Light colored blood

[ranger 3]

Where is a deer hit with light even pink colored blood?

[rastaman]

If bubbles are with it, lung would be an option.

[Kc kreger]

Lung would give light colored blood.  Usually with bubbles too.  Not enough information though to say for sure.

[Stumpkiller]

Lungs, possibly froth from the throat.

This image shows froth from a coughing lung-hit deer.

 

[Roger Norris]

Pink with no bubbles...kinda watery...fatty surface hit (like arm pit or brisket). Was there tallow on your arrow?

[stevewills]

without bubbles like roger said surface hit,i have seen muscle hits start pink and go red as the trail went......

[ranger 3]

I was thinking muscle also, as she turned at the shot and I hit her back. No smell or tallow.
Thanks

[FarmerMarley]

From what I understand light color means more oxygen in the blood right?

[Roughrider]

More info would help - how much blood, is it just dripping out or sprayed to the sides?  

Muscle, liver, artery, kidney or heart blood is usually dark or solid red.  

Lungs, windpipe or mouth, right along the diaphragm, or low through front part of back legs often pink or light red.

Gut may be very dark if there is intestinal material in it, or may be lighter if through the first stomach.  

If there was any hair at the site of the hit or on the arrow, that could also be an indicator - long, dark hair is usually higner on the body, long white hair from the belly or inside of thighs.  Shorter hair usually from neck or legs.  

Since you think you hit it back, my guess would be stomach or front part of back legs and low through the abdomin.

[Sirius Black]

Lungs.

[Roger Norris]

Originally posted by FarmerMarley:
From what I understand light color means more oxygen in the blood right?

Sometimes yes.....but that is pink and still the consistency of blood...often with bubbles.

PALE...watery pink blood, no bubbles, often means a marginal (good news, non fatal) hit.I have seen this blood when the arrow zips through pocket, sort of "armpit" skin between the front leg and brisket. Absolutely non fatal. Nothing vital punctured. I mentioned tallow on the arrow earlier...that would be on the arrow if the arrow is closer to the brisket (outside of the rib cage).

[Rob W.]

Lung blood is almost always obvious IMO unless is coming out of a hole further back and is not what I would call pink unless a bunch is coming out.

I  agree with Roger but add that watery pink could also mean hits around joint areas, bladder, and glands.


Rob

[Hummer3T]

I have had two shoulder blade  hits with poor penetration that have been as discribed.