lets talk blood trails

[ozzyshane]

I will put up some pics of a blood trail of a stag i hit last week that i carnt find ,i had a mate help on this between us we have tracked about 100 deer blood trails and this is one is just mind blowing that we carnt find him.

The shoot was about 32m the stag was on a 1/4 he turned more broad side as i cut the shoot i didnt see the arrow impact ,the stag kicked a bit on impacted,there was blood at hit sight blood on the lantarna where he went in at 20m a patch about 300mm round at 30m another patch about 300mm round than at 60m there was 3/4 of the arrow with a patch about 400mm .
This is the arrow
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/ozzyshane/08arrowwithblood.jpg
than 5m past the arrow was this
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/ozzyshane/08bigbloodtrail.jpg
after this the blood was very lite on for about 120m up hill were i found where he beded with a bit of blood with the other part of the arrow i dont have that part i left it up in the bush but here is a pic of what i hit him with a Tusker Delta
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a101/ozzyshane/deltapic.jpg
There was no more blood after his bed i had a good look the next day with no luck we got a heap of rain that night and the next day im just going to see if i can smell him out in about 3 weeks .
Wish me luck what do you guys think Thanks Shane

[rudy]

How long did you give him after the shot before you started to follow him up?

[Bowdy]

Did you put him up out of his bed Shane?
Grant.

[ozzyshane]

Grant i didnt see nor put him up after the shot its a mistery Thanks Shane

[Mozza]

By the looks of that blood Shane, he should be dead as a dodo.
I'm sure he will be lying dead in a clump of lantana somewhere, best of luck with finding him:)

[Mitch]

hey peeps,

Have been into it latley, just cannot get passed these expandables I like big wound channels and lots of blood, As i feel once the hard yards have been done, and the shot in the right place I like to be able to rely on the broadheads to do the job. The challenge in making a good shot is one in itself, Ive found with these expandables they make a nice wound channel and put the game down quick,

just my two bob,

[howie]

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[rory]

Hey Shano,

you'd know probably as much as anyone about that thick stuff and bloodtrails. a pain in the arse hey!

obviously he's screwed, though I've found that sometimes they bleed like deamons and you've hit a big vein or something that looks like a heart shot....

I see your back with the carbons and blazers too....... lol

[adam]

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[snipered]

bad luck shane had the same trouble with another stag almost two weeks ago now there was a massive blood trail but then it just stops am still looking everytime i head out i walk through the whole area trying to smell him but the bush is just so damn thick.

[HareSplitter]

mate that looks and sounds exactly same as what happened to me, heaps of blood on the sight then thinned out, followed it 100m then a pool but nuthing else after that, i rekon the shot on mine went high and clipped the main artery to the heart, ive been told that after the animal sits the wound can fold up and the blood wont flow out the wound, but thats probably just one mans theory, hope you find him...i neva found mine :D