Just shot a deer could use some help

[Curmudgeon]

I know it isn't legal but I was in a similar situation once and took my own dog out. She found the deer quick. She was in really thick stuff where she couldn't be seen.

[incognito]

I will lend a hand if you are anywhere near me.

 

Where are you?

Edited October 28, 2014 by incognito

[BowWeldingJohn]

What is deer search?

[BowWeldingJohn]

I will lend a hand if you are anywhere near me.

Where are you?

9h, Wyoming County close to Warsaw.

[BowWeldingJohn]

9h, Wyoming County close to Warsaw.

If I didn't hit the longs would it even be a lethal shot?

[incognito]

9h, Wyoming County close to Warsaw.

 

I am in 1C. You are a bit far from me.

 

[LuckyPickle123]

High hit.  broadhead is lodged in top side of rib cage, below the spinal cord.  "no mans land"

Edited October 28, 2014 by LuckyPickle123

[BowWeldingJohn]

I am in 1C. You are a bit far from me.

Haha, Just a tad. I apprectate the offer!

[SteveNY]

Deersearch.org DEER SEARCH INC. is an organization of volunteers who seek to reduce the number of deer wounded and left in the woods to die during hunting season. We use specially trained tracking dogs to find wounded big game that are impossible to track by eye.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

High hit.  broadhead is lodged in top side of rib cage, below the spinal cord.  "no mans land"

[BowWeldingJohn]

Jeez... I don't know what todo, Maybe give up? Because acording to the picture Hunt club uploaded, I think the arrow landed higher then the lungs..

[Vince1]

whitetail.jpg

That pic is real useful. Got a bad shot last year and kinda helps ya see were ya screw up

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Can't give up. Call deer search.

[BowWeldingJohn]

Can't give up. Call deer search.

The landowner is not home I would need to ask him if its okay first

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[BowWeldingJohn]

How long will the meat last in these temps?

[LuckyPickle123]

That picture really doesn't show anything besides a dead deer chopped in half.  Inflation/deflation of lungs play a huge role here.  I believe he hit there because I have seen broad heads lodged in that area when skinning/cutting up.  Also, my dad hit one there, and it dropped right on the spot almost paralyzed for a minute.  He shot and killed it a week later.  They don't always go down on shoulder hits.  I actually don't ever remember any one telling me they went down on a shoulder hit with an arrow.  Ill guarantee you that broad head was near the spinal cord for that reaction

Edited October 28, 2014 by LuckyPickle123

[incognito]

Jeez... I don't know what todo,

 

Did you look from a different perspective?

 

Go to the last blood mark. Get down on all fours to look UNDER the thick stuff, not through it from 6' above. Ask yourself, "Where would I go if I wanted to hide?" You would probably take the path of least resistance into a thick spot.

 

Edited for spelling

Edited October 28, 2014 by incognito

[BowWeldingJohn]

Did you look from a different perspective?

Go to the last blood mark. Get down on all fours to look UNDER the thick stuff, not through it from 6' above. Ask yourself, "Where would I go if I wanted to hide?" You would probably take the path of least resistance into a thick spot.

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I tried everything, I am young (16), so it was no problem for me to get down on my hands n' knees for 35 minutes looking for any sigh. I checked all the cover in the area.

[BowWeldingJohn]

That picture really doesn't show anything besides a dead deer chopped in half. Inflation/deflation of lungs play a huge role here. I believe he hit there because I have seen broad heads lodged in that area when skinning/cutting up. Also, my dad hit one there, and it dropped right on the spot almost paralyzed for a minute. He shot and killed it a week later. They don't always go down on shoulder hits. I actually don't ever remember any one telling me they went down on a shoulder hit with an arrow. Ill guarantee you that broad head was near the spinal cord for that reaction

Do you think that deer will return to her normal activtys? Or will she abandon her old patterns.

[First-light]

If you hear crows making a lot of noise give a look. I found a nice buck this way when all else failed. I also go in a direction that normally I wouldn't think the deer would go. Again when all else fails. Good luck John. 

[BowWeldingJohn]

If you hear crows making a lot of noise give a look. I found a nice buck this way when all else failed. I also go in a direction that normally I wouldn't think the deer would go. Again when all else fails. Good luck John.

Looking for crows! Thats a really good idea.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Get down wind from your last blood spot and start smelling. Work your way down to where you think she might have traveled.  An over night killed deer will start to smell. You won't mistake the smell either. We find a fair amount of deer, with this technique.

[phade]

That picture really doesn't show anything besides a dead deer chopped in half.  Inflation/deflation of lungs play a huge role here.  I believe he hit there because I have seen broad heads lodged in that area when skinning/cutting up.  Also, my dad hit one there, and it dropped right on the spot almost paralyzed for a minute.  He shot and killed it a week later.  They don't always go down on shoulder hits.  I actually don't ever remember any one telling me they went down on a shoulder hit with an arrow.  Ill guarantee you that broad head was near the spinal cord for that reaction

 

Say what? Break the seal on the cavity and the lungs cannot expand...deer dies. There is no no man's land.

 

Shot appears high and non-lethal.

 

The big shoulder everyone is talking about is not as big of an obstacle - the scapula is penetrated by most all moden day equipment. The offside can break the arrow and happens often. The real shoulder shot issues is when the knuckle is hit, which is a much smaller object and lower in chest. Many deer shot in the shoulder simply are not found in my experience because of the lack of blood trail or they did not hit the vital/cavity. Deer are wired, entry into the shoulder area can cause all kinds of wierd things. Shot a buck parallel at 35 yds in Ohio in 2012 and the entry was into the cavity but through the scalpula and the broadhead exited darn near straight down through the heart and out the bottom of the chest. The buck lurched at the shot and the motion broke the arrow and sent the front half down. Had two holes at a 90 degree angle.

Edited October 28, 2014 by phade

[landtracdeerhunter]

Do you think that deer will return to her normal activtys? Or will she abandon her old patterns.

 

LOL.

 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

That picture really doesn't show anything besides a dead deer chopped in half.  Inflation/deflation of lungs play a huge role here. 

You are wrong. the relationship of the outer edge of the lungs to the ribs and spine are the same all the way through the breathing cycle.