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sleek:
With archery, blood tracking is a big part of recovery,  and hunting in the rain is a terrible idea for most. But what about gun hunting? I ask because it's supposed to rain my entire Thanksgiving break and I havent got a deer yet. I'm in thick woods, 100 yards is a long shot and using a .44 mag lever and scope. I have taken only one deer with a gun before,  and she dropped inside of 20 yards, no tracking needed. Yall more experienced types have any reservations about gun hunting in weather?

Hawkdancer:
Well, a good heart lung shot with a .44 mag  "should" drop a deer "in it's tracks" IF it is standing broadside!  However, I shot a mule deer doe at 15 yards with a .58 cal and round ball, hit a rib going in and exited between 2 ribs and she ran 75 yards before she fell!  On the other hand, we searched for over 6 hours in the rain for one my granddaughter thought she hit and never found a blood sign.  If you can get out between showers you may be all right.  Good luck and shoot straight!
Hawkdancer

PEARL DRUMS:
Most gun shot deer wont die much quicker than a well placed arrow. In the end? A blood trail in the rain is all the same regardless of the weapon used. If you go, I would be 110% certain of my shot and make a 110% perfect shot. The closer a deer is when you shoot the better the chances you watch it fall over. 

bjrogg:
I agree with Pearl. I've seen lots of deer shot with 12 gauge slug from selfbow range run like they weren't even hit. Seen them run a 100+ yards with their heart blown to pieces. I'm sure every year people think they missed when they fatally shoot them. Always remember exactly where they were when you shot. Exactly where they went after you shot. Look for other sign to. Not Just blood. Tracks swirls in mud puddles. Likely places they would go.

Like pearl said make a good shot. It's just as important with a gun as it is with a selfbow. Maybe even more so. A bad shot with a selfbow might survive. With a gun it's pretty sad.
Bjrogg

Marc St Louis:
I have shot a lot of deer with my lever .44 mag and nearly all went down on the spot.  The ones that didn't went less than 40 yards.  I have to say though that I used a hard cast bullet with gas check on all the animals I shot with my .44 mag, both deer and bear, with complete pass through.

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