LouisianaTomkat

There is only "1" good reason to take a second shot on a wounded deer: If the first shot was bad.

That's Gospel.

LT

MN/Kyle

Because I think that is impossible, maybe not before the shot, but def. after it. You shoot him again, he is going to run away(99% of the time), and fast with more adrenaline. IMO it's like taking up tracking too early.

GMMAT

What do you base the 99% figure on? Your own experience? I've loosed follow up shots on deer that went ZERO yards after the follow up. I'd like to know if your last post was what you think "might" happen....or what you know to happen.

It's just not been the case with me.

Tell me about your follow up shot experiences. Ya'll might change my mind

And LT....the reason I take a follow up shot on a deer is.....because I CAN. "Almost" any time I CAN.....I'm gonna fire. I fail to see the resoning behind NOT doing so.

MN/Kyle

okay, I shouldn't have edited that to put "99%" in, thought you might ONLY look at that. It is what I THINK might happen, only because I've only taken one follow up and that was a spine shot ONE time. All the others have been good shots, longest track (on a deer)was 40 yards...could I on some of my deer//caribou/bear taken a follow up? Sure! Have I, No. Why...because of that I said in my earlier post.

edit: are you saying you put another arrow through the boiler room and the deer didn't take off? curious.

Washington Hunter

A) Because I don't see the point at slinging a $20 arrow at a deer that will die in 20 seconds.
B) I don't want to risk stressing the deer out further and causing him to run any farther than he has.

I honestly don't believe a deer with two, three, or four arrows in his lungs/heart is going to die any faster than a deer with one arrow in his lungs/heart. Find me hard proof that they will die faster, and maybe I'll buy into it.

GMMAT

Fine, Dan. If you KNOW they're gonna die in 20 seconds......you're the man.

If he's been shot with an arrow....how in the hell......

Ya know.....nevermind.

Washington Hunter

I've never known a deer shot through both lungs to live for more than 30 seconds to a minute, Jeff. Liver shot, sure. Lungs/heart? No way.

MN/Kyle

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MN/Kyle

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bawanajim

Twenty bucks is a piss poor reason not to insure as swift a kill as possible.

How many times do guys post here about where they thought they hit a deer?[:-]

If moneys that short, get another or a better job.