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Old 09-17-2006 | 05:47 PM
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good point dan
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Old 09-17-2006 | 06:11 PM
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I just read an article in Bowhunter MagWhitetail Special 2006 and it said a gut shot deer usually beds down within 100yrds of where he's shot if not disturbed and or pushed. And yes within a matter of hours will perish.
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Old 09-17-2006 | 07:13 PM
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Today i was talking to a new bowhunter and he ask what size the vital area was and i explained to him exactly where he should be shooting but he stilled wanted to know about what size of area he has if he miss places a shot. i couldn't come up with good example for him can you guys help me.
I always think of the size of a paper plate is a safe bet for the vital area.
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Old 09-17-2006 | 07:21 PM
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The size of its organs can vary from animal, last year a buck i shot weighed about 170 lbs, and had a insanley big heart. It was shot in the gut and 3 hours later a dubble lung shot and it still ran 200 yards, that deer had a lance arm strong heart.
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Old 09-17-2006 | 11:22 PM
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When I first got into this sport I was told that I had a target the size of a paper plate. So one day I took a plate out to my 3-D target and placed it on the vitals and it was real close.
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Old 09-18-2006 | 04:27 AM
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8" paper plate
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Old 09-18-2006 | 04:33 AM
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Thanks guys and a paper plate does seem about the right size,and teaching him the ways of the whitetail has been fun and i will keep working with him and i hope he gets his first this year.
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Old 09-18-2006 | 05:27 AM
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for lungs with the heart area inside it would be about an 8 in. werid shaped oval .
Perfect answer IMO!
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Old 09-18-2006 | 06:46 AM
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It's actually asout the size and shape of a football.
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Old 09-18-2006 | 07:01 AM
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I always hate to get a gut shot because the deer will die a slower and more painfull death, i always go for a heart shot(much much quicker) or a regular double lung shot(most common).
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