Lovellr653
Well-Known Member
I had a group of does meander over my way this morning and had a perfectly clear 12 yd broadside shot. When I let the arrow fly it sounded like a gunshot and I saw the back of my arrow with the fletchings go way off in another direction. Me and the deer weren't sure what had happened at this point. Not totally spooked they got a bit further away and I pegged a doe at 40 yds. Once I recovered the deer I tried piecing together my first shot. All I can gather is the arrow failed shortly after it left the riser. I found some splinters of the shaft and the back of the arrow with fletchings still attached. I'm shooting a Mathews Triax maxed out around 72lbs with a >30" draw. Arrows are Maxima Red badlands 350 spine and a 100 gr Montec. Never had an issue with the set up, only thing I can think is the arrow got damaged at some point this season and wasn't visible to the naked eye. Either way I'm happy to have meat in the freezer and get my boy out and exposed to the field dressing process.