I Made a Poor Shot on an MMR Spike... - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

Michael · 02-01-2021, 07:39 AM

It wasn't ideal shot placement, but I got lucky and was able to find the deer. I hesitated to share this video at first, but the reality is sometimes things don't go exactly as planned.

Aggiehunter08 · 02-01-2021, 07:49 AM

Good video, it happens.

AntlerCollector · 02-01-2021, 08:04 AM

Thanks for sharing the not so perfect shots too. As always, excellent video.

BDKeeling · 02-01-2021, 08:06 AM

That should have caught the descending aorta right at the iliac. Very fast kill if hit there.

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ultrastealth · 02-01-2021, 08:10 AM

What camera are you using? That was some great slow motion.

TheHammer · 02-01-2021, 08:17 AM

Congrats. Were y’all able to find what vital was hit?

Smart · 02-01-2021, 08:26 AM

That Traverse would have worked through that "Indian" issue and curved it around to the double lung via pure mojo!..

.

Seriously though glad you found it..Congrats!...Love the spin slomo on the arrow. Must have hit the artery just under the spine, huh? I'll take luck all day long.

MexicoLowFence · 02-01-2021, 08:28 AM

It happens glad yo found it

texan16 · 02-01-2021, 08:31 AM

Cant make a perfect shot every time, but a shot that leads to a dead animal is still a "good" shot. Great video as always, thanks for sharing.

KHo · 02-01-2021, 08:35 AM

Thanks for the share Michael - great video and glad things worked out.

Tryton · 02-01-2021, 08:51 AM

Always good content Michael. Congrats on the spike.

Tony Pic · 02-01-2021, 09:00 AM

While not a perfect shot. It was a killing shot.
Congrats.

bakin7005 · 02-01-2021, 09:07 AM

Do you typically hunt without an arrow knocked?

Czechoholic · 02-01-2021, 09:11 AM

Glad you found him.

Always enjoy the slo mo

SaltwaterSlick · 02-01-2021, 09:11 AM

Top notch all the way around! Your video skills are proven over and over and this is just another example. However the REAL work comes in on the production, and you're gettin' pretty good at that too sir! My congratulations to you on the deer and the video production! That stuff in "National Geographic" quality stuff right there!

As far as the shot, it wasn't really "that far back"... Looked like the quartering was pretty severe, especially at arrow impact. Looks like you should have centerpunch of the liver and the angle of the exit tragectory was down. Notice the arra hit the ground very close to the deer because as the arra was going thru him, he was wheeling around which allowed to arra to exit quite far forward, and up a bit... might have even got a bit of the offside lung.

How far did he go, and did he die where he went down the first time? Sure would like to see a video of the dissection to see what the arra hit and the broadhead cut.

SaltwaterSlick · 02-01-2021, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bakin7005

Do you typically hunt without an arrow knocked?

Oh you noticed that too...

Michael · 02-01-2021, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bakin7005

Do you typically hunt without an arrow knocked?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaltwaterSlick

Oh you noticed that too...

LOL! Not usually. I had shot a hog earlier (note the arrow behind the spike

) and honestly wasn't planning to shoot the spike. Peer pressure from my group text buddies got the best of me!

Michael · 02-01-2021, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ultrastealth

What camera are you using? That was some great slow motion.

Sony A7Siii

240fps of buttery smooth goodness!

DRT · 02-01-2021, 10:22 AM

Dead deer found = good shot.
But showing not just the shot but how to handle it is good to do.

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Hardware · 02-01-2021, 10:23 AM

When your nocking arrow your one vane looks folded over in the video at the 1:12 mark. This could've caused arrow to fly erratically. Even at 1:27 during draw back you should be able to see third vane but it's not visible.

bakin7005 · 02-01-2021, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardware

When your nocking arrow your one vane looks folded over in the video at the 1:12 mark. This could've caused arrow to fly erratically. Even at 1:27 during draw back you should be able to see third vane but it's not visible.

Yep. You had a bad vane on that arrow.

Sabot · 02-01-2021, 11:40 AM

Glad it worked out. It happens!

Richard M. · 02-01-2021, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardware

When your nocking arrow your one vane looks folded over in the video at the 1:12 mark. This could've caused arrow to fly erratically. Even at 1:27 during draw back you should be able to see third vane but it's not visible.

Good catch!

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Dale Moser · 02-01-2021, 12:35 PM

Don't make excuses for him!

