Need help!

[IowaBuckSlayer2013]

My nephew shot at a nice ten tonight up hill shot. Now I did not see the shot placement but from what I was told he said the hit sounded just like a arrow hitting a tree. From my experience I am thinking solid hit. We went and looked for any sign of the arrow and nothing. Deer took off across a gravel drive and into the tall grass. Now with this rain I found no sign of blood. Is there a chance the arrow is wedged in him and he didn't drop blood right away? Shot placement quartering slightly to the left, mid vital area.

 

[Trapshooter1]

The real loud arrow contact could be shoulder. (I shot one in the shoulder this year). Extremely loud. No blood initially. But good blood in about 20 yards. Searched for 2 days Still haven't found that deer. Lots of info needed. Amount of penetration?? Deers initial reaction??

Good luck

 

[Non-typ.]

I would go look for my arrow in the closest tree.

 

[IowaBuckSlayer2013]

I would go look for my arrow in the closest tree.

That is what we did today. No sign of the arrow. And the reaction on impact was he just bolted. No kick jump nothing.

 

[alter]

Actually sounds like shoulder to me too. A vital hit is more of a thump and not that loud in my experience for what it's worth

 

[msauer933]

A crack sound is shoulder....don't ask me how I know.

 

[Brandon54626]

It sounds to me to be shoulder hit. I had the same thing happen to me last year. Quartering away took the shoulder. Sounded like I hit a tree head on Smack, had good blood for a couple hundred yards then fizzled out. I looked for that deer for a week till our opening gun season. A neighbor ended up getting him opening morning still had the arrow in his neck just under the skin. Good luck I hope the arrow veared the other way back towards the vitals. Keep us posted

 

[hoosierhunter]

Are you sure the arrow isn't in a limb somewhere.

 

[4 Buck]

My guess is a direct hit to a tree or the shoulder socket