Crimson Talon Wound?

[AceArcher]

I got a pic of this doe on camera...last year the neighbor kid shot a doe in this same timber with a Crimson Talon fixed blade with two expanders. Told me he smoked her in the sholder and she took of up the hill. Will we found the arrow up the hill a little bit, plenty of blood but no deer...what do ya'll think of that spot on her shoulder...could it be the same doe?

[Squirrelhunter91]

It's a possibility. Sure does look like its right on the lower half of the shoulder.

[Tom2008]

There is a very good chance it could be. That is definately a shoulder shot on her.

[Stone Cold]

Same thing happened to me but with a three blade mechanical. I found arrow with broadhead on it and then no deer. When the hunter on the next property shot her the next year later he asked me if I shot a doe. I told him yes and he said come over. You could see the imprint of the broadhead on the shoulder bone of the broadhead. Really impressive and that goes to show anyone that you can shoot one in the shoulder with them still living. You need some power to go through the bone for sure! I have come to find that I like the cut on contact broad heads a ton better than mechanical.

[layin on the smackdown]

if thats a broad head hole, its a little high and a little forward, but if it was a clear broadside shot, i don't know how that arrow didn't clip a lung if not both...

Holy crap......its ROBO DEER!!!! you can drill her but you wont' kill her...

[turkeygirl]

Sure does look it!

[Tominator]

If he got any kind of penetration on that deer, I'd sure think that's a lethal shot. That's just about where you want the arrow to go!

I guess it's possible if he hit shoulder blade and it didn't penetrate into the chest cavity.

[Alisha]

Deer never cease to amaze me what they can survive. Thanks for sharing that picture, very cool.

[hoosierhunter]

sometimes you just never know..If that's a arrow wound I have no idea how that didn't kill that deer....

[camoman1]

Id say its very possible.

[aujack]

man thats crazy ive never heard of this happening before but it looks like thats the deer

[fljgilner]

Does he still use the same broadhead? I really dont want that to happen again! What are some good broadheads on the market? Fixed blade preferably.

[backwoods07]

Does he still use the same broadhead? I really dont want that to happen again! What are some good broadheads on the market? Fixed blade preferably.

Can't go wrong with Muzzy. They're cheap and have some insane penetration.

[fljgilner]

i have the st axis arrows 400 grain. the broadheads are 100 grain. the speed of my arrows go 295 fps. i really dont think it is that set up at all?

[AceArcher]

fljgilner

I think that it really isn't your setup or your broadhead. That head will make deer DOA is the shot is in the right location.

Deer have an amazing will to live and are tough creatures. You hit a shoulder blade and get partial penetration and the deer will likely live...even if you get a little of one lung. Blood coagulates in that hole closes up and eventually they heal up.

Moral of the story is to try to get your shot a few more inches back...but sometimes they just get away...thats why the call it hunting.