Lung Shot and Still survive????????
12-02-2006, 06:04 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 763
Lung Shot and Still survive????????
My nephew shot an 8 pointer the other day, well he hit the lungs I THINK. The blood was really bright red, and really bubbly.. It was just full of bubbles. anyways we tracked that deer for hundreds of yards and the blood finally stopped. The next day we go back to look and we jump an 8 pointer, but he has trouble running and when he gets so far away it sounds like hes having a LOT of trouble snorting, like he can barely breathe... I know it was the same deer, so I was wondering, can a deer survive a lung shot????? because it seems this one did...
12-02-2006, 06:15 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,288
RE: Lung Shot and Still survive????????
i have heard of a deer surviving a single lung hit but not double my friend just shot a deer that was only running on one lung the other one has somewhat how do i describe almost callased up.
12-02-2006, 06:18 PM
#4
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada
Posts: 2,123
RE: Lung Shot and Still survive????????
I would have to agree with cowboy and say that you nephew must have just nicked the one lung and it may have collapsed so i dont think he will be out running anything any time soon.
12-02-2006, 06:27 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Lung Shot and Still survive????????
No they can't survive a single lung hit as every breath will be tainted with blood and cause them to drown in it. They can survive awhile but not days and yes they can get back up and move if bumped. I would say he missed the vitals completely as even with a nick he won't make be still running after a night of setting up. The labored breath sounds good indicate a neck shot or even a missing jaw, they can live a long time and the blood can havebubbled appearence to it. The only way to know for sure is find the deer unfortunately.
12-02-2006, 06:51 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northeast Tennessee
Posts: 5,673
RE: Lung Shot and Still survive????????
did you say lung shot and still live? 
im not sure about the particulars and neither was the guy who posted it but all i know is it was a buddy of the guy who posted it.
im not sure about the particulars and neither was the guy who posted it but all i know is it was a buddy of the guy who posted it.
12-02-2006, 06:53 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: North Central Iowa
Posts: 470
RE: Lung Shot and Still survive????????
I shot a doe that had 1 lung, she had a scar on her side, from a slug. It was in the guts when I gutted her. it was an old wound too, like atleast a year or longer. So you can not say NO THEY WON'T, because they sure can, not always, but they can.