[DUSTER44T]

I took a doe yesterday and the bolt must have hit bone because it only went about have way in. When I pulled it out it was badly bent from the impact. I don't have much experience with the archery thing but does this happen often?

 

[BigCountry27]

what kind of arrows you using??

 

[jmdb25]

yes it happens very often. You hit a bone... it will bend.

 

[SigPro2340]

Someone once told me...."Each shot is its own phenominon".
You'll never get the exact same result shot after shot.
I can't say I have ever bent a crossbow bolt cuz of impact on a deer. Truth be told I can't remember ever not having a pass through.

Back in my vertical days I had a few arrows bend from deer rolling on them or hitting brush as they ran after the shot.

Could an arrow or bolt bend due to impact?....I don't know, maybe?.....But I sure as heck wouldn't lose sleep over it if the deer tipped over in the end.....

 

[dpms]

If you do not get a pass through, there will be a good chance of having a bent or broken shaft. As the animals runs with a arrow in them, bad things happen to the shaft.