Sometimes you shoot'em in the middle.....happens. I hit myself in the leg with the lower limb and shot the hog behind the hog I was aiming at right in the ***. Must have hit the femeral (sp?) artery, because he leaked a steady stripe of blood about 65 yards a fell over dead.

mdb0531 · 02-01-2021, 12:38 PM

Thanks for the video!

Capt Glenn · 02-01-2021, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hardware

When your nocking arrow your one vane looks folded over in the video at the 1:12 mark. This could've caused arrow to fly erratically. Even at 1:27 during draw back you should be able to see third vane but it's not visible.

I noticed that too.

Glad it worked out.

kruppa24 · 02-01-2021, 01:10 PM

Enjoyed the vid. Gave a thumbs up

Michael · 02-01-2021, 02:26 PM

Good eye!

ecallarman · 02-01-2021, 03:30 PM

what is the black ring on the index finger hole of the thumb release? I shoot that same release.

SaltwaterSlick · 02-01-2021, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael

Good eye!

Michael, you can also see in the video when you are at full draw, the vane appears to maybe even have fallen off. It is not visible in the video of you at full draw...

Also a petty good testament to the tune of your bow... the flight via the slo-mo is pretty dang good for a whopsided arra!!

Michael · 02-01-2021, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ecallarman

what is the black ring on the index finger hole of the thumb release? I shoot that same release.

That's a velcro cable wrap (like you'd use to wrap computer/phone cord) that I use to attach the release to my bow when it's not in use.

RJH1 · 02-01-2021, 03:40 PM

You might have said in the video, i wasn't able to watch all of it, but what broadhead did you use?

Michael · 02-01-2021, 03:49 PM

Class...?

TX_Kevin · 02-01-2021, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RJH1

You might have said in the video, i wasn't able to watch all of it, but what broadhead did you use?

125 gr. Wasp Jackhammer if I know Michael.

Michael · 02-01-2021, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TX_Kevin

125 gr. Wasp Jackhammer if I know Michael.

That's the one!

HoustonHunter94 · 02-01-2021, 05:37 PM

Like you said, sometimes better to be lucky than good. No hog shooting video? I like seeing them get slammed in slo mo.

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Michael · 02-01-2021, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoustonHunter94

Like you said, sometimes better to be lucky than good. No hog shooting video? I like seeing them get slammed in slo mo.

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LOL! As I said, I gave into peer pressure from my buddies. No reason to save this one for the future

There were two more spikes that came into that same setup that afternoon.

I have a hog video from this trip that is in the queue for next week.

Fishndude · 02-01-2021, 06:30 PM

Atta boy. If you ain’t had something go wrong it’s because you’re not shooting much.

ultrastealth · 02-01-2021, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael

Sony A7Siii

240fps of buttery smooth goodness!

Impessive. Great video.

KenWood · 02-01-2021, 09:21 PM

Nothing erratic about that arrow flight. Even with a smashed vane. Very nice video sir!

Michael · 02-02-2021, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultrastealth

Impessive. Great video.

Thank you! I’m really pleased with the quality of this camera, and I love the slow mo capabilities. It shoots 240@1080 and 120@4k! Obviously I love the 240fps for the “money shots!”

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Royal21973 · 02-02-2021, 07:02 AM

Respect!

Michael · 02-02-2021, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenWood

Nothing erratic about that arrow flight. Even with a smashed vane. Very nice video sir!

Thank you. The arrow appeared to be just a little sideways (vanes to the left) when it entered. There were only two vanes on the arrow when I found it, so I'm guessing it was loose when I nocked it and I didn't notice.

Paycheck · 02-02-2021, 08:00 AM

Nice video.

Michael · 02-02-2021, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paycheck

Nice video.

Thanks!

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Bowtech Lefty · 02-02-2021, 10:34 AM

I always look forward to your videos, that slow mo is awesome!!

SaltwaterSlick · 02-02-2021, 10:58 AM

Michael, do you record the whole video sequence of the deer at the 240fps speed or switch it at some point before the shot. Or maybe use 2 cameras?? That high speed stuff eats up some card space!!

Browning270 · 02-02-2021, 11:26 AM

Thanks for sharing, its nice to watch something authentic like this. Its how it really is sometimes!

Michael · 02-02-2021, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaltwaterSlick

Michael, do you record the whole video sequence of the deer at the 240fps speed or switch it at some point before the shot. Or maybe use 2 cameras?? That high speed stuff eats up some card space!!

