BackwoodsHunter Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I glassed up this doe today with a arrow sticking out of her head. That must really suck! She must be tough though! Did the hunter Make a bad shot on a buck and hit her? Mistake it for a buck? Either way I feel bad for the doe. Would g&f capture the doe and kill it to end it's misery or let it be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Ouch is right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Call game and fish. They will likely put her down, and look into how she was shot or why she was shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.smith Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I saw a little buck like that a couple years ago. He had one antler and an arrow sticking out the other side. You could see the broadhead sticking out of the bridge of his nose. Seemed to be getting along pretty good. Even had a doe. She must have liked his bling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpotNStalk Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I seen the same buck about a week after josh and he was feeding and seemed to be dealing with his new accessory just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singleshot Report post Posted January 22, 2014 If she was going to die she would be dead by now. Leave it be, eventually she will break it off. Doesn't appear that it will interfere with eating / drinking. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted January 22, 2014 judging from the angle of the arrow, i'd say it was a pretty long shot to begin with, and the arrow probably wasn't flying with a great amount of kinetic energy upon impact. i'd imagine she'll soon kick the arrow off, and go on with life. If it was fatal, she probly would've died in seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az_shooter Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I remember reading a topic on here of someone who shot a buck in the rifle season and boiled the head out and found a broadhead behind the eye socket. The broadhead was rusted and almost completely deteriorated so it had to be in the buck for a few years and it lived fine, until it was shot with a rifle anyways... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GotBowAz Report post Posted January 22, 2014 I'm thinking maybe someone shot a buck and caught this doe on a pass through, then the arrow was never found. Years ago this wouldn't have even been a second thought but with today's archery equipment we need to be more diligent about our shot and beyond. This time of year the bucks are sucked up pretty close to the doe's. It's very possible she was standing behind a buck and the hunter never even seen her. GBA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BackwoodsHunter Report post Posted January 22, 2014 Gba that's a good point! Pass throughs are pretty easy to get and the arrow dosent appear to be very far into her face. I think your right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
