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Dazv:
Great thanks for the info guys much appreciated. Do you guys know how long it takes on say a double lunged elk?

RyanR:
I have never really thought about that but most of the deer I have double lunged have travelled 75 to 100 yards.  I would imagine they cover that distance in less than 10 seconds. After they fall they may live just a few short seconds after that. With a single lung hit can they can live a lot longer. We have tracked them over 1/2 mile and I am sure the deer did not run that whole distance so they can live a long time on a single lung hit.

Badly Bent:
Off the top of my head I can remember 6 deer that I saw go down after shot. Covered 40 to 6o yards and down and dead in under 10-15 seconds, double lung and heart /lung hits. On the ones that I didn't see go down within site I couldn't say, gave them time to expire before following up. Double lung or heart/ lung hits take 'em down fast.
Only taken one elk, single lung hit and didn't see her go down. Backed out for a few hours to give the shot time and  came back and found her 120 yards from where shot. If pushed right away she likely would have traveled much further. There was evidence that she laid down for a time then got up and walked 40 yds and collapsed.

Dazv:
Awesome thank you very much for all of the info guys!

crooketarrow:
 A dobble lung hit deers dead in 10 seasonds. A deer can run a long ways in 10 seconds. But 98% of the time he's dead with in 50 yards. I've saw 11 bucks though the years die with in site of me.

  A one lung hit deer well that sucks. He can move a long ways before he die's. Hurt he'll head back to this bedding area. WHERE HE FELLS SAFE. No matter how far.

  I've never shot a elk or bison. But I'm sure a dobble lung hit the same out come going to happen. His size will take him a little father.

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