I typically record 24@4K (sometimes 1080) and capture as much footage as I can and then switch to 240fps when I'm ready to take the shot. The S3 has a custom mode dial on the top that makes switching easy. M1 is set to 4k/24 and the "S&Q" setting next to it is 240fps. Shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings are stored for each, as well.

SaltwaterSlick · 02-02-2021, 12:19 PM

OK, that makes sense and what I thought you probably did... I have a small high speed camera (240 at 720p) and a 128 gb card fills up pretty quick when just videoing with it set that fast... I've never used it to video any hunts, but mostly use it to record air gun shots through optics mounted on the guns... it's great for slo-mo shots for that... Almost no recoil on the air guns so I am able to get the pellet flight pretty clearly to the target, whether a dot on a piece of paper or a sparrow/starling/ or other vermin... Think i'll get me a gimble mount and try it this next season...

02-01-2021, 07:39 AM	#1
Michael Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home: Hallettsville, TX Photo/Video: Sony A7S III Hunt In: Webb, LaSalle, Lavaca	I Made a Poor Shot on an MMR Spike... Poor Shot on Spike in South Texas! Hyper Smooth Slow Mo - YouTube It wasn't ideal shot placement, but I got lucky and was able to find the deer. I hesitated to share this video at first, but the reality is sometimes things don't go exactly as planned. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2021, 08:26 AM	#7
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	That Traverse would have worked through that "Indian" issue and curved it around to the double lung via pure mojo!... Seriously though glad you found it..Congrats!...Love the spin slomo on the arrow. Must have hit the artery just under the spine, huh? I'll take luck all day long. Last edited by Smart; 02-01-2021 at 08:30 AM.

02-01-2021, 10:23 AM	#20
Hardware Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Brazoria County Hunt In: Texas, Western US & Argentina	When your nocking arrow your one vane looks folded over in the video at the 1:12 mark. This could've caused arrow to fly erratically. Even at 1:27 during draw back you should be able to see third vane but it's not visible. Last edited by Hardware; 02-01-2021 at 10:25 AM.

02-01-2021, 02:26 PM	#28
Michael Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home: Hallettsville, TX Photo/Video: Sony A7S III Hunt In: Webb, LaSalle, Lavaca	Good eye! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2021, 03:49 PM	#33
Michael Administrator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Home: Hallettsville, TX Photo/Video: Sony A7S III Hunt In: Webb, LaSalle, Lavaca	Class...? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2021, 07:49 AM	#2
Aggiehunter08 Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Texas Hunt In: The World	Good video, it happens.

02-01-2021, 08:04 AM	#3
AntlerCollector Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2014 Hunt In: Votaw, Del Rio, Eldorado, Bon Wier	Thanks for sharing the not so perfect shots too. As always, excellent video.

02-01-2021, 08:06 AM	#4
BDKeeling Six Point Join Date: May 2015	That should have caught the descending aorta right at the iliac. Very fast kill if hit there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-01-2021, 08:10 AM	#5
ultrastealth Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Katy Hunt In: Camp Wood, TX	What camera are you using? That was some great slow motion.

02-01-2021, 08:17 AM	#6
TheHammer Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Carthage, TX Hunt In: Coke Co, Panola Co	Congrats. Were y’all able to find what vital was hit?

02-01-2021, 08:28 AM	#8
MexicoLowFence Four Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Piedras Negras Hunt In: Mexico	It happens glad yo found it

02-01-2021, 08:31 AM	#9
texan16 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fairfield Hunt In: Freestone/Schleicher Counties	Cant make a perfect shot every time, but a shot that leads to a dead animal is still a "good" shot. Great video as always, thanks for sharing.

02-01-2021, 08:35 AM	#10
KHo Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood Hunt In: Leon and Nacogdoches Counties	Thanks for the share Michael - great video and glad things worked out.

02-01-2021, 08:51 AM	#11
Tryton Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tomball Hunt In: Polk and Leon counties	Always good content Michael. Congrats on the spike.

02-01-2021, 09:00 AM	#12
Tony Pic Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Texas and NYS Hunt In: The Picarosas North and South, Kerrville, Mountain Home and Harper	While not a perfect shot. It was a killing shot. Congrats.

