Why did this deer expire so fast?
11-05-2007, 08:08 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: HNI_Christine
Just to be a pain, but not all heart shots will cause the heart to stop beating.
Deer shot through the heart/lungs and big arteries usually go down so quickly because they have a massive drop in blood pressure. This is why deer shot through the femoral artery, dorsal aorta and renal arteriescan go down as fast as double lunged deer. Lack of blood flow/oxygen to the brain is what kills the deer. Lack of blood pressure is what causes deer to black out within seconds.
This is your physiology lesson for the day. [&:]
Just to be a pain, but not all heart shots will cause the heart to stop beating.
Deer shot through the heart/lungs and big arteries usually go down so quickly because they have a massive drop in blood pressure. This is why deer shot through the femoral artery, dorsal aorta and renal arteriescan go down as fast as double lunged deer. Lack of blood flow/oxygen to the brain is what kills the deer. Lack of blood pressure is what causes deer to black out within seconds.
This is your physiology lesson for the day. [&:]
11-05-2007, 08:49 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 380
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
Just a little tip for the future, you can tell right away just from the face whether it is a yearling or not so you can let them grow. Yearlings have shorter faces than does and are smaller.
11-05-2007, 10:09 PM
#14
Site Bouncer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 4,099
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: HNI_Christine
Just to be a pain, but not all heart shots will cause the heart to stop beating.
Deer shot through the heart/lungs and big arteries usually go down so quickly because they have a massive drop in blood pressure. This is why deer shot through the femoral artery, dorsal aorta and renal arteriescan go down as fast as double lunged deer. Lack of blood flow/oxygen to the brain is what kills the deer. Lack of blood pressure is what causes deer to black out within seconds.
This is your physiology lesson for the day. [&:]
Just to be a pain, but not all heart shots will cause the heart to stop beating.
Deer shot through the heart/lungs and big arteries usually go down so quickly because they have a massive drop in blood pressure. This is why deer shot through the femoral artery, dorsal aorta and renal arteriescan go down as fast as double lunged deer. Lack of blood flow/oxygen to the brain is what kills the deer. Lack of blood pressure is what causes deer to black out within seconds.
This is your physiology lesson for the day. [&:]
Actually a deer will live about30 seconds after a clean double lung or a heart shot. When the heart is hit it will stop beating, the deer will/can only run as long as the oxygen in his blood will support consciousness.
But you arecorrect Christine and I suspect that's what happened in this case, the heart was nicked and only onelung punctured, thus the long time (relatively speaking) to expire.
11-05-2007, 11:27 PM
#15
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 66
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
Now, the reason why this surprises me is because deer have been known to run a hundred yards on a one lung plus heart shot. Do you guys thinkthis one didn't run at all maybe because it was still a baby and just didn't have that physical toughness yet?
Now, the reason why this surprises me is because deer have been known to run a hundred yards on a one lung plus heart shot. Do you guys thinkthis one didn't run at all maybe because it was still a baby and just didn't have that physical toughness yet?
I dont have any answers for you, but I have dropped a deer in the same manor. Actually it was my first, a small doe (yearling maybe, or fawn, not really sure). Dropped it where I shot it pretty much, and like yours it did some unpleasant kicking and such. Not sure if it was 2 minutes, it did seem like a long time. But 30 seconds equates to about 5 minutes in situations like that.... I to did attempt a second shot, which was a good hit, but didnt seem to help. I think my dad slapped me for wasting a second arrow with a deer that was on the ground. [:@]
11-05-2007, 11:52 PM
#16
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
There is no way I could have sat there watching it for 2 minutes, I would have had a second arrow in it seconds after the first one.
My heart shot buck expired in a mere 10 seconds at most, went 50 yards max. 2 minutes is a LONG time. I'm surprised you didn't shoot it again.
There is no way I could have sat there watching it for 2 minutes, I would have had a second arrow in it seconds after the first one.
My heart shot buck expired in a mere 10 seconds at most, went 50 yards max. 2 minutes is a LONG time. I'm surprised you didn't shoot it again.
11-06-2007, 08:01 AM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 772
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: Hoytail Hunter
I shot a 90-95 ish pound button thinking it was a doe on Sunday afternoon. The arrow hit one lung and sliced the heart then paralyzed its right front leg. It dropped right there, kicking twitching and thrashing for about 2 minutes then expired.
Now, the reason why this surprises me is because deer have been known to run a hundred yards on a one lung plus heart shot. Do you guys thinkthis one didn't run at all maybe because it was still a baby and just didn't have that physical toughness yet?
I shot a 90-95 ish pound button thinking it was a doe on Sunday afternoon. The arrow hit one lung and sliced the heart then paralyzed its right front leg. It dropped right there, kicking twitching and thrashing for about 2 minutes then expired.
Now, the reason why this surprises me is because deer have been known to run a hundred yards on a one lung plus heart shot. Do you guys thinkthis one didn't run at all maybe because it was still a baby and just didn't have that physical toughness yet?
11-06-2007, 08:08 AM
#18
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RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
There is no way I could have sat there watching it for 2 minutes, I would have had a second arrow in it seconds after the first one.
My heart shot buck expired in a mere 10 seconds at most, went 50 yards max. 2 minutes is a LONG time. I'm surprised you didn't shoot it again.
There is no way I could have sat there watching it for 2 minutes, I would have had a second arrow in it seconds after the first one.
My heart shot buck expired in a mere 10 seconds at most, went 50 yards max. 2 minutes is a LONG time. I'm surprised you didn't shoot it again.
