I would have to say, yes. I would take a shot at deer that had a fatal hit on it. Whether, I put the 1st hit on it or not. Andthat would not be the first time I found a wounded deer draging it self through the woods.

Definetly take the shot.....I would take a 49yrd shot at a deer in the open even if he wasn't wounded!

If you are confident you can make a second shot count its well worth the try. A 49 yard shot, Id take that any day. I really wouldnt consider that long range myself. The only time I wouldnt take a second shot is if it was questionable if I could make it, and if I missed it would probably push the deer even further and make it that much harder maybe even impossible to recover it.

I guess a better question is: Why wouldn't you shoot?

If the exact range is known and the deer seems calm, then yes I would do it. I practice at this range, and while I don't have a 50 yard pin I know the correct amount of hold over.

Now if I didn't know the exact range I don't know if I would do it or not. I would really have to be in that situation.

I have never had a deer stop running where I could get a second shot off. They either run till they drop or there is so much cover you can't see them anyway.

Paul

If the deer is already wounded, what do you have to lose? At that point another arrow cannot hurt your chances. It can only help your odds of recovery.

I'd definitely shoot again!

I wouldn't, here's why. I don't want the deer knowing that a human is the reason for thedisturbance/pain. If you stay put and don't move I think it will bed down muchsooner. You know it's going to be looking back to the area of the originalproblem, you draw for a second shot and it "knows" you're there, and will go further.
The shot originally described would probably be fatal. Of the 17 deer that I've taken with CB (11) and Compound (6), all were fatal shots and no need for a second shot.

Although it is "long range" mostly from the standpoint of the risk of the deer not being in the same spot by the time the arrow gets there; 49 yards is otherwise a pretty high percentage shot. I'm guessing thenumber of folks saying they wouldn't try the shot would increase as the distance increased. How many would try the shot, using a rangefinder,at 70 yards? Or even 90 yards?

if i can i definently will...

even if it was brushy...or really alert or walking deer or 60yds out in a hay field...if i stuck one in it already and KNOW it isnt perfect why not try your best to get another one in there?? 2 arrows will be better than 1...even if they are both bad. what do you got to loose?? an arrow?? big deal...im not saying to fling arrows wildly...but if i got the opprotunity and definently going to give it my best to finish what i started.

While I would probably shoot, because I am confident out to that range for targets, I certainly can see reasons not to shoot like early in stated.
Many guys wouldn't have a prayer at hitting a 50 yd shot. If you gut shot the deer, it WILL die, and the less its pushed, the CLOSER it will die to you. If you have a non pressured area, and know it well, you should find any gut shot deer. Now if you are chancing that 2nd shot, are you going to make the deer run much farther than it otherwise would have? Will it cross property lines(which we all know the debate that stirs)?