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RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
Sounds like a fairly routine kill to me. The deer dropped because of the shoulder wound. It was unable to regain it's feet because of the blood pressure loss. I've never been fortunate or skilled enough to drop and kill one on the spot like that, however I've "spined" a few. It's frustrating when you put another arrow in them and there's no reaction whatsoever. Once or twice I've gotten excited and emtied my quiver on a spined deer. Times you look back on and laugh.
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RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
ORIGINAL: Sooner State Hunter Just out of curiosity, what type of broadheads were you using? |
RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
Who knows. Ive had them die on the spot with out a wiggle. Ive also had them run over 100 yards with both lungs gone andtheheart sliced through. I think it has to do with how they feel before the shot. If they are comfortable, they tend to take a few steps and die. If they are tense, they will bolt.
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RE: Why did this deer expire so fast?
i think bigj71 is right on it think about how long you could run while your holding your breath not long at all
ORIGINAL: BigJ71 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. This willrun out in about 15-30 seconds or less depending on how much oxygen was in the system at the time of the hit or if the deer had just been sleeping, running, feeding,etc... Same with a double lung, without oxygen a running deer only has seconds before it's supply is exhausted causing it to black out then die. The thing some folks don't realize is that a deer can cover hundreds of yards in 15-30 seconds! |
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