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If you're not sure, poke it with the rifle barrel on the eye from the spine side of the deer. If still not sure, finishing round through the brain. You'll be sure then.
 
That's no joke though. I knew a guy years ago that dropped a nice couse deer, thinking it was dead he walked up to it, it stood up, gored him through his abdomen, ran several hundred yards with him hung up, and then finally fell over dead. But the guy ended up in the hospital with a punctured liver, kidney, and all sorts of other internal damage.

GS
 
That shot looks like it hit a jugular; it definitely doesn't look like it could have hit the spine. So it likely ran at least a few yards, but not likely more than 100. That would mean it was probably shot less than 30 seconds before it laid down. Certainly not enough blood on the ground to indicate a thorough bleed-out. It's probably not dead yet.
 
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That shot looks like it hit a jugular; it definitely doesn't look like it could have hit the spine. So it likely ran at least a few yards, but not likely more than 100. That would mean it was probably shot less than 30 seconds before it laid down. Certainly not enough blood on the ground to indicate a thorough bleed-out. It's probably not dead yet.
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I don't know, I killed my first deer with a shot almost identical to that, just up a few inches closer to the head (was a bad shot on my part), and it was DRT, didn't run, just fell over, kicked for a few secs and that was it.
 
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I don't know, I killed my first deer with a shot almost identical to that, just up a few inches closer to the head (was a bad shot on my part), and it was DRT, didn't run, just fell over, kicked for a few secs and that was it.
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Well then I'm probably wrong lol.

I've never killed a deer at all; just answered based on my limited (but actively growing,, FWIW) knowledge of the body and it's functions. :p
 
Bobson said:
Well then I'm probably wrong lol.

I've never killed a deer at all; just answered based on my limited (but actively growing,, FWIW) knowledge of the body and it's functions. :p
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Could just be my shot severed it's jugular completely, while TC's shot just clipped it enough to bleed out but not kill it instantly. It probably didn't kill mine instantly but by the time I shot it, got down out of the stand and walked about 50 yds over to it, it had already died.
 
Answer is no. A whitetail never dies with it's eyes closed.

Great observation Gunnerboy. He was indeed gasping his last breaths.

Bobson, the shot did indeed hit the jugular. And although I didn't get a direct spine/neck hit, ( like I wanted ),the ball traveled along, and contacted, the right side of the spine just above the right shoulder. It was enough contact to drop him in his tracks. The reason for the "lack of blood" is that I had drug him about 30 yards from where I shot him. That, and he bled mostly internally. His left rear leg was still working somewhat and I didn't want him kicking himself to, and over, a very steep hill that I shot him near. Also, I was dragging him to a creek about 100 yards away, ( towards my house),where I wanted to gut him.

Even if I didn't hit spine, I shot him at eye level at about 10 yards with a 175 gr. .50. He was hit with about 1500 Ft. Lbs. of energy. That'll knock a critter off it's feet.;)

" BP Hunter It's still alive. The tongue isn't hanging out. " Another good observation.
 
Years ago i heard a safari story from an old gent; after a long stalk, him and his PH got charged by a buffalo, and he took a shot and hit him "right between the eyes." The beasty went down, bang flop, and they took some trophy pictures with his foot on it's head before walking back for the Rover... well, when they got back with the truck, the beast had come around, gotten up, and walked off, not to be seen again... thick skull ricochet...
 
If the eyes are closed, watch out. I gut shot a coyote with my bow and he ran off through a cotton field. I trailed him about 250 yards and found him laying there .. with his eyes closed. I said "Alright!" out loud and he opened his eyes, jumped up and ran off. I found him an hour later .. dead this time.
 
Yep!
Eyes closed is a dead give away. Another reason for concern is if button bucks are not legal to take in your state. Where I live that deer will get you a ticket and the deer taken from you.
STW
 
Sun Tzu warrior said:
Yep!
Eyes closed is a dead give away. Another reason for concern is if button bucks are not legal to take in your state. Where I live that deer will get you a ticket and the deer taken from you.
STW
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In Nebraska that deer would be legal on an either sex permit, or an antlerless only ( doe or antlers under 6 inches )
 
So you were doing all this dragging around on the living critter?
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If the deer was really still alive and just slowly dieing I would think he would put the deer out of it's misery immediately not dragging it around. If that is indeed what was going on. Bullets are cheap a finishing shot is just common courtesy to a deer thats still alive IMO.
 
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Why are you so close to it if your wondering...let it die before you get it running again on pure adrenaline. Back off for another 25 minutes or so.
 
I do what prievius posters said I poke it and if it is still alive 1 to the brain if it has no headgear but if it has a good rack I shoot it in the heart hope this helps.
 
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