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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 04:54 AM
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outdoorobsession
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Good job! Glad you got him and thats what counts. You live and you learn.  Also, always bring your rifle when going to recover one. Often times they are still alive. they are TOUGH CRITTERS with a huge will to live. Congrats and post up photos! 
Last edited by outdoorobsession; 12/12/17 04:55 AM.
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 05:22 AM
12/12/17 05:22 AM
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R_H_Clark
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I found him not 25 yards where I stopped learned a valuable lesson today I hit him right above the should and it passed through clean then my second shot was a spine shot. Felt really bad since this was my first buck and he was still alive this morning. Had to kill him without my gun but I've learned a lot from this hunt and I will never let that happen again . I'm dragging him out now I'm 500 yards back and in some hilly thick stuff Everybody has to learn. hopefully we can learn some things from others who have already learned from experience. Check your gun and see where you are hitting at 50 yards and 100 yards. I don't like to set mine up so high that I can aim dead on for a 400 yard shot since I'm much more likely to have a 50 to 100 yard shot. I would much rather hold over or dial for the longer shot. When you shoot,you might as well keep shooting as long as you can see a deer and it is moving,even if the second shot puts one up it's rear end. Some may not agree but that philosophy has served me well. I do however shoot bonded bullets that should penetrate to vitals even from the rear. Always take your gun tracking and even approaching a "dead" deer. Always be ready for the "dead" deer to jump and run until you have touched it's open eyeball with the gun barrel. If a "dead" deer has its eyes closed it's probably about to jump up and scare the crap out of you and get away. Only after you have touched the eyeball with your barrel do you unload your gun and set it aside to gut or get ready to drag the deer. Make sure you do unload your gun after you make sure the deer is dead!! You don't want to lean your loaded gun against a tree and forget to unload it in the excitement and have an accident when it falls over or gets the trigger pulled on some brush while you are dragging the deer out.
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
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12/12/17 05:25 AM
12/12/17 05:25 AM
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Chilton County
MarksOutdoors
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Also, always bring your rifle when going to recover one. Often times they are still alive. they are TOUGH CRITTERS with a huge will to live. Yep. I learned that the hard way. It's no fun killing them by strangulation.
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
-G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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12/12/17 05:33 AM
12/12/17 05:33 AM
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Northport, AL
GomerPyle
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It's no fun killing them by strangulation. Now I gotta hear this story...
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars
2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement
3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 05:37 AM
12/12/17 05:37 AM
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Hartselle, AL
NWALJM
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Had to kill him without my gun I'm not at all poking fun or making light, how did you do it?
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: GomerPyle]
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12/12/17 05:39 AM
12/12/17 05:39 AM
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jbc
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It's no fun killing them by strangulation. Now I gotta hear this story... I heard one of a fella incorporating a puddle of water... didn't sound pleasant.
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 05:48 AM
12/12/17 05:48 AM
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AU338MAG
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I found him not 25 yards where I stopped learned a valuable lesson today I hit him right above the should and it passed through clean then my second shot was a spine shot. Felt really bad since this was my first buck and he was still alive this morning. Had to kill him without my gun but I've learned a lot from this hunt and I will never let that happen again . I'm dragging him out now I'm 500 yards back and in some hilly thick stuff Sounds like you went for the "high shoulder shot" and found out if your aim is a little off you don't hit the vitals. Aim at the crease just behind the shoulder and this will not happen. Much higher percentage shot. Glad you found the deer v
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: NWALJM]
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12/12/17 06:03 AM
12/12/17 06:03 AM
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Huntsville
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Had to kill him without my gun I'm not at all poking fun or making light, how did you do it? $10 he Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'sd it.
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 06:07 AM
12/12/17 06:07 AM
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It is amazing what they can survive, I have been fortunate and only had one type incident in my years of hunting and I cant walk by that ravine without thinking about having to finish that deer off after it had laid there about 45 minutes.
Congrats on finding him, good luck on the drag out.
Life is difficult
Science prevails over bulldoodoo and superstition every time
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: timbercruiser]
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12/12/17 06:31 AM
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abolt300
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When we use to dog hunt I had to finish off a lot of deer. I have a 5 shot New England Firearms .22 revolver, one of those dang little ones, and it was handy to pop em between the eyes. Knew a guy once that carried a hammer in his day bag. Said it was great for starting screw in steps and for dispatching deer. Called it his "ball peen hammer of death".
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: jono23]
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12/12/17 06:32 AM
12/12/17 06:32 AM
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Chilton
Powpow65
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Had to kill him without my gun I'm not at all poking fun or making light, how did you do it? $10 he Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'sd it. I say he went Walking Dead and put a blade through the eyeball
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: jono23]
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12/12/17 06:37 AM
12/12/17 06:37 AM
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Had to kill him without my gun I'm not at all poking fun or making light, how did you do it? $10 he Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'sd it. That, or it was the ol' "Macho Man" Randy Savage signature Atomic Elbow. Can't miss with either of those...
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: mcninja]
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12/12/17 06:48 AM
12/12/17 06:48 AM
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Had to kill him without my gun I'm not at all poking fun or making light, how did you do it? $10 he Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'sd it. That, or it was the ol' Randy "Macho Man" Savage signature Atomic Elbow. Can't miss with either of those... Had a buddy do something very similar.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 07:48 AM
12/12/17 07:48 AM
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Bessemer, Al
Grant_UAB
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Posts: 295
Bessemer, Al
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I prefer American History X'ing them on the nearest boulder or stump.
I don't always hunt the line, but when I do, I make sure I'm close to my neighbor's 8 acre bean field.
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Re: Killed a deer at 430 need help with how long I can let it sit
[Re: Garzaboy8]
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12/12/17 08:32 AM
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vinemont
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I had to strangle him with my drag rope LMAO, I have killed several with a knife, even stabbed one to death with an arrow. But I've never strangled one. still LMAO
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