Burning ?
12-16-2007, 03:46 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Western Iowa
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Burning ?
Ok be4 anyone starts hollering 
I just want to know how far is the farthest you have ever seen a trophy buck get after being shot in the heart and lungs??? The reason I ask is because yesterday when we were hunting a friend of mine shot a very nice 160" buck and we tracked him with a very good blood trail, never lost good blood one time. Well another guy saw this buck who is also hunting with us and shot at him with a shotgun from somewhere close to 200 yards away and the buck fell. Well we tracked this buck right to where this other guy shot at him and there was no blood after that. We had tracked him about a 1/2 a mile be4 the blood trail ended. There was only one hole in this deer so unless he had a really bad bloody nose do you think it would be possible for a fatally wounded buck to make it a 1/2 a mile. You're input on this would be greatly appreciated.
I just want to know how far is the farthest you have ever seen a trophy buck get after being shot in the heart and lungs??? The reason I ask is because yesterday when we were hunting a friend of mine shot a very nice 160" buck and we tracked him with a very good blood trail, never lost good blood one time. Well another guy saw this buck who is also hunting with us and shot at him with a shotgun from somewhere close to 200 yards away and the buck fell. Well we tracked this buck right to where this other guy shot at him and there was no blood after that. We had tracked him about a 1/2 a mile be4 the blood trail ended. There was only one hole in this deer so unless he had a really bad bloody nose do you think it would be possible for a fatally wounded buck to make it a 1/2 a mile. You're input on this would be greatly appreciated.
12-16-2007, 07:46 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: galesville, wisconsin
Posts: 229
RE: Burning ?
it's definately possible..i've shot average bucks in the lungs and they still managed to get 150 or so yards up a steep ridge..they're so tough, i'm never surprised how far they go, or how soon they drop
12-16-2007, 07:49 AM
#10
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southeast Central Illinois USA
Posts: 6,969
RE: Burning ?
No doubt that he could go that far. One thing I've learned about wounded animals, There are no absolutes!
Another thing, if that other guy really thought he was going to hit a deer with a shotgun at 200 yards, he'd be extremely lucky or has no idea what the range/accuracy of a slug gun really is.