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Post by Muab Dib on Jan 20, 2020 17:14:02 GMT -5
True story, the only deer I've ever hit but not recovered with a rifle was a 50 yard, standing stock still, doe that I took a careful aimed shot at with a 270. Had blood for 400 yards then lost it. My bullet must've deflected in the brush. Things will happen Orange; but it wasn't the 270 Win. that caused it. Bullet has to go where it's supposed to... Muab
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2020 17:39:48 GMT -5
No I wasn't blaming the 270. I hold that cartridge in high regard.
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Jan 20, 2020 17:40:42 GMT -5
I'll disagree on the neck, if you catch the spinal column, or come close enough to rupture it, it's a down deer, if you don't it's not. I've spent to much time and distance trailing neck shot deer to take that shot, and some we never did recover. Well, we disagree... Not say'n it can't happen; but every deer I've ever shot (and my son), in the neck dropped like a brick. Muab I'll except that, and I hope all your future neck shots turn out the same way. I will use the neck shot on a down deer that's not dead though.
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Post by Dutch on Jan 20, 2020 19:44:45 GMT -5
I'll disagree on the neck, if you catch the spinal column, or come close enough to rupture it, it's a down deer, if you don't it's not. I've spent to much time and distance trailing neck shot deer to take that shot, and some we never did recover. Well, we disagree... Not say'n it can't happen; but every deer I've ever shot (and my son), in the neck dropped like a brick. Muab My brother dropped one like a brick, in the neck. 15 minutes later it got up and ran off
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Post by Muab Dib on Jan 20, 2020 19:57:16 GMT -5
Well then... How do you know it was hit in the neck? Just poke'n Dutch Muab
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Post by Dutch on Jan 20, 2020 20:41:15 GMT -5
Well then... How do you know it was hit in the neck? Just poke'n Dutch Muab Cause thats where aimed, and the reaction sure mimics a spine shock shot. Maybe that's not where he hit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 4:50:56 GMT -5
Spine shock, but not spine hit. My guess is that he hit close to the spine, and like a good karate chop, it knocked the deer out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 6:32:24 GMT -5
I never shot one in the neck. I know growing up reading Wally Taber books like they were going out of style, I know he greatly preferred the neck shot on just about everything in the world. And he took almost everything in the world with just his 257 and 300 Weatherby's.
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Post by dougell on Jan 21, 2020 9:32:12 GMT -5
I've never seen a deer get up after being shot in the neck with a rifle but in can happen.I've seen people hit them in the neck with a bow to completely recover.
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Post by davet on Jan 21, 2020 16:11:40 GMT -5
I once saw a guy attempt to take a head shot at a doe. I say "attempt" as he was about 60-70 yards from me and he was shooting at a doe about 70 yards from him. He shot....then walked towards me and said "I missed it clean." To which I told him I saw the deer stop after about 50 or so yards and "buck" as if it were hit. He then walked up and saw fur....blood...and worse yet a lower jaw.
The doe ran into posted property and was not recovered. That's a bad way to shoot. (Head shots)
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Post by 3212 on Jan 21, 2020 17:05:10 GMT -5
I've never seen a deer get up after being shot in the neck with a rifle but in can happen.I've seen people hit them in the neck with a bow to completely recover. I had one good experience with a neck shot and one bad one.In the case of the bad one the deer didn't go anywhere but stood there head down for a second shot to the neck,no response.Finally aimed for the heart/lung area and ended it.
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