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I shot a small whitetail doe yesterday in my home state of Minnesota. It was broadside at about 30 yards, and I was using my 375 H&H with a 235 grain Speer hot-cor bullet travelling around 2600fps. I hit perfectly at the top of the heart and when the deer fell I noticed the entrance wound had smoke pouring out of it. I have never seen this before, can anyone explain? At 30 yards I have a hard time believing there was any gas from the cartridge following the bullet that far. It was very humid and windy. I am sure it was not steam, it was thick smoke pouring out. Friction?
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Smoke? No way. I see you're in AK so I assume it was a bit chilly out. The humidity inside a deer is very high and the moisture in the air was condensing as it escaped the wound. It's just like seeing your breath on a cold day.
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Smoke? No way. I see you're in AK so I assume it was a bit chilly out. The humidity inside a deer is very high and the moisture in the air was condensing as it escaped the wound. It's just like seeing your breath on a cold day. I am in northern Minnesota and it's raining and mild. I certainly did not watch steam come out, it was smoke. It was also so windy out you couldn't see your breath.
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Smoke? No way. I see you're in AK so I assume it was a bit chilly out. The humidity inside a deer is very high and the moisture in the air was condensing as it escaped the wound. It's just like seeing your breath on a cold day. I am in northern Minnesota and it's raining and mild. I certainly did not watch steam come out, it was smoke. It was also so windy out you couldn't see your breath. It's condensation - fog actually. The humidity is probably close to 100%. The warmer, moister air, exits the body and condenses when it hits the cooler, moist air outside the body.
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Not smoke, just like when you can see your breath. I've seen it several times. Warm, moist air hits cold air and there you have it.
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There's no possible way it could be smoke unless the deer was on fire. When a bullet leaves the barrel, all combustibles are either burned up or dissipate to the side. Nothing but bullet exists a yard beyond the muzzle.
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seen it too, on deer and moose and it was steam. was the exit steaming too?
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I have seen that too. Even down here in warm Texas as long as the outside temp is less than the internal temp of the deer it can and will happen. Surprises you until you have seen it enough.
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It was smoke. From the train coming through the tunnel you blew through the deer. .375 on a little doe? Wow!
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I haven't seen it from a bullet hole, but I have many times when I open a gut. I butchered a goat a couple days ago when it was about 40F. I got all kinds of steam when I opened it up.
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I shot a small whitetail doe yesterday in my home state of Minnesota. It was broadside at about 30 yards, and I was using my 375 H&H with a 235 grain Speer hot-cor bullet travelling around 2600fps. I hit perfectly at the top of the heart and when the deer fell I noticed the entrance wound had smoke pouring out of it. I have never seen this before, can anyone explain? At 30 yards I have a hard time believing there was any gas from the cartridge following the bullet that far. It was very humid and windy. I am sure it was not steam, it was thick smoke pouring out. Friction? I'm curious, not being critical at all...just curious, why a 375 H&H for deer?
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I shot a small whitetail doe yesterday in my home state of Minnesota. It was broadside at about 30 yards, and I was using my 375 H&H with a 235 grain Speer hot-cor bullet travelling around 2600fps. I hit perfectly at the top of the heart and when the deer fell I noticed the entrance wound had smoke pouring out of it. I have never seen this before, can anyone explain? At 30 yards I have a hard time believing there was any gas from the cartridge following the bullet that far. It was very humid and windy. I am sure it was not steam, it was thick smoke pouring out. Friction? I'm curious, not being critical at all...just curious, why a 375 H&H for deer? why not....the 375 will tear up less meat than some of the rounds throwing bullets alot faster....i used a 375WSM one year, heavy bullet at moderate velocity, i didnt connect with it but my brother did and was pleased with the outcome...
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Perhaps you caught her lighting up little skinny cigar.
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I shot a small whitetail doe yesterday in my home state of Minnesota. It was broadside at about 30 yards, and I was using my 375 H&H with a 235 grain Speer hot-cor bullet travelling around 2600fps. I hit perfectly at the top of the heart and when the deer fell I noticed the entrance wound had smoke pouring out of it. I have never seen this before, can anyone explain? At 30 yards I have a hard time believing there was any gas from the cartridge following the bullet that far. It was very humid and windy. I am sure it was not steam, it was thick smoke pouring out. Friction? I'm curious, not being critical at all...just curious, why a 375 H&H for deer? why not....the 375 will tear up less meat than some of the rounds throwing bullets alot faster....i used a 375WSM one year, heavy bullet at moderate velocity, i didnt connect with it but my brother did and was pleased with the outcome... Cool...if the answer is 'why not' then I get it. Not being judgemental, just wondering, and I'm all about freedom of choice.
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Lmao thinking about the OP standing over the deer just awestruck looking at the "smoke" then the rifle in his hands, the back to the smoking carcass back to rifle with a "HOLY SHlT" look on his face
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I'll bet the 'smoke' smelled a lot more like blood or bowel than gunpowder.
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