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Pappy:
A gut shot will sometimes plug the hole after a little while but a lung shot may not bleed to much
if hit high right off but after a short while it don't need the hole it will start out of the mouth and nose.As far as distance most double lung shot deer won't run over a hundred yards but had one this year shot by BigA that went close to 2 hundred.Some say it can't happen but I was there and we looked it over good and took a picture of the lungs after we field dressed the deer just for
proof. As far as your hit it sounds like a flesh wound the will usually bleed good[sometimes real good]
for a hundred or so and then start sliming down.A deer hit in the vitals will sometimes start slow but usually only gets better. Sorry but it happens. As far as distance of shot that is very long for me
but each as to figure his own confort zone.For me that is 10/15 yards usually. :) If it is a flesh
wound she will probably be OK,they get stuck and cut in the wild all the time. I have killed several
in the late season that I shot in early bow season and find my broadhead still in the shoulder or back bone already Grisseled over and the deer seem no worse for wear.Hope this helps sounds like you done all you could do to recover it and that is about all you can ask of yourself.  :)
   Pappy


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TRACY:
Nice pics Pappy. That one must have had some running legs to get that far with that type of damage. Nice shot BigA!

Tracy

Pappy:
Ya it really supprizes us,I always thought the same thing about double lung shots and will admit
the usually go down quick ,but over the last 30 years I have had a couple myself that went a couple hundred yards so I don't say that they will go down in less than a hundred yards anymore. That
is why if you are sure where you hit stay after them even if there ant much blood because
they will go down some just take a little longer than others.Think about it as fast as a deer can run,even if it is dead in just a few seconds they can cover a lot of ground if they are running
full bore.  :)
   Pappy

Pat B:
Adrenaline is a powerful drug! It can overcome natural conditions...as a matter of fact it is the fight or flight hormone. I have seen rifle shot deer run over a mile with its heart blown to pieces. I have also seen deer shot through both lungs with an arrow and act as if they were not shot until they fell over while still eating.     Pat

ballista:
thanks for all the posts everyone, and that story about the doe is real intreeging, i like how you got proof shots  ;D i moved my stand 13 yards left to a slender tree to which i have no idea the name of ( :P) but hopefully i can get some closer shots now, i found a much better funnel i might go too, but in my meager 1.5 years of full blown deer hunting every deer i've gotten a shot at has come from my left, so maybe it'll be that decision that'll decide on whether i can go home with a whitetail or not. thanks again, and thatnks for the pics pappy. -jimmy

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