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Old 01-20-2015 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Triple Se7en
That might require yelling this to the deer........

""......Do Not Move Please, not until all the smoke clears.""

Ha ha, that's a good one

But I've almost never had this problem with T7 - I mean, I might not see the deer the instant after I shoot, but I will see it running out of the smoke cloud to either direction, or will see it as the smoke starts to clear. I guess if the deer was right next to some thick stuff and jumped in right after the shot you might not see it then...

I also prefer behind the shoulder lung shots. Being a meat hunter, I don't like to lose meat with shoulder shots. But it doesn't always anchor the deer right away. Personally, it's never been a problem for me - they normally will either fall within sight, or I find them after a short tracking job. Most of the time they go less than 50 yards after the shot. The longest a deer has run after a double lung shot with a muzzy is maybe 80 yards or so. The only time a deer has run farther than that was with less than ideal shot placement.
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