gunshot
12-16-2004, 10:29 AM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location:
Posts: 15,452
RE: gunshot
their memory is not like ours.Also the wave length they hear at ,the gun dont sound kilike we here it.After saying that I dont think it will NOT stop them from coming back the next day.Odor is more important.
12-16-2004, 12:34 PM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Southampton, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 974
RE: gunshot
I have shot lots of deer and believe a gunshot will not alarm a deer if that is the only thing it senses. Combine a shot with movement,scent of other sounds and deer will scram. This is only a short term fright . They will return later. I have shot several deer at once on many occasions the first deer drops and the others look at him until they drop too. They never knew I was there .
12-16-2004, 12:54 PM
#5
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: gunshot
In most circumstances deer do not appear to be that frightened by gunshots. Some will just stand there. Even if one does run at the sound, I hardly think it would be scared enough to not return.
12-16-2004, 01:46 PM
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Sprague, NE
Posts: 119
RE: gunshot
I shot a doe about a month ago who was with a forky. as soon as I shot the buck ran off. Even though I saw the doe go down, I still waited about 15 min. and just stood there looking around. Right as I was going to take my first step to go retreive my prize, I saw something out of the corner of my eye, so I stood still. I watched that same little buck slowly meander about 30 feet from me before walking off.
12-16-2004, 04:13 PM
#8
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 24
RE: gunshot
I've taken deer on several occasions where they didnt spook until i made a drastic movement. I even had a buddy of mine on a manangement hunt take two does and a ratty looking four point from the same stand in less than ten minutes.
12-16-2004, 04:59 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Waller Texas
Posts: 113
RE: gunshot
I shot a coyote and the deer at my feeder kept eating. I have shot a nice buck within minutes of shooting a doe out of a herd of about 6. He walked up and was looking at her when I shot him. If the bullet hits nearby they tend to freak out a little. I think there are so many gunshots where I hunt that its just like a tractor running in the background, everday thing.