RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
 

Three. It happened this year. I thought I missed on the first shot but I watched it go around a hill with a couple does. It had a broken back leg which was just hanging and flopping around after it can back into view from around the hill. It wasn't broke when it disappeared after I shot. I don't know if I hit it or not. The buckmay have broken it's leg while it was running.Theground was very rocky and uneven. Anyway, I watched and tracked to whereit went and waited for a little while. I put the stack on it and put two shots through it's heart to finish it off real quick. Ihave been told that a deer can still survive with a broken back leg, butI feel that I owe to the deer to finish him if it is wounded or hurt.

RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
 

This is really bad, but in my defense it is a deer slug I'm shooting. 3 years ago it took me 9 (that's right) shots to drop a bruiser. He was chasing a doe in heat and wouldn't leave her. She just kept bringing him back in front of me!

This year I shot 6 times at a buck before he ran off. When I got to him I found out I hit him 3 times. Again he was with a doe and wouldn't leave her.

Both shots were at 100 yards.

RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
 

I once shot an old mulie buck five times with a 280 Remington. He was standing on a side hill about 250 yards away. I laid down with a rolled up jacket for a rest and fired. He took one funny little hop with just his front feet then just stood there. I shot again, Nothing. I shot again, still nothing. I got up and walked about 75 yards further toward him. I laid down again and fired two more shots. The whole time, he has not moved a hair. I got up to put more shells in the gun. I looked up just in time to see him just tip over nose first. When i skinned him out,all five shots were through the chest behind the shoulder in about a 4 inch circle. I now realize that he was dead on his feet after the first shot. I think he just stiffened up some muscles and wouldn't tip over.

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I'm WAS aone shot guy but after losing a huge buck that I would've sworn that I hit well I'll take more shots if offered. Losing any deer is a horrible feeling, much less your biggest buck.

RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
 

Wow....I don't think I've ever taken more then 5 rounds into the deer woods with me. I assume you had to reload atleast once for 9 rounds right?



Most I've ever shot...well the first 2 deer I shot at I totally missed. I'm talking less then 100 yards, total, complete, miss.

Since then I've taken deer from 15 yards to 278 yards with one shot each. Each have dropped nearly in their tracks w/ the exception of2:

Abig doe I shot w/ a muzzle loader, it had been raining and I had a bit of a 'hang fire' even w/ a inline (not the new ignition systems though, this was 10-12 years ago) and shot a bit low on her when she moved at the sound (maybe 30 yards). I'm amazed I ever found her.

The second I shot while it walked down a creek bed. This one had the courtsey to jump up out of the creek after it was hit. Even picked the 'right' side to come out on so I could pull the 4wheeler + trailer right up to it.

RE: most shots taken to kill a deer?
 

well last year shot gun season we had 13 shots total within 1 hour and drew blood but no deer[:@] it was kinda funny though

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I swear I shot a box of shells at a doe one evening in rifle season.

It was the last day at deer camp, when a snow squall came through around lunchtime, putting a fresh coating of snow on the ground. I had a doe tag to burn. I got way off the beaten path, still-hunting through the hollows, tip-toeing up the creekbeds, trying to catch a doe under the dark hemlocks that line the streams.

Sure enough, I caught a flicker, and made eye contact with a lead doe. The second our eyes met, she was gone. I got an opening about 150 out, and got one in her, but too far back, and low. Right rear leg, blown off just below the steaks. She never missed a step. I cycled the bolt and took a clean miss at 250.

I kept tracking her, and she was staying 200+ ahead, and with daylight fading and the truck ready to pull out of camp, I had to get her before dark, so I dogged her hard.She was putting down good blood, but only stopping every300-400 yards.She kept laying tight, then giving me running shots through too much clutter, and I couldn't squeeze the ball through. At least two more clean misses.

Finally, I cut off her bloodtrail and beat her around the ridge, where I caught her bedded, watching behind her from a safe position. I had the wind this time. Finally, after about a half-dozen rounds, I got an open shot and she was down, and the drag was on.

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On my first deer i shot 5 times. The night before i was shooting and i hit a water bottle every time at 50 yards just a little high. I went out the next morning, and missed at 75 yards!!! took 5 shots and i hit it in the head when i was aiming at the lungs. I must have bumped it or something to throw it off that bad.

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I don't find that funny at all.......

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I guess I should clarify:

I've only ever had to take one shot at a deer so far and I'll try my best to continue on that path. But if for some reason something happens where I need more than one shot, I will definitally take it. I guess one of the benefits of my longest rifle shot being 65 yds is that they don't go far.:D