Again, In my experience, that's generally the way it works with those bullets depending on the range and velocity.As crazy as it sounds, my last 3 deer I shot broadside, and 1 hog, were all DRT, from 223. 75 grain Hornady BTHP.
I guess, maybe. With proper shot placement on a broadside deer, the only bone that might get hit is a rib at the start, which is going to pop like a carrot- as I understand deer anatomy.Again, In my experience, that's generally the way it works with those bullets depending on the range and velocity.
Hit solid bone, or get a bad angle, and it can be a long afternoon. Otherwise it's usually walk over and pickem up.
I honestly like the Grendel better for hunting, and think it's a more reliable round, but the lower velocity doesn't seem to produce the quick kills like the .223.
That should have been a blood trail a blind man could follow.Shot a medium size buck head on with a 12 gauge 3” Remington Copper Solid slug. Hit slightly left of center, totally destroyed the heart, part of the left lung, and nearly all the right lung. Exited just forward of the left ham.
He still ran over 100 yards. Fortunaly he fell in an open field.
If you are a meat hunter I can understand the lung shot, but I can't see doing it on a big mature buck. For me the lung shot is strictly an archery shot. I can say that because I'm not a meat hunter. The only time I would ever shoot a deer in the lungs is with a quartering away shot where I was trying for the far shoulder. I want to see the animal fall when the bullet strikes and that always happens with a high shoulder shot.
And if they are on their feet for 60 seconds they can cover a lot of ground. In High School track I could run a 440 in 54 seconds. A deer is a little faster than I am. Like twice as fast.So, I would say the average deer will have between 15-60 seconds before total compromise and loss of consciousness. This is just my take on it.
And if they are on their feet for 60 seconds they can cover a lot of ground. In High School track I could run a 440 in 54 seconds. A deer is a little faster than I am. Like twice as fast.
So true. We had to blood trail one probably 400 yards back years ago. At times we were on our hands and knees crawling through thick brush. We looked like we had been in a cat fight when we found it.Yeah, they're quick for sure. But usually they are running to the nearest wooded area. The thicker the better for them.
This is why a little lost meat is better than a runner where I hunt. Two jumps and they're in Briars.So true. We had to blood trail one probably 400 yards back years ago. At times we were on our hands and knees crawling through thick brush. We looked like we had been in a cat fight when we found it.
Put a bad shot in one around here, and you will soon find yourself in triple canopy swamp with the skunk ape and hoping you aren't either snakebit or on your way to being gator poop.