Help with blood color

[QDM4ME]

Need some help identifying this blood color please. I thought I hit this deer a touch high. Was 23 feet in tree, deer was broadside @14 yards.

Could not find arrow. He leg kicked at impact and made a loud "blah"sound, fell down from the high leg kick then regained his footing and bounded off. Waited 2 hours before I started tracking.

First blood was 60 yards from impact. Went another 50 yards after first spot of blood and found nothing so I backed out. I was hoping I clipped a lung but saw no bubbles in this blood. However, it has the bright red (not dark like liver) color.

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[QDM4ME]

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[QDM4ME]

The green circle is where I thought to have hit him.

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[The_Real_TCIII]

Usually when you hear that BLAAH sound it's a good shot. Maybe it veered off left or right after that last blood, and hopefully tipped over


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[Hock3y24]

looks like good blood to me. youll find it!

 

 

[Gencountyzeek]

Is it coming out both sides?

[Gencountyzeek]

Also u saw him fall and get up and run off, could u see arrow sticking out either side? If it wasn't a pass thru were he fell over I would think u would find a part of ur arrow.

[QDM4ME]

Does not appear to be coming out both sides. Could not find my arrow, but also did not see arrow in him when he ran away. Shot him the last 10 minute of light.

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[QDM4ME]

Also when he fell he did not fall on any particular side, his legs came out from under him from the leg kick on impact and he landed literally on his chest and bulldozed through the soybean until he regained footing. He then made it to the wood line and bounded straight down an extremely steep hill. I could follow his track right to where I found that first blood spot. He's def got momentum in his favor.
I've harvested over 50 deer with my bow (he would be number 54), I lost one when I was young and dumb but I've also never had to back out because I didn't feel good about the sign. He'll have over 14 hours buy the time I pick up the trail this morning hopefully I'll find him.

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[chiefbkt]

Arrow might be stuck in opposite leg so that could be inhibiting the blood from coming out. If it's a lung hit, he'll be bleeding from mouth as well, so there might not be a huge blood trail to follow. I think he'll be piled up within a couple hundred yards from where you shot him. Good luck and hope we see recovery photos soon.

[doebuck1234]

Good looking blood.good luck finding him

[BuckThornBooners]

Good luck searching sound like a fatal hit,

hope he is as big as your first bow buck did you get that beast aged? 

[First-light]

First I hope you get your deer. Second I have hit deer that did the mule kick, flipped over and made noise. These shots (2) have left me with no deer. I believe I hit bone, I did find both arrows that were bent, the deer bled like your deer. Again I hope you find him and good luck. Look around the shot site for that arrow, it will give you many clues. GL

[QDM4ME]

Good luck searching sound like a fatal hit,
hope he is as big as your first bow buck did you get that beast aged? 

Thanks and yes a DEC biologist stopped at the place I had him butchered and he was 5 yrs old. I believe this guy is 4. We have history.

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[QDM4ME]

First I hope you get your deer. Second I have hit deer that did the mule kick, flipped over and made noise. These shots (2) have left me with no deer. I believe I hit bone, I did find both arrows that were bent, the deer bled like your deer. Again I hope you find him and good luck. Look around the shot site for that arrow, it will give you many clues. GL

Thanks for the info. It was strange, the hit sounded like a normal double lung punch, wasn't a loud "smack" like a bone hit. I could not believe I could not find my arrow. I've killed many of buck exactly where he stood, was a no brainer where to place my pin, always punched both lungs and had my arrow pass through. Could be possible I just did not see it with the flashlight.

I'm just hoping this is one of those misleading blood trails, I've seen a lot of blood not leaving a mortal deer, and very little to no blood trail leading to a dead deer.
Was a sleepless night replaying the scenario in my head. Heading back out shortly. Got a tracking dog for back up if needed.

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[QDM4ME]

Good luck searching sound like a fatal hit,
hope he is as big as your first bow buck did you get that beast aged? 

This was him

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[Deadhunter25]

Good luck.


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[BowmanMike]

Should be a dead deer if you hit where you think you hit. A doe I shot this year snapped my arrow off after I hit the opposite leg on exit. I only found the last third of my arrow,and that was in her chest cavity.

I also hit a buck right about where you think you hit and got both lungs and he only went 40 yds. I was over 20' up in a tree,so it was a steep angle.

Hope your buck doesn't go as far as Papists. Sometimes weird things happen...

[QDM4ME]

Should be a dead deer if you hit where you think you hit. A doe I shot this year snapped my arrow off after I hit the opposite leg on exit. I only found the last third of my arrow,and that was in her chest cavity.
I also hit a buck right about where you think you hit and got both lungs and he only went 40 yds. I was over 20' up in a tree,so it was a steep angle.
Hope your buck doesn't go as far as Papists. Sometimes weird things happen...

Thanks and I hope it doesn't go that far too! I have plenty of vacation time to use if needed to find this animal. I won't give up!
I'm hoping I at least clipped one lung, deer I shot in the past with the high one lung clip were very tricky to follow and required a lot of patience. I don't blame the arrow or the broadhead. I blame myself but am pretty confident in my shot placement and thought I saw the arrow hit high. Heading out the door now. Thanks for all the advice.

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[thphtm]

Does not look like a lung was hit No Bubbles of air in the blood, nice and red.

Hope you find it , nice deer.

[Doewhacker]

Just a guess but, high hit one lung and clipped the spine enough to knock it down also high mussel hits bleed like that.  

 

How are you onto your second buck? 

[BowmanMike]

Good luck finding it!

[QDM4ME]

Just a guess but, high hit one lung and clipped the spine enough to knock it down also high mussel hits bleed like that.  
 
How are you onto your second buck? 

We are allotted nuisance permits on our farm.

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[turkeyfeathers]

6 minutes ago, QDM4ME said:

We are allotted nuisance permits on our farm.

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any luck this morning ?

[QDM4ME]

Arrow was found. 10 inches was stuck in him. Not looking good. Blood trail started to look promising, then the deer got to a gully and stopped. Could not pick up blood from that point. He started making his way back up the steep hill, which IMO I have never seen a mortally hit deer turn and start going back up a hill. Bringing in the dogs and gonna start grid searching this afternoon. Thanks for the replies

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