- Jul 29, 2014
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Sometimes a high shot deer is brought down by vitals being tucked up towards its spine from being bedded.
A shot in the same area (I'm Talking archery) on one that's been on its feet awhile may not be as effective because the lungs settled out some.
I found too that even though you have a good memory picture of where the deer was struck, sometimes when you get to them things are a little different than what was originally captured by the mind.
Not scientific study here,just some observations.
Take from it what you want or leave it.
That young fellows hooked even though he had a bad gig, he'll be out as soon as he can I'm sure.
Probably weary of going through the event in his head from being disappointed. That'll pass and come back some time later to him.
Its experience building.
Overall, great observations.
I've read, in many cases of deer getting hit high in the chest(no man's land as it is sometimes called), when the deer hears the bow go off, it braces to flee causing its innards to constrict. Part of that constriction is all the air exiting the lungs resulting in a 'space' above the lung cavity. I did this to a doe once. Thought it was a perfect pass-through. Never found her. Year or two later I killed a doe in the same area(Mom's back yard). She had major internal scar tissue on both sides of her chest cavity. Just above her lungs. You tell me...