IowaBow
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Well had a nice buck that I had seen two weeks ago come back by me this morning.
Nothing huge but bigger than anything I've ever taken with a bow so I wanted him. He came in the way I expected but as he came into range he changed course and did a big arch out away from my stand, almost like he knew I was there.
Either that or it was just his fancy for the morning as coming by me or going the way he went, either way took him downwind of where the does were bedding.
After he got by me and about 60 yds away I let out some doe estrus bleats, (the primo can call) he ignored them completely. Then hit the true talker with a couple of grunts and he came in on as string, so I was starting to think he didn't have the stand figured out. Lost him in some oak sapplings, then he was right under me walking by.
Went out a ways and I got drawn back, let out a bleat with my mouth and he stopped. Broadside slightly quartering away at about 17 yds...Had a good site picture and let the arrow go, had to shoot between two sapplings but it wasn't that tight.
Arrow hit, and only about half the shaft penetrated (29" arrow) the deer wheeled went down along the creek and then came back up a ridge and appeared to be stumbling coming up the ridge. Went back towards the doe bedding area and I lost sight of him.
The hit was on the deer's left side couple inches back from the crease of the front leg and right about where I would figure the top of the lungs were at, the stand is high so the shot should be angling down good.
Snuck out VERY quietly and called for help, we've decided to let him sit for two hours then we're going after him.
With the slightly quartering away shot and my shot placement, I'm wondering about the penetration, I'm assuming if I had hit the off leg that that could bounce the arrow back some, other than that I'm at a loss for the penetration. The buck left with the arrow in him dangling and i've yet to do any looking, but I can't stand the lack of penetration there other than the offside leg, any other guesses?
The shot seems most definately fatal to me, and I really wouldn't worry much about it other than the fact that two years ago I had a similar hit and the deer was lost. That time however we did track immediately.
Any other guesses about the penetration issue? I know it's just guesses as I'm a firm believer that unless you recover the deer you never really know for sure where you hit it, I know i'm high in the front chest going in, but other than that it seems to change back and forth every time i replay it in my mind.
Shooting a Q2 at 72lbs, 28"draw, 28.5" xx75 2314s with a Snyper broadhead.
Well helps a little just to put the story out here, i'll be getting ready here soon to go look with help and i'll let yall know the outcome.
Shot was at 7:20 this morning, buck was cruising through apparently on his way to a doe bedding area about 80 yds off this stand.
Jason
Nothing huge but bigger than anything I've ever taken with a bow so I wanted him. He came in the way I expected but as he came into range he changed course and did a big arch out away from my stand, almost like he knew I was there.
Either that or it was just his fancy for the morning as coming by me or going the way he went, either way took him downwind of where the does were bedding.
After he got by me and about 60 yds away I let out some doe estrus bleats, (the primo can call) he ignored them completely. Then hit the true talker with a couple of grunts and he came in on as string, so I was starting to think he didn't have the stand figured out. Lost him in some oak sapplings, then he was right under me walking by.
Went out a ways and I got drawn back, let out a bleat with my mouth and he stopped. Broadside slightly quartering away at about 17 yds...Had a good site picture and let the arrow go, had to shoot between two sapplings but it wasn't that tight.
Arrow hit, and only about half the shaft penetrated (29" arrow) the deer wheeled went down along the creek and then came back up a ridge and appeared to be stumbling coming up the ridge. Went back towards the doe bedding area and I lost sight of him.
The hit was on the deer's left side couple inches back from the crease of the front leg and right about where I would figure the top of the lungs were at, the stand is high so the shot should be angling down good.
Snuck out VERY quietly and called for help, we've decided to let him sit for two hours then we're going after him.
With the slightly quartering away shot and my shot placement, I'm wondering about the penetration, I'm assuming if I had hit the off leg that that could bounce the arrow back some, other than that I'm at a loss for the penetration. The buck left with the arrow in him dangling and i've yet to do any looking, but I can't stand the lack of penetration there other than the offside leg, any other guesses?
The shot seems most definately fatal to me, and I really wouldn't worry much about it other than the fact that two years ago I had a similar hit and the deer was lost. That time however we did track immediately.
Any other guesses about the penetration issue? I know it's just guesses as I'm a firm believer that unless you recover the deer you never really know for sure where you hit it, I know i'm high in the front chest going in, but other than that it seems to change back and forth every time i replay it in my mind.
Shooting a Q2 at 72lbs, 28"draw, 28.5" xx75 2314s with a Snyper broadhead.
Well helps a little just to put the story out here, i'll be getting ready here soon to go look with help and i'll let yall know the outcome.
Shot was at 7:20 this morning, buck was cruising through apparently on his way to a doe bedding area about 80 yds off this stand.
Jason