Thwoop after impact

[Susquatch]

If you've heard it then I'm sure you know what I mean. In your experience where was the animal hit to create this sound? Is it an indication of a solid well placed hit or not?

I've been hunting for 55 years and killed over 50 deer. In my experience, that sound means nothing except a hit. It is the sound of a bullet hitting flesh. The pitch of the sound is more related to the caliber than it is to the nature of the hit.

A pellet gun makes a whack sound when it hits a startling. A varmint rifle makes a whump sound when it hits a gopher or a coyote. A deer rifle makes thwaruck when it hits a deer or a coyote, and so on. I've never seen or noticed any correlation between the hit location on the game and the sound.

Just my two cents for whatever it's worth.

 

[skipglo]

The whoop can an indicator of a solid hit but not necessarily a good hit. The whoop usually come from a body hit, can be heart/lung or guts makes the same sound. Depending on topography and how sound travels it doesn't always make the same return sound. I have also heard the whoop on a miss, just depends on what bullet strikes on the back ground. A higher pitched crack can indicate bone or a rock, sound is very similar.

All copper don't seem to make as big or any whoop in my small sample size that I've witnessed.

I would say it is not an indicator of a good hit, just mainly a indicator of a hit. The type of sound plus animals reaction is usually a good indicator.

Well done....nothing to add now for the rest of us...lol

 

[Buster Hemlock]

Yeah I'm still looking just to see if I can come up with it and see what happened. I've been watching some vultures but they are just circling the area and haven't keyed in on an exact spot, they are circling within a 400 acre area. I've heard this sound a lot and had always associated it with a good hit to the chest cavity and a heart or lung shot. Haven't been around for any shots that ended up as gut shots, so I've been fortunate there. But this whole thing got me thinking if anyone has noticed a difference in sounds based on where the animal was hit. if I I find it I'll let everyone know

 

[skipglo]

you talking about the sound the bullet makes on impact, or the sound that comes out of my mouth when I know its a good hit?

AND can you better describe the sound coming out of your mouth......when you MISS..?

 

[skipglo]

What were your results on those less than optimal hits? Had a kid out on a youth hunt, running a suppressed rifle. Watched the animal drop in its tracks with a distinct "Thwoop" and thought game over and were high-5'ing. Turn around and it's totally gone along with its two buddies which we can still see and are just lingering 50 yards away from where it was shot. At this point I figure hey he got up and ran off and dropped again in the direction of his buds and has probably laid down dying. We wait till they meander off continually looking back to allow it to die and then go see what's what where it was shot. Zero blood. Head to where his buds were lingering and can't find squat. Now it's been nearly 24 hours, been all over the place and can't find a thing but there is a lot of tall vegetation around that unless you step on it you might not see it. Is it still worth looking for? The meat is no good now which erks me but finding the animal for the kid would be awesome to get a picture and the antlers. Thoughts?

Was it first shot in open ground..or in tall vegetation?

 

[John 264]

Yeah I'm still looking just to see if I can come up with it and see what happened. I've been watching some vultures but they are just circling the area and haven't keyed in on an exact spot, they are circling within a 400 acre area. I've heard this sound a lot and had always associated it with a good hit to the chest cavity and a heart or lung shot. Haven't been around for any shots that ended up as gut shots, so I've been fortunate there. But this whole thing got me thinking if anyone has noticed a difference in sounds based on where the animal was hit. if I I find it I'll let everyone know

what caliber and bullet and what yardage

 

[5.56×250]

The noise that comes to my mind usually occurs when an animal is gut shot

Me too, but it's more of a hollow thwap on a gut shot. I know the sound well, but think I described it terribly.

 

[BUCKWORKMAN]

None of the less than optimal shots were mine or family members. But I have witnessed others making the shots. Results have been mixed.

One was just a high/too far back spine shock, the deer ended up getting it's legs back under him after about 1 minute and 3 missed follow up shots, and was gone.

One was a gut shot that hit the liver and was fatal fairly quickly. Bull went about 40 yards, bedded, and was left to expire quickly. The guy could not get a shooting lane for a follow up, and did not want to spook him into running again.

One was a shot low/way too far back, but the deer only went 50 yards before piling up. Shot hit the femoral artery internally, and I was called to come help look due to no blood. Found him the next morning. Body cavity was like a water balloon filled with blood.

The sound a solid hit is usually a sound like thumping a ripe watermelon with your finger.

 

[Buster Hemlock]

6.5 creedmoor Berger 135 classic hunter at 203 yards muzzle velocity is 2680 very conservative load but extremely accurate. Impact velocity should have been right at 2385 and 1705 lbs/ft.

 

[theosmithjr]

If you've heard it then I'm sure you know what I mean. In your experience where was the animal hit to create this sound? Is it an indication of a solid well placed hit or not? I have/had my thoughts but they may not hold after a recent experience.

I've heard it hundreds.of times when hitting Groundhogs in their FAT belly at long Range. If you hit em in the shoulder, you'll a sharp crack. This has been my experience

 

[el Pollero]

Y'all got some super power hearing.
I never heard a thing other than the ringing in my ear a little louder than normal.

 

[bpcrshooter]

back of he head on a doe few yrs back it ended up coming out just below the jaw. she was bout 150yards out

 

[eklarsen]

meat report

 

[skipglo]

Y'all got some super power hearing.
I never heard a thing other than the ringing in my ear a little louder than normal.

After you hear it once.... you will always hear it!