Author Topic: Shot placement/recovery...w/photos (Read 9095 times)

Morning Star · « **on:** December 09, 2008, 06:33:00 PM »

I had a somewhat interesting kill a couple weeks ago. I shot this doe in standing corn as she came through an opening about 8 yards away. She was somewhat quartering towards, but stretched out to look back behind her which exposed a large portion of her chest. I was confident with the shot so I let'r rip. As the arrow hit I heard a LOUD crack and she ran off with the arrow burried to the fletching tight behind her front leg. I'll give ya the rest of the story as we go on.

Given the photo's, what organs do you think were damaged with the arrow placement?

Fletcher · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2008, 06:39:00 PM »

Both lungs pretty good, maybe some heart, no liver.

BEN · « **Reply #2 on:** December 09, 2008, 06:47:00 PM »

Both lungs, stomach............not heart
Maybe liver

Morning Star · « **Reply #3 on:** December 09, 2008, 06:58:00 PM »

You can't see the exact exit in that last photo. The arrow exited between the 2nd and 3rd rib from the rear of the rib cage.

beachbowhunter · « **Reply #4 on:** December 09, 2008, 06:58:00 PM »

one lung, liver, stomach

Guru · « **Reply #5 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:05:00 PM »

I'd say Norb's right on...I'll even say you barely caught the back of the nearside lung,through the liver and into the paunch and out....

30coupe · « **Reply #6 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:06:00 PM »

Both lungs. Too high for the heart judging by the pics, maybe the top or the aorta though. In and out in front of the diaphram, so not the stomach, doubtful on the liver. Looks like a good shot and a short blood trail to me.

sgrogg · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:09:00 PM »

one lung, liver. Congrats, by the way! Looks some some good eatin'

A.S. · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:23:00 PM »

One lung and liver. I hit a big doe this year almost identical to your's....same shot distance as well.

O.L. Adcock · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:24:00 PM »

Maybe part of a lung if you were lucky and liver....O.L.

gregg dudley · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:31:00 PM »

near lung and liver

Jack Whitmire Jr · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:35:00 PM »

Liver , near lung if you were lucky , diaghram and possibly stomach.

Jack

pdk25 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:41:00 PM »

Possibly one lung, maybe no lung. Stomach and/or spleen, and liver. Just guessing.

leftybearfan · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:53:00 PM »

a touch of nearside lung, liver, stomach, definitely no heart.

BUFF · « **Reply #14 on:** December 09, 2008, 07:58:00 PM »

it must have worked...congrats on the doe

KSdan · « **Reply #15 on:** December 09, 2008, 08:05:00 PM »

May have got back of one lung first. . ., but I would bet on just liver and gut. Being as high in the rib cage- you may have hit the main artery down the spine first.

drewsbow · « **Reply #16 on:** December 09, 2008, 08:07:00 PM »

all that was necessary

3-Under · « **Reply #17 on:** December 09, 2008, 08:07:00 PM »

It was fatal, whatever you hit!

Apex Predator · « **Reply #18 on:** December 09, 2008, 08:43:00 PM »

Yep, near lung, liver, and paunch.

BMOELLER · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2008, 08:52:00 PM »

I say liver and lungs. no gut.

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