I will answer your gut shot ? tomorrow....Gotta hit the sack
I watched a short range hunter a few years back putting on a chase for some guys.Unload his trusty turdy-turdy at a small group of deer he just kicked up.Keep in mind I am 700+ yards away from this "hunter" watching through my big eyes.We had watched these deer come up the point at first light and bed down in a thicket by the way.One of the deer was hit high in the right rear quarter and the exit was low on the left side through the last rib.The 2nd deer hit had a right front leg busted off just below the knee.Both deer made it around the point out of the "hunters" sight.The hunter then sat down fired up a "non" filtered cig.Smoked it.Then got up walked down the point,away from the deer about 100 yards.Now about 20 minutes have gone by.Both deer are bedded down no more than 300 yards to the right of this guy.My hands were tied.We watched both deer for another 20 or so minutes until the "hunter" left the hill.To answer your ?.Gut shots happen.I watched the gut shot deer above for close to an hour.Was'nt pretty.We finished both deer with one shot a piece...After getting both deer out we stopped at the camp where the "SO CALLED" hunter was out of.Ask him why he did'nt go after the deer.He told me he had'nt shot anything.When I showed him the video we had taken of himself shooting and wounding both deer.He told us if we did'nt leave he was gonna call the cops..In fact we turned him in for not making an attempt to find the deer he wounded... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
