Thought Deer was Done
12-30-2006 | 12:27 PM
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RE: Thought Deer was Done
Is it even legal to shoot deer with a .204? What did your buddies doe do? Where do you think you hit this deer since it doesn't sound like a shoulder shot? Need more info.[:@]
12-30-2006 | 12:55 PM
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RE: Thought Deer was Done
Why would anyone attempt something so dumb is beyond me. Will she die? Maybe, depends on your winters, and if she can fight off an infection. I shoot groundhogs iwth a 204, and it rarely penetrates a groundhog. Its a varmint round. Even if you hit in the ribs, I doubt it penetrated more than one lung. The most likely scenero, is she will live a week, and die slowly. If you hit her in the shoulder, she has a fighting chance at living.
12-30-2006 | 01:14 PM
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RE: Thought Deer was Done
o i aimed for houlder but why did she lay there not moving then roll and flop and then haul ass w/o a limp that was my ? dont say im dumb i brought the ****in 45-70 in the heat off the moment you wouldve used the 204 to plus i know people around that use the 17 hmr for deer and i thought the 204 was a big enough gun.
12-30-2006 | 01:48 PM
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RE: Thought Deer was Done
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o i aimed for houlder but why did she lay there not moving then roll and flop and then haul ass w/o a limp that was my ? dont say im dumb i brought the ****in 45-70 in the heat off the moment you wouldve used the 204 to plus i know people around that use the 17 hmr for deer and i thought the 204 was a big enough gun.
o i aimed for houlder but why did she lay there not moving then roll and flop and then haul ass w/o a limp that was my ? dont say im dumb i brought the ****in 45-70 in the heat off the moment you wouldve used the 204 to plus i know people around that use the 17 hmr for deer and i thought the 204 was a big enough gun.
12-30-2006 | 01:51 PM
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RE: Thought Deer was Done
I dont know much about rifles so I wont comment on what you shot her with.Its possible you grazed her spine with your shot.I killed one a few years ago that had a bullet hole in her, it had caught the top of the spine, sent bone fragents everywhere and was infected but she was still up and running.Im sure whoever shot her to start with probably saw much the same thing you just described when they hit her.
