az_shooter Report post Posted December 28, 2013 Hey y'all, I need some input and some serious advice. I arrowed a little 3x3 this morning at 35 yards and I saw and heard the arrow hit. I'm not sure if I hit him in the shoulder or just behind but when he ran off I could see about 10 or so inches of arrow sticking out of him. I immediately went to where i hit him and there was minimal blood and the blood trail only went about 20 yards before it turned almost non existent. This was semi-open country with scattered mesquite and juniper so I watched him run quite a ways before I couldn't see him anymore. I could see though that when he was running away that the shoulder I hit him in was in bad shape as he wasn't using the front leg to run with. My question is why is there so little blood? Is it because the arrow is stuck in him so the bleeding is more internal and not a lot external? Another thing is that he ran into the direction of some newly developed houses and I actually found more blood a ways from where I shot him but it's just a few drops and still no arrow. From what it looks like, he did run into the housing area where there is more cover. I don't want to give up on this deer but with seeing how injured he was and then seeing how little blood there was I just don't know how to go about it. Also the military base property bounty real close so he could have gone in there to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 28, 2013 was the shot high? he's probably mainly bleeding internally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues assassin Report post Posted December 28, 2013 I did the same thing a while back, never did find my deer but the one thing I learned was next time I won't chase the deer right after I shoot because he just keeps running away instead of bedding somewhere to die. And the more ground he covers the worse.IMO hope you find your deer. Good luck 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted December 28, 2013 The shot didn't seem high, if it was then it's not by much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted December 28, 2013 The shot didn't seem high, if it was then it's not by much running around with a broadhead inside, he's dead somewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkhunter1 Report post Posted December 28, 2013 he's dead by now keep track of him and try and find where he goes it goes in the housing development or on post you need to contact Game and Fish he goes in the housing development or on post they will assist you in recovering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHALE Report post Posted December 28, 2013 When I shot my first archery coues we only found 3 or 4 drops of blood. He went about 100 yrds and was dead so it was a good shot but I was on the ground level with him and he just didn't bleed out the two holes I put in him. One entrance and one exit. Keep lookin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rclouse79 Report post Posted December 28, 2013 Some thing similar happened to me hunting out of a tree stand in Idaho back when I was in college. It is a crappy feeling. I hope you are able to find him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joey lvr Report post Posted December 29, 2013 Maybe this will help everyone in general. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psebowhunter Report post Posted December 29, 2013 If he was hit back at all, you might want to go to the closest water and check around it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
'Ike' Report post Posted December 29, 2013 No matter what kind of hit, you have to give him some time...As said, with the Broadhead in there working around and a possible shoulder hit, it'll be mostly internal bleeding... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted December 29, 2013 Hope you find him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted December 29, 2013 Yeah, I didn't go after him right away, I watched him run out of sight and then I went to just go check where he was standing when I shot. I didn't actually start blood trailing until about 30 minutes after, which was still probably too soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted December 30, 2013 So where is he at right now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted December 30, 2013 />So where is he at right now? Not at my house and that's the problem. I wish I knew where he was at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
