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re: What percentage of deer have you had to track after the shot?
Posted on 7/22/13 at 2:48 pm to TigerDeacon
Posted on 7/22/13 at 2:48 pm to TigerDeacon
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If you say that you've never had to track a deer after a shot, you haven't hunted much.
I agree with this.
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Best thing about hunters: if you let them know that you are trying to find a deer, you will be swarmed with helpers.
And this too.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 2:55 pm to OldSouth
Not many at all. Take good shots in the neck or double lung and they drop. Neck shots and they are dead before they hit the ground.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 4:34 pm to bpinson
Found this Gif while researching this
Thanks for the responses guys.
Thanks for the responses guys.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 4:41 pm to OldSouth
I would have had to leave my drawers in the woods.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 4:42 pm to OldSouth
ummm... holy chit
bet he chit a moose in his spanx after that encounter
bet he chit a moose in his spanx after that encounter
Posted on 7/22/13 at 4:47 pm to OldSouth
all but one for me, the biggest deer i killed i shot in the neck and he dropped, all the others ran off and i had to track them down, usually a couple hundred yards.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 4:48 pm to Teyeger
I have had to track 3, all heart shots.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 5:02 pm to trillhog
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i shot in the neck and he dropped,
The only one I shot in the neck dropped instantly, but kept picking up his head to look around. For a few minutes I had him in the cross-hairs wondering if I should shoot again. He eventually gave up the ghost.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 5:08 pm to bpinson
I'm a fan of the high and back double lung shot.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 5:08 pm to dat yat
25%? I usually try to double lung them and save meat. They die but run a little ways. Usually less than 50-60 yrds.
Posted on 7/22/13 at 10:36 pm to PresidentialPerch
Oh and at that range if you shoot them high shoulder 99% of them will take a dirt nap right there.
Between the shoulder and spine! No tracking necessary!
Between the shoulder and spine! No tracking necessary!
Posted on 7/22/13 at 11:43 pm to PresidentialPerch
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Oh and at that range if you shoot them high shoulder 99% of them will take a dirt nap right there.
Good advice. If you miss the spine (a very small target), at close range a high velocity round like the 30-06 will still usually dislocate the spine resulting in same effect as a spine shot. I used to take this shot frequently but found out that at the reduced velocity of my handguns, there wasn't enough energy to reliably dislocate the shoulder. W/ this shot, it's possible to shoot higt enough to miss (or barely nick) the lungs, but low enough to miss the spine.
I normally shoot behind the lungs, 1/3-1/2 up from the brisket. W/ this shot I expect the deer to run up to 100 yards. I don't really think of that as a "tracking" job. The few times I had to actually track a deer was because of poor shot placement (e.g. stomach) or marginal caliber (6 mm). Be careful of your angles, especially if the deer is severely angled to you. When that happens, a shot behind entering behind the shoulder will end up in the entrails and prolly not exit. This happened w/ the 2nd deer my son killed. Deer ran 150 yds w/ VERY sparse blood trail.
A few tips:
1. If you think you didn't make the shot you wanted, wait at least 30 min before looking for the deer.
2. A wounded deer usually runs downhill and frequently goes to water.
3. It's very encouraging to have a big search party, but a big search party can also mess up a weak blood trail.
4. Observe the deer's behavior to the shot. A sudden, head long run frequently means a heart shot deer. A dropped tail usually means a mortally shot deer. Tail up frequently means a miss. A hard hit deer will frequently stagger at the shot. Listen carefully for the direction the deer ran; you might even here it pile up.
5. If it's nearly dark or if there's heavy thickets near the hunting area, consider shooting a deer in the shoulder(s). Yeah, you'll lose a little meat, but the deer will be easier to find.
6. Keep a role of survey tape or toilet paper to mark your blood trail. If the blood trail gives out, you can go back to where the trail stops and resume the search. Sometimes the marker will show you the general direction of the trail.
Enjoy your hunt. Using a 30-06, if you make a good shot you shouldn't have any problem finding that deer.
Posted on 7/23/13 at 12:49 am to TigerOnThe Hill
Good info there. I will add this. No rules are steadfast. Big caliber vs small caliber. Shoulder vs Lung shot. Deer are strange creatures and all react differently. For example, my son is a very small framed kid and when 8 and 9 years old I let him use a very marginal caliber (22-250) with a 55 grain NP bullet. He was very accurate with the rifle at the range. He is now known as no-step at the hunting lease because everything drops in its tracts when he shoots.
I shot a similar sized deer through both shoulders with 130 grain bullet from my 270 a couple years ago that ran 100 yards.
Some curse the use of ballistic tip hunting bullets. I have had great success with them. Huge exit wounds with great blood trails (when they ran anywhere) in .277 and .308 calibers. Some love core-locks, I had very poor performace from the ones I recovered from deer and quit using them.
I guess my point is, hunt and learn what works for you. Have fun.
I shot a similar sized deer through both shoulders with 130 grain bullet from my 270 a couple years ago that ran 100 yards.
Some curse the use of ballistic tip hunting bullets. I have had great success with them. Huge exit wounds with great blood trails (when they ran anywhere) in .277 and .308 calibers. Some love core-locks, I had very poor performace from the ones I recovered from deer and quit using them.
I guess my point is, hunt and learn what works for you. Have fun.
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