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TheMadCatter

TheMadCatter

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Well, I had a Doe at 20 yards not even paying attention and boom! Shot her...so I though, I watched the arrow hit her chest then boom it's in the air. Could I have hit the shoulder or what?! It bounced off the deer...how the h e double hocky stick does that happen? I looked at the arrow and it went in 4 inches in. I'm shooting 60lbs and Muzzy broadheads.
 
I actually shot at a doe at 50 yards and found the arrow right where she was standing but it was parallel to me.
 
beararchery said:
I actually shot at a doe at 50 yards and found the arrow right where she was standing but it was parallel to me.
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The funny part was it went in the air about 20 yards then hit the dirt 10 yards away from where I shot her in a different direction.
 
That's more surprising with Muzzy's. I'm sure it can happen with ANYTHING but I would have guessed it was an expandable you were using. One of those crappy things you just hit it wrong, bone, etc. Deer will likely be fine.
 
I had the same thing happen other night, thought I had a good shot at 30 yards, she did a big mule kick and took off. I found no blood, hair, or arrow went back this morning at first light with the same result
 
I shot a big buck once square in the shoulder with a muzzy. The arrow went in about 3 - 4 inches and bounced out. He acted like nothing happened. I shot a doe in the shoulder last Sunday but was lucky enough to get about 15 inches of penetration with a 2 inch hammerhead and she only made it about 70 yards before piling up. Stuff happens.
 
years ago, i hit a deer high in the shoulder, he ran off about 80 yards and reached around and pulled the arrow out with his mouth and walked off.... I was pissed...
 
i hit a doe in the shoulder last year also...rage at 30 yards and got about 3-4" penetration. never found her.

on the other hand, the first pope & young buck i ever killed was shot right through the shoulder at 20 yards and the rage actually penetrated the opposite shoulder. there was a bulge in the hide on the opposite side, but not quite a pass through. the bow i shot back then wasn't nearly as fast as the one i shoot now either...

i don't understand it...i guess sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't.
 
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