Question???

[CrappieChaser]

Shot at a doe this morning from a tree 25ft up. Sighted in with muzzle loader 1in at 50 yards. How high do you think if any the bullet will rise? 90gr powder 240gr bullet. Can't find blood but can't believe I would miss that close! Thanks

 

[Jcalder]

How far was the deer. 25 feet up don't mean much with a muzzleloader.

 

[CrappieChaser]

15 yard's

 

[Jcalder]

What bullet? Being an inch high that close wouldn't cause a miss. Not saying you didn't miss. But the sighting in isn't the cause

 

[CrappieChaser]

HHonestly

What bullet? Being an inch high that close wouldn't cause a miss. Not saying you didn't miss. But the

 

[backyardtndeer]

If you were holding on vitals, you should have hit fur.

 

[CrappieChaser]

Honestly I didn't think I missed but deer walked off stopped about 40 yards and then vanished. I've looked 200 yards in all directions no blood. But I have killed a bunch of deer so I wasn't shaking. Don't know what to do with no blood.

 

[CrappieChaser]

If you were holding on vitals, you should have hit fur.

Never seen fur or anything. I just don't see how I missed

 

[PossumSlayer]

Never seen fur or anything. I just don't see how I missed

Shoot the gun and make sure it's still sighted in.

 

[CrappieChaser]

Shoot the gun and make sure it's still sighted in.

Did that still dead on

 

[Jcalder]

You skipped my question on what bullet

 

[CrappieChaser]

You skipped my question on what bullet

240 gr hollow pt

 

[PossumSlayer]

I bet you hit it then.

 

[Wolverine72]

If you missed there is a tree with a bullet in it or an obvious penetration point on the ground.

Absent those 2 things, you probably have a dead deer somewhere.

15 yards might cause an inch or 2 discrepancy in impact... in my experience.

 

[Gravey]

Buck I killed last Saturday was no more than 25 yards quartering to me walking. I was maybe 8' up in a short ladder stand. Put the crosshairs on his shoulder and that's where it hit. You wouldn't miss at that distance unless you pulled the shot.

 

[CrappieChaser]

Buck I killed last Saturday was no more than 25 yards quartering to me walking. I was maybe 8' up in a short ladder stand. Put the crosshairs on his shoulder and that's where it hit. You wouldn't miss at that distance unless you pulled the shot.

Maybe I did I honestly just don't know.......ugh

 

[nso123]

It takes quite a bit more angle and distance before that would be a sighting issue.

 

[Jcalder]

I'd say you hit high based solely on shot angle and didn't get an exit wound for whatever reason. Therefore no blood.

 

[CrappieChaser]

I'd say you hit high based solely on shot angle and didn't get an exit wound for whatever reason. Therefore no blood.

Could be....

 

[Hduke86]

Yea I'm with Jcalder on this one. I'm thinking the HP bullet did not exit and you have a high entrance hole with no exit and the cavity just filling with blood.