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Old 04-03-2008 | 01:11 PM
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Default I know deer are incredible animals but c'mon...

Well, I heard something today that I found to be completely ridiculous. The fiance and I (yes, I'm getting married soon[:-]) went to meet the DJ who will be working the reception. Seemed like a pretty stand-up guy and we've seem him in action too. Somehow we got on the subject of bowhunting. This is where it gets interesting. We were sharing stories and then he told me one that intrigued me, to say the least. He double-lunged a buck and it took that buck 4 hoursto die. Supposedly, he shot the buck and watched it run up the hillside and fall over. It then rolled-over and kicked its legs up into the air. The deer then rolled back over and sat in the bedded position and finally expired about 4 hours later.

He then went on to say "If I don't hit one directly in the heart than I'll wait at least 8 hours before tracking." I like to keep an open mind about things but c'mon. Seems a little impossible IMO for a deer to live 4 hours on a double lunged shot. Maybe this guy needs to brush up on his anatomy.[&:]
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