Here's a slow motion clip of one that got away from us yesterday. First impression was that the shot was little high but still lethal based on the angle. After viewing the video frame by frame, there's no doubt the shot was "way" high and above the vitals. We were able to track the deer for over 1/4 mile, (just in case), but the deer never bedded and the blood trail eventually dried up.
The deer spots two gorillas in the tree from 15 yards out. The hunter, Pat Hogan, is shooting a new Mathews Heli-M. His arrow is traveling over 300' per second and the buck still drops a good 12" the instant he touches the release. I think it was Barry Wensel who said, "aim low for success." This is pretty good amo for those who think shooting out past 30 yards with archery equipment is a bad idea. Granted, this deer is on high alert but how often are they totally relaxed?
http://youtu.be/jBAu4TpsaVY
Speaking of long tracks...one of my good friends arrowed this giant buck yesterday afternoon. He thought the hit was low so we waited until 9:00 pm to pick up the trail. About 3 hours and 1/2 mile later we caught up to his buck and he was still alive.
His right side is over 80." The left is broken just past the g3.
