i shot a deer about 20yrds,no arrow was found no blood was found,i heard it crashing through the woods but cant find a thing so what would be the best way 2 find it?
2007-10-11 13:33:42 · 10 answers · asked by bigteclark 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
A deer hit from a steep angle without an exit wound can run quite a ways before the chest cavity fills up and leaves a trail. This is why it's so important to watch were it goes a far as you can. Get back out there with some friends and sit where you shot it and have them go off in the direction that you last saw the deer. Go slow and look very carefully and don't give up.
2007-10-15 09:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by TJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you must determine whether you even hit it by finding blood or hair, preferably both, especially blood.* If you made a vital hit on the Deer it could be found anywhere from 100yards or less, or up to a maximum of one (1) mile away from where you hit it.** If you cannot locate a blood trail just keep searching by making small circles from where the Deer was when you hit it.** You will eventually find the Deer or the blood trail.* They generally head towards water if they can make it that far.* Streams, runs, brooks, rivers etc.** Don't give up looking for it until you can positively determine that you did not hit it.**
2007-10-11 14:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
blood lights work great. deer may still be carrying the arrow if it did not go though. if you hit the deer there should be blood but sometimes if the deer was hit high the blood trails will be harder to find. get off the computer and go look lol.... took me 3 hours once to find a deer that ran 40 yards (real thick brush and weeds) and circled 2 times but i kept with it and recovered my deer
2007-10-11 14:09:35 · answer #3 · answered by Orion2506 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, sitting behind a computer asking us isn't going to find the deer. If you are seriously in so much doubt whether or not you hit the deer to come back from the field, get online, ask a bunch of strangers how to find a blood trail, then you should consider hunting with others next time. Experienced hunters will be able to teach you, while in the field, what to look for, blood trails, broken branches, footprints in soft ground etc all lead eventually to a deer.
2007-10-11 13:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Charlysle, the sheriff, must have had a lot of arrests turned over if he based them on his "knowledge" of the facts. While venison is notoriously low in fat content, in a good year I have cleaned deer that had tallow, fat just under the skin, that made up to 20% of the animals' weight. Deer can become extremely "fat" in a good year. I have had to wash the fat off several knives used while cleaning deer and I have cleaned hundreds. I believe the only story being made up is his. Since most of the fat is found across the back and around the hams, you probably hit just in front of the hips and below the spine. Hopefully it was not fatal, but that is a chance we take when bow hunting. As Alchemist said, "it is a primitive weapon." Practice more and don't let this get to you. Good luck!
2016-05-22 00:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually go hunting right before night, so find a deer at night isnt that easy. So what we do is bring a glowstick. So if we know where about the deer went we go look. Everytime we find blood we throw it down so we know where the last blood was. Everytime we find a new spot we go back and pick the stick up and place it by the new blood we found. If you havent found/seen it by now you can probally smell it if you go by that last time you heard it crash down.
2007-10-11 14:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by borndownsouth 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Go look for the blood, it should be there.... then start tracking him.... get a friend or two.... easier to search with a few people.... It will take a while for the deer to die.... like hours..... but it shouldnt go to far.
2007-10-11 15:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by Stampy Skunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would get a couple of people together and make a line spred out and walk in the direction of where the deer went
2007-10-11 14:15:15 · answer #8 · answered by Garett F 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OH boy ... you're gonna get the PETA people all up in a stir about this.
Borrow an ATV from someone and go search ... Hopefully you find it and enjoy some good Venison.
2007-10-11 13:42:35 · answer #9 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In some states you can use a hound to find the blood trail, or you can get a blood light at the sporting goods store. (good luck)
2007-10-11 13:57:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