Passthru
10-11-2002, 01:31 PM
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Passthru
Took a 10 yards shot yesterday and had the pins sitting right at the top of the heart. Waited a while then got out of my tree. The arrow was stuck in the dirt with not a sign of blood fat hair. Can't understand it. Is it possible to pass clean thru with no sign of anything. I followed the path the deer took to as far as I saw but no blood. Maybe I clipped a branch or something. What is the general feeling on this. Did I miss or is a clean passthru possible. Help !!!!
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10-11-2002, 01:42 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Passthru
I'd have to say it was a clean miss. When you said you lined up the pins on the heart, did you actually see the arrow hit. I have never seen a pass through without any blood, especially on a vital such as a heart.
10-11-2002, 01:56 PM
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RE: Passthru
another one of those Phantom Deer....leave ya scratching your head.
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10-11-2002, 01:57 PM
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RE: Passthru
Thats what I thought. The only thing that concerned me was that the arrow only stuck in the ground 2 inches or so and was easy to pull out. I retrieved the arrow and then took the exact same shot with the same arrow. The shot was identical and was close to the aimed spot but it stuck in a good 8 or 9 inches and even left the insert and broadhead in the ground. You are probarbly right about me missing but why the difference in penetration.
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10-11-2002, 02:20 PM
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RE: Passthru
My money would go on the ever mysterious and hotly debated "duck"..You can't see it a 10yds but it's there.
Chalk up another one.
And by the way, if you can see your arrow hit at 10yds.....bad form...bad form......
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Edited by - cyclone on 10/11/2002 14:22:04
Chalk up another one.
And by the way, if you can see your arrow hit at 10yds.....bad form...bad form......
~Will Hunt For Food~
Edited by - cyclone on 10/11/2002 14:22:04
10-11-2002, 02:31 PM
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RE: Passthru
I am shooting Vapor 4000 carbon arrows with 73lb pull, I can't see the arrow flight even at 25yrds. But I can see it when I climb out of the tree and walk over to where it is stuck in the ground. I don't see your point about bad form. I am just curious about the difference in penetration.
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