smilliganqb
Eight Pointer
Shot a doe this evening around 645, rain came in and killed my ability to track, any trackers near pageland line union county
I think i'm ready to get rid of my old school fixed muzzys and go to mechanical. 3rd does i've lost in 5 years because of the same scenario.
A mechanical is only going to decrease penetration. There's a lot more factors in play than the broadhead.do what ya want,,, but what you descibe isn't a broadhead issue
In the end only you know of course, and I’m not here to pass judgment. You probably didn’t need my .02$ but just being up front.
Did you end up putting a dog on it?I did not, did not get pass through and she ran off with my arrow. Shot placement was good, but I should have waited for her to take one more step with her front left leg. Pretty sure arrow got stuck in opposite shoulder. It began raining so I did not find blood, but because it wasn't a pass through, not much blood was going to come out anyways. I think i'm ready to get rid of my old school fixed muzzys and go to mechanical. 3rd does i've lost in 5 years because of the same scenario.
I don’t pick my broadhead for a blood trail I pick one that will kill fast and effective every time.I agree with all of yalls comments, I don't think that the broadhead was the issue, I think a mechanical would have got stuck in that off shoulder too. Just curious if an entrance wound from a mechanical would have given me at least a little more blood to look for.
In the end it can be seen as a learning lesson on making sure the off leg/shoulder is clear before releasing my shot.
Why bother to look again? Meat is ruined anyway. May be good to know what happened for future reference but unfortunately nothing would be salvageable at this point with the daytime temps.
100% chance, regardless of entry. You simply can’t get to the backside shoulder without hitting vitals.I think it's a good chance you hit vitals if you had good entry placement, and it got stuck in the off side shoulder.