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Post by sebastian on Sept 26, 2008 11:48:11 GMT -5
Some questions...:
When you shoot (a medium size) hog, or deer, with bow --- how long it would die (in second/minute?), assuming that you hit it right on the chest (heart-lung area), broadside??
How long (in yards), you should usually track?? Would they run far away???
What do you do once/after you shoot the game with bow? Waiting for some minutes then track? Or???
Thanks in advance,
seb.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 26, 2008 15:48:03 GMT -5
I can help you with deer - the short answer if it all depends and no two shots are alike despite being within an inch of eachother  If you get a good solid double lung shot, they should only make it maybe 50-60 yards. The terrain in the US allows you see or hear them fall over. We hunt in tree stands so it's basically slowly gather your things, climb down, and walk right over to them. Heart shots could be a giant death spring for 100-150 yards. but they're dead in 30 seconds. Sometimes you get the back end of the lungs and you don't see them go down. Now they could take anywhere from 30 seconds to an hour to die. It can definatly take a long time if only one lung is hit. You can shoot them in the neck but you have to aim for the bone. If you miss the windpipe/vain or bone, there won't be much blood and theres little chance of finding the animal. Aim higher in the neck - not low in the brisket area. Hit the bone. The general rule would be that if you think you made a good hit but didn't see them fall, wait an hour. Now for the bad hits  If you hit too far back and you know it, you're best to just find the blood trail, mark it, and leave for 2-3 hours (overnight if the lows are in the 30's and have been for a while [you want the ground to be cool too or else it will spoil]). Rainy weather, hot weather, time commitments, etc could force you to go after it earlier than you should but you got to do what you got to do. Most of the time the deer try to stay on their trails when hit good and die right away. when you make a bad shot, they tend to stay on the trail when they are still feeling pretty good. When they begin to get weak they will stray off the trail, go downhill, or go to water. Unfortunatly if you don't find the animal within 200 yards, you're likely not going to find it. I've trailed wounded deer (mainly bad neck shots and low shoulder hits) for over 1/2 mile over the course of 5-6 hours and finally the blood just runs out. It gets to the point where all you can do is walk in the general direction it was going and just look for the body. |
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Post by sebastian on Sept 27, 2008 0:15:05 GMT -5
Thanks you for the reply, Red.
I have some DVD & video tapes about hunting games (in the US) with bow, but too bad that I could not see how far/how long the games die after the shoot. Your reply gives me some inputs.
I will try to take some pics or videos when hunting with bow. Next week will be a big holiday overhere, I think I can have two days for hunting...seb.
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Post by Purebred Redneck on Sept 27, 2008 9:21:53 GMT -5
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Post by sst on Sept 29, 2008 23:05:05 GMT -5
I'm not much for chewing gum. I always end up chewing holes in my cheek. However, when I bow hunt I keep gum on me. As soon as I stick a deer, I start chewing gum and stay put until there is no more flavor left. That normally works, unless you are running out of daylight. Even then, wait as long as you reasonably can. Regards, Sam Taylor NRA Life Member NAHC Life Member SST’s Rifle Room angelfire.com/mo2/rifleroom |
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