wyobackcountry
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I've always read the lost animal posts and always thought to myself, "I hope that never happens to me". Well regretfully it happened to me this morning and I'm completely sick about it. Not only for the loss of a trophy but also for the loss of meat that myself and my family love to eat, also any pain and suffering the animal is enduring. I shot my biggest bull ever at about 7:45 this morning. The bull was fully broadside at 35 yards in some thick timber and I drilled him dead center on the shoulder bone. I got 8-9 inches of penetration and 4-5 inches of arrow and the broadhead were left in the bull, the arrow hit 3-4 inches up from center. He ran about 30 yards behind some brush (no shot) and was wobbling pretty good and I thought he'd bed down, he held it together and moved out of sight. I did some cow calling to ease him and gave him an hour to expire. I have had two buddies help me track for 4 hours this morning and just got back from another 4 hour search. We had good light red blood for about 150 yards and lost the trail. My question is do you think I got enough penetration to get one lung? Do you think the shot was fatal? Just wondering what your thoughts were, regardless I'll be heading out again tomorrow before work as well as after work and will continue to do so until I find him or am satisfied that I've checked every nook and crany. Thanks