I watched it last night. The guy shot a buck with his bow. He had an arrow in his hand. He ran up on it, poked it with an arrow and flung himself down on his knees beside the deer. When he poked it, he didnt even stop walking.

You can usually tell with a bow...I've never had an issue on the 30+ deer I've killed with a bow.

But, once in a while when one drops on the spot with a gun, I'll poke him in the eye to make sure. That's the only sure-fire tell I've found.

yup grabbing a live deer isn't fun....i was comeing homefrom work and a deer ran into my truck with a big wack....looked in my mirror and it was down and not moving....the guy i work with came up behind me and asked if i hit it....as i was opening my tail gate i said yup....we both grabbed the deer to put it in my truck and all hell broke lose as we both had it by it's feet....boy did we duck out of the way as it didn't know which wat to go....................bob

dang. i bet that was a shock.

If it's eyes are open and fogged over, it is dead. That's the only for sure way that I know of to tell.

Exactly what he said.

Thanks I needed that! You had a couple of my coworkers and myself busting a gut just visualizing that! I might try it this year with a huntin bud of mine just to see the look on his face.

Now that would be funny i'd love to see the look on there face.Finish it off with some wrestlers catch phrase........ie do you smell what the rock is cooking

I usually walk up and from a little distance watch for a second and if the chest isn't moving from breathing I feel safe. Justin sometimes I've been force to apply the sleeper hold but I could never all four legs locked in for the figure four.[8D]

Dude sweet