lemoyne
Where you shoot them has a lot to do with how far they go almost irregardless of the bullet.
I have another theory I would like to share... and I should say shot placement is
a KEY, but there are a couple of other things that go along with shot placement...
Right after placement and penetration, the biggest effect that will detirmine the animal run out is "
SHOCK" to the animal - not I am not talking the shock of the force of the bullet - but the "
SHOCK" the animal recieves from a
TRAMATIC event happening
in the body. If the shock is so terminal/tramatic that the animal can not react it goes down.
The other thing I think makes a big difference is the animals "
FLIGHT/FRIGHT RESPONSE SYSTEM"Has it been triggered before the shot and/orduring the shot - time in flight. If the animal knows you are there and/or the animal is alerted by a shot you may get "
FLIGHT" even with good shot placement.
It is still my belief that "
TRAMATIC SHOCK" can over-ride "
FLIGHT"
Just a theory but I been working it for 52 years - actually it was my grampa that explained it me while he was shooting deer with an old30-30... a gun that is to weak to do anything now days - he didn't seem to have a problem with it though
Just some thoughts to mull over... also remember Spaniels thought about oxygen to the control center (the brain) - I think it was Spaniel...