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Vitals
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 goodexample for him can you guys help me.
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check out the anatomy thread at the top of the page, it has a good description and picture...
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huntinged nailed it
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Print this picture off and give it to him as reference.
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if you hit a deer in the paunch is it fatal?
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Eventually, yes.
That's a classic "gut shot." Takes some time, but the animal will die. |
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In a couple days and many more miles from where the shot takes place yeah it can and most of the time should be a fatal shot... If you ever doubt the quality of a shot BACK OUT... Give plenty of time. The last thing you ever what to do is persue a injured deer.
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tbyrnzy82, 99% of the time if a deer is "gut shot" it will die in 6-8 hours and 12 hours max. The best thing to do when you believe you have gut shot a deer is wait overnight. Usually if the deer has not been pushed or pressured you will find them within 250 yards from Point of impact.
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I guess the answer your looking for would be in terms of diamenter if thats the case then the heart area would be no larger than a 4 in. circle and for lungs with the heart area inside it would be about an 8 in. werid shaped oval .
I hope this information gives you a better idea and good luck to you this season. |
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One thing you might want to explain to this person too is that as the shot angle on the deer changes so does the size of the vital area you can hit. Thats one thing I think a lot of people tend not to think about.
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good point dan
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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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ORIGINAL: classified 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. |
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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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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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8" paper plate
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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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ORIGINAL: RDHunter for lungs with the heart area inside it would be about an 8 in. werid shaped oval . |
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It's actually asout the size and shape of a football.
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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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See if you can get davemill to come out of retirement, he has a great pictures of a heart shot.
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Tell him, if he don't know he might want to do a little research on his own to see for himself. Like so many have said, shot placement is very important, especially with a bow.
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i want to help him as much as i can becouse i want him to enjoy the wonders of bowhunting , i don't know what he is so worried about becouse he is a real good shot, but then again he hasn't stared down a whitetail yet.we will see how that goes.LOL
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