Who's wounding deer?

gonecribbin

I dont know if its the same situation where you are, but around here (central Minnesota) I hear alot of rifle hunters complaining about archers wounding deer, they find broken arrows in deer, and on...and on...
This year I decided to try some late season hunting (after rifle season), yesterday I was stalking around the woods and came across a 5 pointer, that had been shot through both hind quarters. It was still alive but not going anywhere, I finished him off and tagged him (not the buck I was in seek of, but all well). This all took place 2 days after I cleanly arrowed a fawn with a dangling hind leg.
Well anyway, I have some defense next time someone gives me crap about bow hunting. Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

fishermanben

Yeah, same old song and dance, dumbfuks are just giving the antis more ammunition. My bow is more deadly than most of their rifles at 35 yards. An arrow has a sheetload of close-range energy. Don't believe me? Have someone shoot different calibers and then an arrow into a sandpile. That arrow goes much further than most calibers, and also will damage much less meat. Also, I've never seen a deer lose a leg to an arrow.

Ben

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taco413

I agree Ben, i've made a bad shot a time or 2 but I have seen the 2 deer I made bad shots on live to terrorize me another day. If yer hittin deer in the leg with a bow ya need to stop or practice more. Also as Ben said put a sandbag at 20 yds and see what penetrates more, rifle, shotgun, or an arrow.

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bang250

Not to bad mouth gun hunters because I am one now (my first year shotgun for deer,but I shotgun other game and trap), but i have already noticed that a lot of the gunners are just that, only gunners. get their gun out of the closet when they go out for shotgun season and put it back in the closet til next year. Shooting the weapon only a few days a year to get a deer or two. I've seen more wounded with firearm than bow by far.
And if I can brag a little now I dropped my shotgun deer right where they stood[:D].


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s.gun

I think maybe as a percentage of kill there are more gun shot Deer left to die than bowshot Deer.Many times I have come across Gun Hunters that said they shot a deer earlier but looked for a whole 50 or 75 yards and found no blood or hair so they claim to be sure they missed. They're also certain because the deer ran just fine as if not being wounded.[:(]



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buckeyboy

I think no matter what there will always be a certain percentage of wounded deer. The best way to combat this is by shot placement weather it be bow or gun, Finger pointing will only divide hunters. Educate folks on where too shoot is hardly ever the topic of shows or seminars. also a good tracker is a lost art like the previous thread said 50 yard I missed. unaccaptable. I have looked for deer I shot up to 3 days you owe it to the animal.Or another way is to have proficency test, at a certain yardage you need to have three out of five arrows in the kill zone or no tag. R.I. has this in place.

Suspension

knock on wood, but I have been extremely fortunate not to wound many animals throughout my life. I have seen deer wounded by arrows, most were still alive and just carring a broadhead around before their second chance life ended [:D]. By far I have seen more wounded animals by firearms.
I know a lot of people that couldn't find their cars keys in their pockets let alone find a deer that they wounded so I believe that has a lot to do with it. Plus gun season always brings out the week or two week per year hunters. [:(!] rotten beeps

el maestro

Unfortunately, I am one who has wounded deer. This has been a rough year for me. I have lost two deer, and it tears me up. Both were shot well, double lung. I tracked each for at least a mile, returned and tried the next few days, and have even keep my eyes open for them to date. One's blood trail just vanished near a county road, I hope she got picked up by another hunter. The other crawled off into a swamp so thick and nasty that I had to get out the waders. I waded through that swamp for hours, lost the blood trail, and darn near drown. I know I might get flamed for admitting these folleys, but just keep in mind that I gave fair chase. How many of you have had seasons like this?

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welcome aboard el maestro!!

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A.Gun

I too need to join the boat! Back in acrhery season, a few weeks into November, I shot at a decent 6 pointer. This was only my 2nd archery season, I got jumpy and took a shot. Funny thing is we never found any blood, hair, or the arrow. We tracked the deer (crosshair and I) for over 200 yards and found nothing this deer hunting stuff can be a little frustrating at times!