Episode 48 – After the Shot

Summary: Today’s episode is courtesy of a listener. I promised him I would do this episode 2 years ago and never did so now I am making good on my promise. Thank you Dan for the suggestion.<br> This episode is going to cover the following:<br> <br> * Paying attention after the initial shot<br> * What to do when you see the deer go down or if you don’t!<br> * Distinguishing between the various types of shots including Muscle, Shoulder, Gut, Liver, Lungs and Heart.<br> * Identifying the shot from the blood on the arrow<br> * Amount of time to wait for each scenario<br> * Blood Trailing<br> * Finding and resuming from a lost blood trail<br> * Not giving up<br> <br> Many people attempt heart shots. Look at this picture above. There is a small margin of error for a heart shot. Be conservative and aim for a double lung shot. Much more real estate to take advantage of.<br> This is the look from the ground position I took up when I shot the doe.<br> My arrow stuck into the tree in the center of the picture. That tree was 12 yards from me. The doe was standing broadside in front of that tree when I shot.<br>  <br>