My first archery buck no good

[khmer6]

Wouldn't it be nice when one day our broad heads have some kind of pinging device to assist in tracking :-D

[az_shooter]

/>Wouldn't it be nice when one day our broad heads have some kind of pinging device to assist in tracking :-D

I was thinking the same thing, but then it would be a double edged sword because something like that would be expensive and every time we miss it would probably ruin the devise or if you did hit and the arrow passed all the way through then it would be useless. I was thinking more of a real time, high def google earth with playback capabilities. That way I could just zoom in and watched where the deer went and find it without trouble.

Kind of funny what crazy ideas you come up with when something like this happens haha.

[Scooter]

Did you do a grid search? It sounded like you knew where it was headed... Did you contact G&F like it was suggested by another member? If it went into the housing areas or on-post G&F would help out gaining permission to recover the animal. Hate to see a lung hit deer go to waste. Keep looking! Heck, if I get time today I'd try to help you find it. Just can't give up on a deer that you hit hard behind the shoulder. Was the arrow dangling out of the deer or stuck in there good and firm?

[archermatt]

I had the same thing happen to me on a mule deer christmas eve. Hate the feeling of hitting an animal and not finding it ( would rather miss 10x over ) . Dont give up, Im going to be looking for him for as long as it take. keep your head up.

[az_shooter]

/>Did you do a grid search? It sounded like you knew where it was headed... Did you contact G&F like it was suggested by another member? If it went into the housing areas or on-post G&F would help out gaining permission to recover the animal. Hate to see a lung hit deer go to waste. Keep looking! Heck, if I get time today I'd try to help you find it. Just can't give up on a deer that you hit hard behind the shoulder. Was the arrow dangling out of the deer or stuck in there good and firm?

I've grid searched, I looked all day yesterday and even had a buddy bring out a dog that tracks. The dog got on the trail and took me about another 300 yards before he lost the scent and couldn't pick it back up again. While I was tracking behind the houses yesterday a home owner came outside and said there was an injured deer in her front yard that morning with a bum leg. Then she proceeded to call me names and yell at me for being a jerk for hunting helpless animals. I'm not giving up on this deer yet though.

[Scooter]

It sounds like you planted an arrow right in the shoulder blade/joint area. Probably got 4" of penetration at best and maybe got a piece of a lung. I would still call G&F and report it and include the info about a homeowner who indicated there was an injured deer out front. Who knows, maybe karma will prevail and she'll get a ticket for feeding them or something.

[az_shooter]

/>It sounds like you planted an arrow right in the shoulder blade/joint area. Probably got 4" of penetration at best and maybe got a piece of a lung. I would still call G&F and report it and include the info about a homeowner who indicated there was an injured deer out front. Who knows, maybe karma will prevail and she'll get a ticket for feeding them or something.

Oh no for sure I'm going to report I shot a deer, even if I don't find it, it's the right thing to do.

[bobbyo]

Get all the kids that are playing in the neighborhood to search for your deer offer a $20 dollar reward........................ Sorry forgot kids don't play in the neighborhood anymore.