Xs24-7
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2014
- Messages
- 68
I have often seen posts, especially in archery forums, blaming a "no man's land" above the lungs and below the spine for lost deer.
This past week hunting i shot a doe, and upon recovering it can now see how there's a very real chance that a hit in the right spot can still cause trouble.
I hit this adult doe at 400 yards with my 6 Creed shooting a 108 Berger at 3080 fps. Impact velocity was around 2400 FPS. Impact was through the meat just behind the scapula. Exit was through the meat in front of the offside scapula. At the shot she ran off into the swamp. It was snowing hard so I got on the trail quickly and found blood. About 50 yards from impact I kicked her up, and as I followed the trail in the snow/brush, I kicked her up twice more before getting a headshot and killing her. In the end I finished her about 100 yards from the point of impact.
Upon gutting her, we found that the bullet had passed just under the spine, through the muscle that lays upon the bottom. It expanded fine, leaving a 2" exit, but the damage to the lungs was limited to some tearing in the top of each lung. She would have died from the shot, but it would have taken some time. If I hadn't pushed her, it's likely she wouldn't have got up from her first bed, but with the snow coming down I likely would have lost her in the snow.
This past week hunting i shot a doe, and upon recovering it can now see how there's a very real chance that a hit in the right spot can still cause trouble.
I hit this adult doe at 400 yards with my 6 Creed shooting a 108 Berger at 3080 fps. Impact velocity was around 2400 FPS. Impact was through the meat just behind the scapula. Exit was through the meat in front of the offside scapula. At the shot she ran off into the swamp. It was snowing hard so I got on the trail quickly and found blood. About 50 yards from impact I kicked her up, and as I followed the trail in the snow/brush, I kicked her up twice more before getting a headshot and killing her. In the end I finished her about 100 yards from the point of impact.
Upon gutting her, we found that the bullet had passed just under the spine, through the muscle that lays upon the bottom. It expanded fine, leaving a 2" exit, but the damage to the lungs was limited to some tearing in the top of each lung. She would have died from the shot, but it would have taken some time. If I hadn't pushed her, it's likely she wouldn't have got up from her first bed, but with the snow coming down I likely would have lost her in the snow.
