Originally Posted by
Semisane
I know exactly what you're talking about Breechplug. We don't have ravines, but ten acres of chest high briar and blackberry can be just as bad, and a blood trail is a necessity. If it's raining I will take only a neck shot that I know for sure I can make - steady rest and not too far out. If I don't have a high confidence shot like that the deer will walk with my blessing.
I can relate Semi, we alsohave what they Call Red Brush, this stuff is so thick that if you died in it they find you standing up, that's if you could actually stand up in it, on Deer Drives we leave our Guns behind and Crawl through it most of the time and we bring Pruning Shears with us just in case we get stuck. Some patches of this can go for Acres and Acres. That's where the big Bucks live and Hide around here, they grow very Old, Big and Smart and Die in it to never been seen most of there Lives.
YES, Neck shots are a good thing, but when you take a Neck Shot and the Deer falls over or goes down a 500 foot Ravine and it's almost dark and your alone it can be a real Problem when you have 2 miles to get back to Your Truck.
(BP)