Waiting 30min
#3
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Northern Georgia
Posts: 100
RE: Waiting 30min
Well theres no real harm in waiting. I had shot my first deer and dropped him right away. He was dead as soon as he fell but I waited around 5 minutes to make sure. Theres no real harm in waiting if their on the ground. If you do approach just make sure you come in from behind it and poke it first to make sure it's dead
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location:
Posts: 15,452
RE: Waiting 30min
It depends on the reaction of the deer when you hit it.You can tell usually if it was a good hit.If it runs away Always watch it till it dissappears in the brush.Mark that spot in your mind. I usually go right to it. Around my area if you wait to long someone else will take it. If it drops insight I wait for it to stop twitching.
#9
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 11
RE: Waiting 30min
I would wait for good 20 to 30 minutes however get out of your stand and mark the exact spot he or she went in the woods get a jump on the track right away. i have seen too many say i hit that one hard it was right over by that bush. half hour later you go to that bush not a fresh track or spot of blood funny how things change when it gets a half hour darker.
SNOW ON THE FLOOR RULES[8D]
SNOW ON THE FLOOR RULES[8D]
#10
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Posts: 528
RE: Waiting 30min
Be careful. . .I shot a 200LB pig last week and while the shot broke his back and knocked him out he woke up about 3 minutes after the shot, while he could not go anywhere he did make quite a racket. Had just taken a small buck while walking to my blind then took the pig near feeder. . . .had only one round left so I did not wish to use it up on a downed pig. . .had to finish him off with a knife so he would shut up and let me finish the afternnon hunt. Good afternooon hunt but that buck I shot was just a spike.