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December 16th, 2020, 04:34 PM
#1
'Carrot the magic deer' unfazed by crossbow bolt through head
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December 16th, 2020 04:34 PM
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December 16th, 2020, 05:03 PM
#2
Amazing, I don’t see any broad head. Wonder if the shooter was using field points.
I’m hoping it was an unintentional ricochet, but I would expect a broad head to cause more damage.
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December 16th, 2020, 05:10 PM
#3
Originally Posted by
Birdbuff
Amazing, I don’t see any broad head. Wonder if the shooter was using field points.
I’m hoping it was an unintentional ricochet, but I would expect a broad head to cause more damage.
That's the first thing I noticed, was where is the broadhead?
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December 16th, 2020, 05:17 PM
#4
Wow, that is really awful... hopefully the deer makes a full recovery....poor little guy
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December 16th, 2020, 05:41 PM
#5
I remember during the buckshot thread those against buck shot said this could not happen.
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December 16th, 2020, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by
greatwhite
I remember during the buckshot thread those against buck shot said this could not happen.
As a striclty archery hunter I can confidently say that deer wounded by buckshot have a much better chance at surviving than deer wounded by archery. You can find buckshot or muzzleloader in seemingly healthy deer all the time. However a lodged arrow or bolt will fester most of the time and especially if it's sticking out.
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December 16th, 2020, 06:07 PM
#7
If you watch the end of the video you can tell that the bolt is passed through soft tissues and is behind the skull itself. Although the hide between the antlers is very tough its not so tough as to stop a crossbow bolt from a standard bow. If the arrow was originally equipped with a broadhead one would expect the arrow would fall out easily due to the large wound.
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December 16th, 2020, 06:52 PM
#8
I would be willing to bet that the people who feed that deer in the video were able to unscrew the broadhead so that the deer didn't injure itself further.
Poor animal.
Last edited by rf2; December 17th, 2020 at 02:01 PM.
Reason: spelling
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December 16th, 2020, 08:32 PM
#9
The bolt could be easily cut in half with a bolt cutter, somewhere above the skull, and let the gravity do the rest. The deer would not even notice the cutting act ,beeing so timid.......
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December 16th, 2020, 09:18 PM
#10
I'm kind of leaning towards this deer was shot without a tip.
As a hunter, where would you aim if you knew your bolt was without a tip?
There doesn't appear to be much broadhead damage, which may also explain the lack of penetration.
These deer appear to be pretty tame and obviously hand fed, it wouldn't surprise me if someone shot it outside their bedroom window.
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