ricebasher302
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I have to tell you all a story that happened on Sunday. I was with a buddy out for a last minute doe hunt. We were on a piece of private land I live on and am familiar with. We had hunted for a while when we approached a piece of brush that always has deer in it. I told my buddy where to sit and I walked around the edge of the brush. Sure enough, a bunch of deer were pushed out and he shot one of the does. She disappeard over a knoll after he shot. We walked down to where she was, found some blood and started tracking. After about 50 yards, we jumped her. She trotted about 75 yards and immediately layed down, but I could clearly see her off-side shoulder was broke. Odd. Anyway, she was in bad spot for a follow up shot, so we maneuvered for a better angle, but she jumped again. We'd let her lay. She wouldn't die, she'd stop in the brush, etc. Finally after about 15 minutes, we put a shot in her heart and put her down.
Upon dressing her, we found that the first shot had entered mid-chest, immediately behind her near shoulder, crossed through and exited out of her off shoulder. Her lungs HAD NOT been touched by the first shot.
The gun was a .243. He was shooting Federal 100 grainers. Distance was no more than 100 yards.
How could a small doe survive a shot like this? How could a bullet placed here miss the vitals completely? Has anyone ever experienced this?
Upon dressing her, we found that the first shot had entered mid-chest, immediately behind her near shoulder, crossed through and exited out of her off shoulder. Her lungs HAD NOT been touched by the first shot.
The gun was a .243. He was shooting Federal 100 grainers. Distance was no more than 100 yards.
How could a small doe survive a shot like this? How could a bullet placed here miss the vitals completely? Has anyone ever experienced this?