I have seen it in person. I shot a buck with a thunder head back in the early 80s. A shot as you mention Bernie. He lived not one day, but two days. I jumped him twice. My oldest son finished him off with a rifle. It sounded just like what you mentioned. Layed up over night. I jumped it the next morning. Came back that afternoon, jumped him agian. Finally, my son was out with his 270 and shot the buck. When we cleaned it, the heart had a arrow thought it, but had a plug of blood cloggin the hole. One lung had folded, and only the bottom of the other lung was messed up. The bullet blew through both shoulders and finally droped him.


Your story is only the second time ive ever heard of this. And ive been hunting for over 50+ years.


I have also seen men with holes through them live for days before the medics could get them to the M.A.S.H.