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Dazv:
Hi guy!
I've heard it takes 6-12 seconds to bring down a medium sized deer with a bow. What's your opinion on this statement? Also do you guys notice a difference in the time it takes when you get a single lung,double Lung,lung/heart shot? Another question is what do you guys think the average time is on a larger animal like an elk or a bison?

Any information would be greatly appreciated

Thank you very much and I must say having access at my fingertips to people who have first hand experience is amazing.

Thanks again
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osage outlaw:
The deer I killed this year the arrow went through one lung and centered the heart.  I would guess it took around a minute or more before it was completely dead.

Dazv:
Thanks for the reply. Wow in surprised it took a minute to die after have an arrow through the heart!!!

sleek:
Heart pumps oxygen to the brain. How long can the brain function without oxygen? Then add to that equation that a deer running on adrenalin, the muscles moving also help circulate blood... so a running deer can go quite a ways before it completely dies.

Pappy:
I would say 10 or 12 seconds on a double lung hit,of course they can cover a lot of
ground in that length of time.100 yards easily,Single lung ,they can live a good long while, lung /heart , they die very quick also. :) Liver /lung will put them down very quick also and they usuall don't travel as far. Of course these are just general rules,seems every one is a little different depending on the deers demeanor at the time of the shot.  :)
   Pappy

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