I really hope I am wrong but shot looks high and too far forward. I don't believe it entered the heart lung area but went between ribs and shoulder perhaps braking a few ribs. If that is the case perhaps a large vein or artery got hit and he is down.
Dog would be best recovery option, but tough to tell.
Looks like the broadhead stuck on the opposite shoulder but likely clipped lung. With the shot so high and no exit wound whatsoever you will be lucky to find much blood. I think that's a dead deer though and probably didn't go 100 yards. TRY TO FOLLOW HIS TRACKS and look for tiny drops of blood.
A dog may find it in the morning even with the rain. My dog found a deer for Bisch after it rained all night long and it went about 400 yards. I think it's a dead deer.
Not trying to be a Debbie Downer or anything but I don't see how any vitals were hit.
If someone called me about tracking this deer I would probably turn it down, especially with no blood trail to start on. Might have a shot at catching him if the arrow stays lodged in there...and he's a mature deer that will stand his ground and fight the dog. I hope I'm wrong and he's recovered quickly.
Not trying to be a Debbie Downer or anything but I don't see how any vitals were hit.
If someone called me about tracking this deer I would probably turn it down, especially with no blood trail to start on. Might have a shot at catching him if the arrow stays lodged in there...and he's a mature deer that will stand his ground and fight the dog. I hope I'm wrong and he's recovered quickly.
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And good luck OP. According to this pic it doesn't look to promising but hopefully it hit a rib and changed the direction...clipping a lung. Good luck
if the camera was very neat the shooter like sitting beside him I see it like Sika does and the pic does a lot more to point out what I tried to say in the earlier post. Depending on camera angle I think the bolt went in on an angle between C and D on the Sika's pic.
IMO it's too far forward. Arrow needed to enter back of rib cage at that angle. But things happen. So give the recovery your best effort!! Just seemed like the shot was rushed to me.
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