RE: Deer go to water????
 

Buddy shot 2 does last week and we found 1 in the water and the other we jumped up out of a creek bank.Didnt die

RE: Deer go to water????
 

Yes, it is true, they go to water if they can to drink.

RE: Deer go to water????
 

I have always heard this, but have yet to see it myself. Where I used to gun hunt I was pretty close to a pond, like I could see it from my blind. Every deer I shot turned and ran into the woods which is the opposite direction of the pond.

Go figure?

I don't bow hunt near water.

Paul

RE: Deer go to water????
 

Oh don't get me wrong I agree that if I was looking for a wounded deer, nearby water, would be the first thing I checked. For the THRIST factor, not for the healing properties..that'sthe part thatsa new theory to me.

RE: Deer go to water????
 

Agreed, They will seek water if they are injured in a manner that allows to seek water. Such as a gut shot, or a shot which they are bleeding a lot, without major organ damage. They will head for water to drink, it doesnt heal them obviously, but they will drink until they expire.