I have had to track deer and pigs on my hands & knees looking through those trails. Putting yourself in the mind set of a wounded animal really does help. I shot a pig with my 70lb Hoyte shooting a fixed blade broadhead. It left a 2in entry wound the blade was so sharp. But, I shot it out of my tree stand and the entry was a high shot. The exit wound was closed up by the fat of the pig.

The shot was close as you can see.


Picture is of inside rib cage. Left is entry and Right is exit



Picture is of the outside rib cage. Left is entry and Right is exit.




The worst was a doe I shot with my 15in 257 Rob AI with a 115 NBT. It was a frontal shot with no exit. The shot took the doe off its feet. She got up and was off in a full run. I was lucky and found were she crossed the canal that had standing water. It gave me a starting point of the trail she was following. Not a drop of blood until she dropped then there was a 8 foot circle where she laid down and kicked in circles.


Duane