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JimmyAZ
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I just posted a story of my adventure Saturday morning.
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID23/1809.html
In regards to that story, I was reading another post about how and how quick they bleed when hit with a bow, etc. This was my first time bowhunting so i have no experience to fall back on.
I arrowed a buck and from the point he was standing, at time of impact, was bolting. Based on what I saw, it looked like I hit him more mid body as opposed to behind the shoulder. From that point of where he was initially hit, there was a lot of blood. We waited a little over an hour before tracking. When he ran, there was a continual blood trail, splatters on the ground, grass, along the leaves and branches he brushed against, etc. You could see when he would stop because there would be a large amount in one spot, than him continuing on. there were probably about 15 different "pools" where he had stopped for a minute. We tracked his trail for another 2 hours before we he went into a pond and layed down. At that point jumping him in the pond without a shot. Prior to jumping him, we did find my arrow along his trail of blood, however, it was only the last 6-7" of the arrow with the flights. It was covered in blood and what looked like it possibly had digested food on the flights. That also told me that there could be another 16-18" of arrow in him. After the pond, I did get back on the trail but was a bit harder to follow due to the fact it was watered down and not quite as much.
My questions are with the amount of blood lost and continual flow, what are the odds that he is dead out there or will survive?
Also, I had a fellow MMer mention he's had deer do that a few time, go and lay in the pond after being hit. Anybody else with the same experience?
Last, based on experiences, if he does go to die, where do you usually finally find them, heavy cover, by water, etc?
I would really like to find this buck. My first ever with a bow and would like to feel better knowing he may survive and wasn't all for bad...
http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID23/1809.html
In regards to that story, I was reading another post about how and how quick they bleed when hit with a bow, etc. This was my first time bowhunting so i have no experience to fall back on.
I arrowed a buck and from the point he was standing, at time of impact, was bolting. Based on what I saw, it looked like I hit him more mid body as opposed to behind the shoulder. From that point of where he was initially hit, there was a lot of blood. We waited a little over an hour before tracking. When he ran, there was a continual blood trail, splatters on the ground, grass, along the leaves and branches he brushed against, etc. You could see when he would stop because there would be a large amount in one spot, than him continuing on. there were probably about 15 different "pools" where he had stopped for a minute. We tracked his trail for another 2 hours before we he went into a pond and layed down. At that point jumping him in the pond without a shot. Prior to jumping him, we did find my arrow along his trail of blood, however, it was only the last 6-7" of the arrow with the flights. It was covered in blood and what looked like it possibly had digested food on the flights. That also told me that there could be another 16-18" of arrow in him. After the pond, I did get back on the trail but was a bit harder to follow due to the fact it was watered down and not quite as much.
My questions are with the amount of blood lost and continual flow, what are the odds that he is dead out there or will survive?
Also, I had a fellow MMer mention he's had deer do that a few time, go and lay in the pond after being hit. Anybody else with the same experience?
Last, based on experiences, if he does go to die, where do you usually finally find them, heavy cover, by water, etc?
I would really like to find this buck. My first ever with a bow and would like to feel better knowing he may survive and wasn't all for bad...
