ORIGINAL: buckstalker1187
And out of these 22 or sodeer, Inever needed to take more than one shot (EXCEPT ONCE) And this was becauseI had to. I don't know why, but I had to. I shot him in the vitals 3 times, (while he was standing there) (he didn't move an inch) Then I spined him and he started running on his front legs dragging his hind legs on the ground. At this pointI was out of my stand and on the ground. I put another slug in him from the left side. It entered in his lung and he dropped immediately. As my father and I approached the deer. he put his head up and looked at us. My father then took his shot gun, (because mine was all out of slugs) And he put the barrel behind his head at the base of his skull and blew his throat out. The deer took another 5 breaths before it died. When we dressed this deer, he had no lungs and no heart, it was all liquified.
I dont know why this deer did this, but it did. All shots where placed perfect and it was inside 78 yards. The last 2 shots where inside 25 yards.
This is exactly what we (I am)are talking about. Sometimes weird things happen.Don't know why but it does. buckstalker1187 why did you shoot the deer again? Thats all I'm saying..some times you need/have to. Like I've said before I've only had to take a second shot maybe 4 or 5 times. I have shot well over a hundered deer with my rifle (137 to be exact) and will hopefully get my 75th bow kill this year. I've never shot at a running deer, I've never taken a shot that I didn't think I could make. My longest shot ever was 235+/-yds, my 2nd longest was 160yds. I was taught 1 shot 1 kill butalso not to let something suffer forany reason. I have always hunted with a bolt action rifle or muzzle loader. I have to make the 1st one count. I don't sling lead just to do it. I make calculated shots every time.The only meat I have ever messed up was when Istarted shooting the shoulders on deer b/c I thought knocking them down was cool. Then Itook a5+hour bloodtrail on a nice buck that was hit in the shoulder and only 1 lunged due to hitting the bone and lost penatration.I went back to the tried and true method of just behind the shoulder. They may run 30yds but its quick and deadly every time. But again likebuckstalker1187 said above...some times you hit them just right and they still need a follow up. Deer are amazing animals with anamazing will to live.
I'm done with this topic. You guys are wearing me out. No more post from me. I do agree and respect your thought process Pauland
I doappologize if I offended you or anyone who read this!I think a line was crossed and maybe it shouldn't have been weather it was byme or someone else.Were here to express opinions and give help not to bicker w/each other. We should all be on the same team b/c there are way more folks out there trying to take this away from us than we know. At least we have the right to have a shot at a deer in the first place. I'm 30 yrs old and bickering over how many times to shoot a deer is just dumb and middle schoolish! Lets just be glad we get to shoot at them and that our grand, great, and great great grandparentsalong with the many veteranslike Renfroweridgeafforded us the right to hunt them.
F250OUT!