I think the common gun hunter was taught that if the deer was incapacitated yet still alive, this was what you do. I think the theory was saving meat from another gun shot. In archery, I ama firm believer in the mercy arrow.
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I have seen this done once and I never want to see it done again. It was a horrible sight to see. Maybe because I was like 15yrs old at the time but I truely felt horrible for the animal.
I would think a well placed 2nd/3rd arrow would be much quicker and humane.
I think the common gun hunter was taught that if the deer was incapacitated yet still alive, this was what you do. I think the theory was saving meat from another gun shot. In archery, I ama firm believer in the mercy arrow.
I agree with this...
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All the deer we have had to dispatch with a knife were gun kills,
I, like most hunters i believe, usually dont approach an animal for at least 30 minutes after i shoot it with an arrow.
The throat cutting method works ok, and i have also seen people do close range heart shots on wounded deer before. I have also heard that the best way to spead up the death process is to heart stab it with a big knife. Not sure if i woulde every try it though (especially on a buck).
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Not sure about the rest of you, but I haven't been practicing my stabbing technique this summer. You're jacked up on adrenaline from shooting a deer, the animal iswounded and fighting for its life and you want to get close with a 3-5 inch blade? I think I'll stand back and send a second arrow through the boilerroom.
Dispatching your animal, quickly
