Fist ever deer with archery equipment. Bought my bow back in February, been practicing all year. Its an Excalibur Exocet 200 , 100 grain Wasp Boss SST's. Ran a total of about 40 yards and fell over. Hit was a little high and forward but worked. Shot was made at 20 yards, I think I overestimated the distance and held for 30 yards. No trophy, but a nice 8 pointer, about 150 lbs dressed. Meat in the freezer!!
The hole is enormous. I never imagined it would be that big.
The deer was somewhat below me in elevation and quartering toward me when it stopped. I was hunting from the ground on a thick, brushy side hill concealed behind a thicket of briars in the edge of a treeline.
My treestand wasn't giving me good results on numerous times out. Lots of deer moving around but none coming close enough to the stand. I decided to try the ground and move to where the deer were usually moving.
Good eating buck there GLC. Looks like a shoulder shot, did the broadhead come out the other side, likely not if you hit bone. Just curious how your arrow and broadhead performed.
The arrow went in and turned back into the body cavity. The whole arrow was still inside the body when I field dressed it. No exit. Took out the tops of the lungs, missed the heart completely (too high) and went back through the liver area.
The arrow was recovered and could be used again after cleaning it up. No noticible damage to the blades, tip, or carbon shaft.
