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Folks, I’m a little perplexed by today’s video.
I can’t for the life of me figure out what actually happens. Maybe you guys can help me.
Just to set the stage a little bit, the guys from the Huntin Grounds Facebook channel were out filming when a deer came into range. The bow hunter takes aim and releases. The arrow lands with a “THWACK”…right in the hind quarters. Not ideal.
Take a look:
Bad Shot??? Or did something else happen? Hit HD.Share with a friend for their thoughts!
Posted by The Huntin Grounds on Wednesday, August 2, 2017
At first, it just looks like a bad shot.
And you know what? Bad shots happen. At one point or another, most hunters have missed the vitals and wounded an animal. It’s a sickening feeling, but they can’t all be clean kills.
But then, they show the footage in slow-motion. And it almost looks like the fletching bounces off the deer’s front shoulder and sticks in the hind quarters.
It sounds crazy, but a lot of people claim to have seen something like this in real life (usually while target shooting). I don’t know. What do you guys think? Is it possible?
At any rate, there’s a bit of good news for this deer. The arrow actually hit an artery, and the animal bled out shortly after the video ends. So that’s good. At least it didn’t suffer.
6 Responses to “Bow Hunter Makes a Bad Shot…Or Does He? [VIDEO]”
Woody Steppe
That’s not a very good shot but if the animal is left alone and not pushed she will more likely go a short distance and lay down. I would wait a good 4 to 5 hours then quietly go to where she was at when shot and look for blood (with that shot there you may not find any blood for a while, but she will break or pull the arrow out from running and then you will find blood). Last year we hunted in South Minnesota and the 2nd day morning hunt a friend of mine shot a good buck 184 3/8. The deer was using a trail that was 40 yards and I went in with him to set him in the right spot. and showed him the 2 trails they were using one was 30 and the other
Woody Steppd awaye
That’s not a very good shot but if the animal is left alone and not pushed she will more likely go a short distance and lay down. I would wait a good 4 to 5 hours then quietly go to where she was at when shot and look for blood (with that shot there you may not find any blood for a while, but she will break or pull the arrow out from running and then you will find blood). Last year we hunted in South Minnesota and the 2nd day morning hunt a friend of mine shot a good buck 184 3/8. The deer was using a trail that was 40 yards and I went in with him to set him in the right spot. and showed him the 2 trails they were using two trails one was 30 and the other 40 yards. The Buck was on the 40 yard trail and he shot it with the 30 yrd. pin. Well we found blood about 30 yards from the spot. We had not gone over 70 yards when we jumped him. We backed out and waited 4 hours then I went by myself and picked up the blood trail he had gone about 60 yards when I spotted him laying in a dead tree top. I never made eye contact with him and I backed out. He shot the buck about 6:30 am and it’s around 2:00 pm now. At 5:00 pm we went back in and he had left his bed in the tree top… we had blood so back to trailing he went in a brier patch and out then he went up hill for a bit to a flat spot and he was laying in a depression trying his best to get up
Woody Steppd awaye
That’s not a very good shot but if the animal is left alone and not pushed she will more likely go a short distance and lay down. I would wait a good 4 to 5 hours then quietly go to where she was at when shot and look for blood (with that shot there you may not find any blood for a while, but she will break or pull the arrow out from running and then you will find blood). Last year we hunted in South Minnesota and the 2nd day morning hunt a friend of mine shot a good buck 184 3/8. The deer was using a trail that was 40 yards and I went in with him to set him in the right spot. Bottom line he shot the buck for 30 and he was at 40. He was shooting the Swacker broad head and he had hit him in the front leg. We recover
ed him just before dark and he was shot at 6 am.
I put on clinics for bow hunting each September geared for the bow hunter that has been at it for years but has not yet harvested a deer. They can hit good at the target bails but being a good shot is only part of the pie to get that first kill. You’re a bow hunter and to kill a deer is up closer and personal. To get up close and personal you got to know what their eating and this ta
Woody Steppd
That’s not a very good shot but if the animal is left alone and not pushed she will more likely go a short distance and lay down. I would wait a good 4 to 5 hours then quietly go to where she was at when shot and look for blood (with that shot there you may not find any blood for a while, but she will break or pull the arrow out from running and then you will find blood). Last year we hunted in South Minnesota and the 2nd day morning hunt a friend of mine shot a good buck 184 3/8. The deer was using a trail that was 40 yards and I went in with him to set him in the right spot. Bottom line he shot the buck for 30 and he was at 40. He was shooting the Swacker broad head and he had hit him in the front leg. We recover
ed him just before dark and he was shot at 6 am.
I put on clinics for bow hunting each September geared for the bow hunter that has been at it for years but has not yet harvested a deer. They can hit good at the target bails but being a good shot is only part of the pie to get that first kill. You’re a bow hunter and to kill a deer is up closer and personal. To get up close and personal you got to know what their eating and this is best learned by getting up with a good and successful bow hunter and picking his brain. The average bow hunter getting into hunting goes 5+ years before they make the first kill.
I have been very successful bow hunting White Tails. The person that got me started was very savvy finding deer. His advise to me was find what their eating and set up on it. He was right I have harvested 269 deer by bow and I still love it.. I’m not in no way Bragging about the numberHere in Alabama up until about 3 years back we could take a buck and doe a day now it’s 3 bucks and 5 doe’s
Woody Steppd
That’s not a very good shot but if the animal is left alone and not pushed she will more likely go a short distance and lay down. I would wait a good 4 to 5 hours then quietly go to where she was at when shot and look for blood (with that shot there you may not find any blood for a while, but she will break or pull the arrow out from running and then you will find blood). Last year we hunted in South Minnesota and the 2nd day morning hunt a friend of mine shot a good buck 184 3/8. The deer was using a trail that was 40 yards and I went in with him to set him in the right spot. Bottom line he shot the buck for 30 and he was at 40. He was shooting the Swacker broad head and he had hit him in the front leg. We recover
ed him just before dark and he was shot at 6 am.
I was a Bear Archery 3D tournament shooter and a Clinic Specialist with Bear for over 10 years.
I put on clinics for bow hunting each September geared for the bow hunter that has been at it for years but has not yet harvested a deer. They can hit good at the target bails but being a good shot is only part of the pie to get that first kill. You’re a bow hunter and to kill a deer is a up closer and personal experience. To get up close and personal you got to know what their eating and this is best learned by getting up with a good and successful bow hunter and picking his brain. The average bow hunter getting into hunting goes 5+ years before they make the first kill.
I have been very successful bow hunting White Tails. The person that got me started was very savvy at finding deer. His advise to me was find what their eating and set up on it. He was right I have harvested 269 deer by bow and I still love it.. I’m not in no way Bragging about the number of deer I’ve harvested but I do look at it as a personal accomplishment that I’m proud of. Here in Alabama up until about 3 years back we could take a buck and doe a day now it’s 3 bucks and 5 doe’s. I enjoy teaching the new bow hunters the basic skills they need. and I still learn something new from the old timers. Good Hunting Guy’s
Garry
It was a little off mark and appeared to hit he bone in the shoulder and deflect. Not too far from a good shot but a bad shot all the same. Nice that the deer bled out anyway shortly after. Interesting video all the same. One would not expect something like that happening without seeing it.