Sterling
Senior Member
This morning I had an opportunity to harvest a doe. Shot her right behind the shoulder angling down. At first it seemed odd that she ran off with her tail in the air. I wondered if maybe I'd hit a small branch thus missing her. Got down and looked for blood. Nothing. Walked to the last place I saw her and still no blood. Now I am thinking I must have missed, but walked back to the spot I shot her at. Noticed her tracks going down the hill and decided to follow them. It was easy at first with the loose leaves and her digging in while running off, but then the tracks started to get a bit tough to follow and at that point I finally found my first spot of blood. However, after that there was no blood or tracks. I circled the area and noticed something in the creek...it was her. After inspecting the shot she was hit right where I was aiming, but the angle caught her lower lung and exited low on the other side. I guess the exit hole was blocked by other organs and such which may not have allowed for any blood loss. Anyone else ever experience this kind of thing?
One thing I have learned, give it a bit more time and effort before you write it off as a miss.
One thing I have learned, give it a bit more time and effort before you write it off as a miss.