Chances that a gut shot deer survives?

[Milkfisher]

Last week I made a very poor shot on a doe. I hit her pretty far back near the end of her rib cage or maybe a bit further. She ran off like nothing was wrong. She didn’t hunch up or anything like that. I found my arrow and it was covered in blood/bile/crap but she didn’t bleed at all. I found 2 tiny specks of blood within 10 feet of where she was standing and I followed the trail she was on for 100 yards. Fast forward to yesterday I got pics from my trail cam that appeared to be the same doe with a dark spot in the same area my arrow hit. Maybe it’s brief blood? Maybe it’s coincidence that this doe looked similar. What are the chances?

[Fishndude]

In my opinion, zero.

[8pointer]

Gutshots are always a coin flip

[220swift]

True gut shots , zero

[DTala]

very slim for recovery, infection will kill her.

[stickerpatch59]

slow death, imo.

[AntlerCollector]

You killed the doe you gut shot

[Passthrough]

Gutshots are always a coin flip

Really?? I'll just have to disagree. All gut shot deer I've seen have not survived.

[boh347]

Zero point zero

[Hoss163]

Unless you hit her a lot higher then you are thinking. She probably is already dead !

[CastAndBlast]

Gut shot will all die. Even if they some how survive the blood loss, infection will get them.

[HeyMikey]

Gut shot will all die. Even if they some how survive the blood loss, infection will get them.

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[BuckRage]

-100% survival rate

[cbd10pt]

Just at back of cage is liver usually bed up and die 3-500 yards

[kruppa24]

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