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So today, i set up the double bull matrix, and took this kid out bowhunting. I had him all set up and he was shooting great all the way out to 20 yards. Well all he wanted was to get a doe so i said fine i no where to put you. So we put the blind up and climbed in. I had the video camera and we were videoing a doe coming in really close that he was going to shoot. Then he says "hey there a deer right next to the blind" so i slowly look over with the camera and there was a nive little 7 pointer standing there at 3 yes thats 3 yards. I told him to let the buck get out to 10 yards and then he could shoot. So the buck starts to walk out and got to about 6 yards and i told him to draw his bow, so he did and he shot. He must have just been toooo excited and jerk a little bit. Well we replayed the shot about 50 times on the camera, and he hit perfectly up and down it was about center right even with the middle of the shoulder blade, but he hit in front of the shoulder, like almost in the neck area. So after 3 hours of sitting there debating what to do we went out to find the arrow, and we found it. He got about 5 inches of penetration, and we had a great blood trail. I was thinking yep we got this one. But no. We trailed good blood for about 300 yards and no sign of him. We went back to my house and he went home i am going back out to look for him in the morning because he has school. Any info on this kind of shot would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

IAbowhunter
 
was the deer quartering away or broadside? The position of the deer to the shooter is going to make a lot of difference with this shot.
 
Will need a couple questions answered first. How much poundage is he shooting? Was the arrow intact or broken off? If the broadhead is still on the arrow shaft what is the condition of it? Did it appear to hit bone? Is the broadhead a mechanical or fixed blade? How long did the arrow stay in the deer after being hit?
 
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Will need a couple questions answered first. How much poundage is he shooting? Was the arrow intact or broken off? If the broadhead is still on the arrow shaft what is the condition of it? Did it appear to hit bone? Is the broadhead a mechanical or fixed blade? How long did the arrow stay in the deer after being hit?

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Ok he was shooting a 50 pound bow, Arrow was intact, broadhead is bent it was a thunderhead, and 2 blades are missing, the arrow stayed in for about 10 yards.
 
A friend hit a buck in front of the shoulder on a broadside shot,he got one lung, and a very sick deer.We got him but he took us on a long track! After shooting Thunderheads for many years, and killing numerous animals with these heads,if you lost two blades, you hit some serious bone!
 
My dad shot an 11 point during shotgun season a couple of years ago. While we were cleaning it, we noticed a large sore on it's neck. It turned up to be a Muzzy broad head in it's lower neck. There was the blade and about 1 inch of arrow on it. We found out later that it was one of the neighbors that took the shot. Hit it square in the shoulder with a 60 lb. bow. He said the deer jumped when he shot and he tracked it for a while. He figured the deer was dead. I don't think it would have made the winter as the infection was pretty bad.
 
I would guess that the arrow hit the front edge the shoulder bone then angled forward into the neck vetebrae. This would explain the bent broadhead and missing blades. Shooting 50# at 6 yards the arrow would have passed thru the neck if it had missed the neck vetebrae and glanced off the front edge of the shoulder. If he hit the shoulder square with the deer broadside he wouldn't have had 5 inches of penetration. Hopefully the broadhead did some additional damage before coming out of the deer. I am sure there wasn't any major arteries cut in the neck because the deer wouldn't have made it 300 yards with any of the major vessels cut. Hopefully you didn't jump the deer when tracking. I would have waited no less than 12-16 hours before resuming tracking if weather permits (Cool temps). If you loose the blood trail look near the closest water source to the last blood sign and look in any thick cover right adjacent to the water source. Good luck. Hope this helps. Keep us posted.
 
There are lots of arteries in the briscut area in front of the shoulder. A shot there can produce a good blood trail but is often not a mortal wound. If the blood trail dries up your chances of find the deer are slim to none. I agree that you should then check waterways since infection causes fever which leads the deer to water to cool down and rehydrate. After that the only thing to do is cross your fingers and hope to see the deer alive and well in the future.
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