Next Time It's Kryptonite Bullets...
Can anyone help me understand this: I shot a six-point buck last weekend with a .44 mag carbine. Range was about 100 feet. Pretty sure I hit him in the neck, as that was all that wasn’t obscured by a tree at the time.
He immediately folded up and collapsed on the spot, then thrashed his head and neck a bit for about 15 seconds before going totally still. I sat in my stand for another 4-5 minutes to be sure. But as I started to get down he jumped up and began to wander away! I didn’t have another shot at him because of the thick woods, so I just sat there for another 30 minutes, sure he couldn’t go far.
I got down and found lots of blood where he originally went down, and followed a heavy trail through the woods for 150 yards. The blood trail started to thin out by then, and when he came to a narrow road I lost him. I looked around on foot and ATV for another 2+ hours and never found more sign.
It wasn't a huge deer, but I was impressed by the stamina. Anyone had a similar experience?