100 yards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Dark sounds like a Liver hit...He'll be dead if you find him he probably died in his bed. ?How long are your fathers crossbow bolts??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Yes, I believe the deer will be found dead. The sparse blood is only due to a high shot. That deer was bleeding plenty more internally, and still finding some after tracking him that far is a good sign. I also think you were really wise to back out until morning. Can't wait to see the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghunter777 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 The bolts are 20" they are the Parker crossbow bolts! He was using a Parker tornado and Rage 3 blade broadheads. I have about 2 hours i can help him in the morning im hoping i can post some pics tomorrow nite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hopefully you're able to find him... I shot a doe a couple weeks ago that bedded down twice within 20 yards of each other... had dark red blood in both beds. I shot her a little back but hit liver and a bit in the stomach. We eventually found her still alive bedded about 30 yards from those two beds in some pretty thick cover. I had to put another arrow in to finish her off. Problem is if he hit him high, the blood trail will be pretty thin. Take your time and mark your trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I didnt realize they made them that long....Also finding where the deer bedded down is a good sign too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I would hope for a cold night, and then a stiff, dead deer...Im betting the angle of the shot plays into this, sounds like a liver hit, which is fatal., take your time, place tissue on each mark of blood, and you'll be fine, can't wait to see the pics........al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I'm going to be the NEGATIVE one (I do hope that you find him). I have seen deer hit high in the shoulder area where the arrow enters on side of the shoulder blade and embeds in the opposite shoulder blade. THIS CAN BE DONE WITHOUT HITTING THE LUNGS OR SPINE. Very little blood will be found with this type of hit. If this is the case he will live. I hope that I am wrong and that you find him. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceArcher Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Good luck on finding the deer. Sounds like he got a real good hit so the buck probably didn't make it far from where that blood was at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 If he bedded down within 150 yards then he's hit pretty hard. I agree about going above the lungs becuase I've done on a shot last year and seen the buck the next day. However, mine didn't bed down and found almost no blood. Your dads buck is probably dead in his bed now, sounds like to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Dark sounds like a Liver hit...He'll be dead if you find him he probably died in his bed. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bghunter777 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I was not familiar with the farm my father was hunting. One thing i found out though is it was very thick I was on my hands and knees crawling getting cut up for prob 2/3rds of the search. We did not recover the buck I searched for about 3 hours and my dad looked for about 6. I do not know if the deer will live or not. I would like to say we covered everywhere but this land is just a maze of scrub trees and thorns with no blood it was very difficult searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 I was not familiar with the farm my father was hunting. One thing i found out though is it was very thick I was on my hands and knees crawling getting cut up for prob 2/3rds of the search. We did not recover the buck I searched for about 3 hours and my dad looked for about 6. I do not know if the deer will live or not. I would like to say we covered everywhere but this land is just a maze of scrub trees and thorns with no blood it was very difficult searching. sounds like the old overgrown cow pasture I had to search for my doe in a couple weeks ago... we ended up finding her in one of the bottoms where two hills come together... forms sort of a ravine. Check out the lower areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Is there any water around.Like a creek or slough.Deer sometimes try to find water after they are hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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