Let me correct that the blood is actually a little darker not very dark but not very red if that makes sense, thanks for the help to all!

 

Sounds like liver hit to me maybe liver lung hit

 

My guess is a shoulder hit. Give it 3 hours, bring tp to track the trail.

 

It didn’t mule kick but tucked its tail which is concerning but the thump / thwack was very loud

 

Sounds like a shoulder hit to me. Was the deer alert?

 

Sounds to me like 55 yards is beyond your maximum effective range, as with most bowhunters. I have no real advise other than get a dog on the trail. You took a bad shot.

For whitetail, I wouldn't personally shoot past 35 yards and would prefer 25 yards. Whitetail deer can move a mile at that yardage. I shot a broadside buck at 40 yards years ago. He dropped at less than 15 yards traveled. By the time my arrow got to him he had turned 90 degrees to be facing away and the arrow hit inside the leg bone on his right rear quarter and went up into his chest cavity. That was an eye opener and the exact moment I lowered my max shot range to 35 yards.

 

Sounds to me like 55 yards is beyond your maximum effective range, as with most bowhunters. I have no real advise other than get a dog on the trail. You took a bad shot.

For whitetail, I wouldn't personally shoot past 35 yards and would prefer 25 yards. Whitetail deer can move a mile at that yardage. I shot a broadside buck at 40 yards years ago. He dropped at less than 15 yards traveled. By the time my arrow got to him he had turned 90 degrees to be facing away and the arrow hit inside the leg bone on his right rear quarter and went up into his chest cavity. That was an eye opener and the exact moment I lowered my max shot range to 35 yards.

i get it but it reacted weird i pride myself on being a great shot and i ended up hitting double lung, ran 20 ish!

 

Well I’ve shot deer at 20 that have almost done that in the blink of eye and I’ve shot deer at 65 that didn’t move an inch and I’m shooting 80 pounds at 29 inches so it’s moving pretty good. I think every shot is different based on how the deer is acting is it feeding is it bouncing its head up and down looking all around quickly etc.. if a deer is acting spooky I’m not taking a long shot for sure

 

Ahhh, the internet experts have arrived!!! ⬆

good luck finding your deer.

 

As an internet expert, currently reclining while pausing my mediocre TV show, I'll say: with most deer I've ever shot, there's been some kinda "thwack" sound on impact. "Thwack" could mean passing through 2 sides of a ribcage, 1 side of a ribcage, scapula etc. I'm guessing, and using my intuitive ESP, from my reclining position. Based on your blood color description, you might have a 1 lung and liver situation. Let's hope so. I'd give it 4-6 hours, take your dog with you and a good flashlight. If you backed out soon enough, you might find your deer within 200 yards, if not 100. That's all I know. Hope you find her before the meat spoils!

 

The only deer that jumped a string when I shot were inside 30 yards. Everything past 50 just stood there albeit all were mule deer. Not nearly as fidgety as whitetails. I’ve only killed one whitetail with a bow that was a very long time ago and way farther than I will shoot now she died in eyesight arrow zipped right through her at 86.5 yards. But I know better now that I’m older pushing 50 lol and can’t shoot nearly as well as I did in my 20s. I would stay back for 3-5 hours and go in slow for the OP.

 

A "Thwack" is better then a "Crack" and a "Thummmp" is better that a "Thwack"....Nothing is better than a Pathuuchhhh..

Bright red blood with no bubbles or big spray to me means back off quickly and wait until tomorrow if possible. Good luck.

Not an expert but I have learned the hard way !!! --JP

 

No no no, nothing is better then when they “Hawk Tuah!”

 

Go find it and post a picture

 

Expecting a photo of your recovered deer soon.

 

OP, I got nothing as it’s impossible for anyone on the internet to tell what happened or how to follow up! I hope you find your deer!!!

Bisch

 

Pics of the blood would help

 

Right…it’s 2024 not 2004.

 

When all else fails with the blood trail I recommend just walking out the general direction of travel, minding patches of thicket for where they'd want to tuck in and hide. Also, check creeks and ponds. They'll sometimes go to water when they experience the sensation of dehydration associated with blood loss. I had a weak doe hit high near the spine attempt to cross a deep creek, fail to climb the other side, and drown. A couple years ago, a hunt group I was in found a hit deer in the middle of a pond that had been attempting to evade coyotes. The dogs scattering is what tipped them off she was close by.

 

That is what I was going to say, I don’t know the yote problem in your area but if we leave deer the yotes will beat us to the deer and there want be muck left.
Best to get after it, if you got good blood.
Good luck

 

didn't even go 20 yards, absolutely smoked lol. Gave it a hour just incase but lung was shredded, easy track!

 

Thanks for all the time you wasted on here with this thread.

 

Awesome

 

If it sounded like tree branch braking it's leg/shoulder. But good luck and walk big circles if you loose blood.

 

Lol, he found the deer

 

I’m glad you found it. Congrats on your deer!!!!!

Bisch

 

LOL Did you shoot the deer and immediately come on AT to ask what happened? Waiting an hour is very little time for a “just in case” scenario.

 

Are you shooting a mechanical broadhead? I find that some heads, especially over the top heads like a a Spitfire makes one heck of a "Twack" when the blades fold back to their deploy position. If using a fixed head you don't get that loud noise and if you get a "Twack" normally means you hit heavy bone.

Glad you found your deer, good job.

 

great for you..happy u got em

 

Its great you found it. Congrats

 

Congratulations

 

What you can potentially learn from this thread.....

1. Read through the entire thread before responding, as the OP recovered the deer before some folks posted their opinions

2. Don't suggest that 55 yards is too long of a shot on a deer (even though it is most of the time for the vast majority of people), because you will be deemed an "expert" with a tone of derision

3. Since the deer was recovered, the newbie OP posted a photo and a couple more times (but most of the time they never come back to eat some crow if it wasn't). This in response to another current thread concerning folks joining to get advice on a shot....true or not true?

4. If you expect the same results on a 55 yard shot, you too will likely be posting a "can't find my deer" or "what happened?" thread on AT

 

Yep. Good advice all around. Read the whole thread before making comments. Otherwise, they're all inane gibberish.