Deer anatomy and spine shot

[whitebuffalo]

I think it leathal,,Pics of a Deer hit in those arteries last week,,
Spray when the deer was full tilt running
 
Spray in a dead run
 
He rubbed up against this as he was starting to go down,Went another 50 yrds,,total 150 yards dead run,
 

The blood trail was amazing,,J

[Landshark160]

From my experience, if you sever the aorta, internal bleeding is not going to be a problem.  Nor the blood trail (or lack thereof).

[cvarcher]

ugh, Barebow, sounds exactly like what happened. The hit was exactly in the middle of the deer about 3-4inches below spine and about 8inches protruded the other side maybe lower becasue I shot from a tree stand. In the 80-100yds I follwed I only found 5 drops of blood barely a dime in size. I feel if it hit a major artery it would have been down by then. I must have missed everything barely.  On a another note I shot a deer in front of the hind leg and it died in about 20 yds. I later found out I severed the femoral artery and found it like a rubberband up where the lung was.

[Jack Denbow]

If you had hit the aorta you would have seen the deer fall. Tippet is right about liver hits sometimes not being fatal. I had a friend shoot a buck with a muzzleloader and when he went to slice up the liver he found a serrated replaceable blade broadhead and a piece of alluminum shaft in the liver and healed over. Deer can be unbelievably tough sometimes.
Jack