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Help? Gut shot 8/10 pt tonite

Old 11-18-2002, 08:21 PM
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Well I had a large 8/10 point headed towards me real steady. He stopped just out of range to smell my Doc's deer scents. Then came on a steady pace. He started under my stand and I put my pin on his spine, just before and/or at the rump. The shot was only 15 to 17 feet away, maximum. He took off and made a 50 yard circle in the corn field and took off into some high grass and then into a wooded area along a creek. He was jumping high in the grass, but on the circle he was favoring his rear in a slight slouch and almost stopped before crossing a fence. The arrow only went in the ground below me about 3.5 inches. It was covered in blood and 3/4 of one vane was missing. Several good patches of white hair speading from the arrow to 2 feet away. No blood splatter except around the arrow. However I noticed several clumps of what looked like ham salad, mixed with the obvious soft deer crap. There was no blood trail and me and my dad waited an hour before looking but never found him. Well its obvious Missed the spine and possibly hit the sides of one rump. I'm going out tomorrow looking. I hoping he lay down of course and die. Guys? He was still moving good and I had gone 100 yards when I last seen him. Any input/thoughts with similar failed shots for a direct shot above will be greatly appreciated. Thanks..needing vent as Im replaying over in my head!
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Old 11-18-2002, 08:36 PM
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Man, what happened?

It's hard to say, you mentioned that you may have nailed him in the rump? If that were the case you may never find him as that shot would more than likely not kill him.

If you did nail him in the gut you still may never find him. When deer are hit in the gut even with a gun they can run and run and run and when they stop it can and will take a long time for them to pass.

And if you do find them the meat is not safe to eat due to bacteria from the gut. If you don't find him soon and the weather not cool you may just have to write the deer off, unfortunatly.

last year at our camp a member nailed a deer in the gut with a rifle and it took hours to find him and it was by sheer luck. By the time we did find him he had already started to swell up pretty bad.

Look again tomorrow if you can and try and find some new signs, remember some deer will not run as far as you think. And at times when given a gut shot the deer will run like heck at first but return to their surrounding to rest/die.

So, your deer may be closer than you think.

Good luck on finding him.

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Old 11-18-2002, 09:08 PM
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I can't picture the shot you are describing, but if you hit him in the gut you shouldn't have looked for him an hour later. Hopefully you didn't push him far. Go back tomorrow and look for blood or any other sign, if that fails, start doing a grid search, in my experience a gut shot deer will rarely travel more than 100-200 yards before bedding, unless he is pushed. He just may not bleed alot. And Jred, I have to disagree about not being fit to eat, there is nothing wrong with eating a deer that was gutshot as long as he hasn't spoiled. Just cut away any meat that was in contact with any of the guts or fluids, and rinse everything well.

Good luck finding him, he is probably there and probably not too far. Can you go over the shot one more time? I am picturing a straight down shot as the deer walked away, you oaimed for the rump area hoping to angle into the chest cavity? Is that correct?
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Old 11-18-2002, 09:08 PM
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I can't picture the shot you are describing, but if you hit him in the gut you shouldn't have looked for him an hour later. Hopefully you didn't push him far. Go back tomorrow and look for blood or any other sign, if that fails, start doing a grid search, in my experience a gut shot deer will rarely travel more than 100-200 yards before bedding, unless he is pushed. He just may not bleed alot. And Jred, I have to disagree about not being fit to eat, there is nothing wrong with eating a deer that was gutshot as long as he hasn't spoiled. Just cut away any meat that was in contact with any of the guts or fluids, and rinse everything well.

Good luck finding him, he is probably there and probably not too far. Can you go over the shot one more time? I am picturing a straight down shot as the deer walked away, you oaimed for the rump area hoping to angle into the chest cavity? Is that correct?
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Old 11-19-2002, 05:33 AM
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Jred/Bionicrooster..Headed out now to look. The shot was directly below my stand. I had to lean over and shoot straight down. I was aiming for the spine, near the mid-back before the rump. Its was the only shot I had and was going to get. I think I hit to the right of the spine and straight down through and out his stomach/between the hind legs. Its likely the guts/crap plugged the bottom hole. I keep ya posted, thanks for your input.Ruffhunter
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Old 11-19-2002, 07:11 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Its was the only shot I had and was going to get. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>

So why not take a low pecentage shot then right?

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> He started under my stand and I put my pin on his spine, just before and/or at the rump. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>

AND YOU WONDER WHY YOUR STILL LOOKING FOR THIS DEER?

I really don't think you will get alot of people on this site with experience with this type of shot,because it's a piss poor one to take in the first place.

I really hope you find the deer or I at least hope the deer dies(you don't deserve him),but if he dies now at least it won't be from infection.

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Old 11-19-2002, 08:45 AM
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you should have NEVER taken the shot you did. There is NO EXCUSE to take a poor shot even if its the only shot. The deer is most likely dead, I doubt you will find him unless its dumb luck. please exhibit more self control in the future by only taking high percentage shots. This kind of post makes me sick.<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>
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Old 11-19-2002, 11:19 AM
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the shot was a very poor choice. it wasnt the smart thing to do. you were trying to hit what? at max a 2 inch sopt on the deer, if you are off by any more than that then you have your predicament. honestly why didnt you wait for a better shot? the deer was in the area and you should have waited for another oppurtunity. and you aimed at the rump, if you would have aim further up the body then you would have mostly likely at least hit a lung with that shot. stupid shot choice, and now you have to live with it.

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Old 11-19-2002, 11:50 AM
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From the description you gave of the shot, I do not think it was an ethical shot. Even if you hit where you aimed, it would have only paralyzed the deer's rump? Unless I am missing something, I think you need to take a course on shot placement. Better to let him go or try and turn him with a grunt than wound him.
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Old 11-19-2002, 01:25 PM
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As far as the shot placement, yes it should of been better, hints my expresison; Man, what happened. But, you live and you learn.

Bionicrooster, I though the same thing with the tainted meat. Last year I contracted ecoli possioning. And the doctor said it more than likely came from the bacteria from the deer. The sickness is not a good one and I will spare every on the details.

We did wash this meat and clean it. My personal advise would be to not fool around with this meat or any other meat that was a gut shot unless you find it right after you took it. That bacteria spreads very quickly! especially in warmer weather.

But, this is my opinion. Use caution!

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