02-01-2021, 09:07 AM	#13
bakin7005 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: North Richland Hills Hunt In: Oklahoma (there's no deer there)	Do you typically hunt without an arrow knocked?

02-01-2021, 09:11 AM	#14
Czechoholic Eight Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fayette County Hunt In: Fayette County	Glad you found him. Always enjoy the slo mo

02-01-2021, 09:11 AM	#15
SaltwaterSlick Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	Top notch all the way around! Your video skills are proven over and over and this is just another example. However the REAL work comes in on the production, and you're gettin' pretty good at that too sir! My congratulations to you on the deer and the video production! That stuff in "National Geographic" quality stuff right there! As far as the shot, it wasn't really "that far back"... Looked like the quartering was pretty severe, especially at arrow impact. Looks like you should have centerpunch of the liver and the angle of the exit tragectory was down. Notice the arra hit the ground very close to the deer because as the arra was going thru him, he was wheeling around which allowed to arra to exit quite far forward, and up a bit... might have even got a bit of the offside lung. How far did he go, and did he die where he went down the first time? Sure would like to see a video of the dissection to see what the arra hit and the broadhead cut.

02-01-2021, 10:22 AM	#19
DRT Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Tx Hunt In: Jones County and Missouri	Dead deer found = good shot. But showing not just the shot but how to handle it is good to do. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

02-01-2021, 11:40 AM	#22
Sabot Spike Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Ellis County	Glad it worked out. It happens!

02-01-2021, 12:35 PM	#24
Dale Moser Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wise Cty Hunt In: Young Cty	Don't make excuses for him! Sometimes you shoot'em in the middle.....happens. I hit myself in the leg with the lower limb and shot the hog behind the hog I was aiming at right in the ***. Must have hit the femeral (sp?) artery, because he leaked a steady stripe of blood about 65 yards a fell over dead.

02-01-2021, 12:38 PM	#25
mdb0531 Four Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Webster Hunt In: Sonora	Thanks for the video!

02-01-2021, 01:10 PM	#27
kruppa24 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: gholson, tx Hunt In: Concho	Enjoyed the vid. Gave a thumbs up

02-01-2021, 03:30 PM	#29
ecallarman Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX	what is the black ring on the index finger hole of the thumb release? I shoot that same release.

02-01-2021, 03:40 PM	#32
RJH1 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2015	You might have said in the video, i wasn't able to watch all of it, but what broadhead did you use?

02-01-2021, 05:37 PM	#36
HoustonHunter94 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio	Like you said, sometimes better to be lucky than good. No hog shooting video? I like seeing them get slammed in slo mo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-01-2021, 06:30 PM	#38
Fishndude Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arlington, Texas Hunt In: Mason, Ellis and Dimmit counties	Atta boy. If you ain’t had something go wrong it’s because you’re not shooting much.

02-01-2021, 09:21 PM	#40
KenWood Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Llano Hunt In: Llano and Runnels county	Nothing erratic about that arrow flight. Even with a smashed vane. Very nice video sir!

02-02-2021, 07:02 AM	#42
Royal21973 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: McAllen,Texas Hunt In: Deep South Texas and will travel	Respect!

02-02-2021, 08:00 AM	#44
Paycheck Ten Point Join Date: May 2015 Location: Waco	Nice video.

02-02-2021, 10:34 AM	#46
Bowtech Lefty Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Antonio, Tx Hunt In: Medina and Frio Counties	I always look forward to your videos, that slow mo is awesome!!

02-02-2021, 10:58 AM	#47
SaltwaterSlick Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	Michael, do you record the whole video sequence of the deer at the 240fps speed or switch it at some point before the shot. Or maybe use 2 cameras?? That high speed stuff eats up some card space!!

02-02-2021, 11:26 AM	#48
Browning270 Four Point Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Houston, TX Hunt In: Frio,Zavala	Thanks for sharing, its nice to watch something authentic like this. Its how it really is sometimes!

02-02-2021, 12:19 PM	#50
SaltwaterSlick Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	OK, that makes sense and what I thought you probably did... I have a small high speed camera (240 at 720p) and a 128 gb card fills up pretty quick when just videoing with it set that fast... I've never used it to video any hunts, but mostly use it to record air gun shots through optics mounted on the guns... it's great for slo-mo shots for that... Almost no recoil on the air guns so I am able to get the pellet flight pretty clearly to the target, whether a dot on a piece of paper or a sparrow/starling/ or other vermin... Think i'll get me a gimble mount and try it this next season...

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