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I"ve cut the aorta off with broadheads and they still make a dash..... each animal is individual.
Your work with 80s puts them on the list for my 257 wtby some day. 100s working fine so far though. I thought heart shot animals always made a mad dash if the running gear isn't taken out in the process. At least that's my experience. May not go far, but everyone I've seen has taken off like a shot before piling up.
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I had the exact same experience with a heart shot resulting in a dash until season before last. I shot a very nice buck, and he dropped in hia tracks like I'd hit him in the head. He never twitched. The shot slipped between ribs going in ans coming out, taking the top of the heart off in between.
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If the vessels and arteries right above the heart are taken out blood pressure drops immediately. Could be the top of the heart where they tie in or just above it. I've had this happen a few times with both bows and rifles. They don't take a step, just kinda crumple.
Through the heart (and not taking out the connections) it can still beat, even with a hole in it, and keep the blood pressure up enough for the short mad dash.
At least that's how it seems from what I've seen...
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Nothing works the same every time.
I blew the top off of a buck's heart and he still hauled ass for about a hundred yards before he nose plowed.
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Experiences with 175 lb deer are a little different than 700 lb elk on stopping them in their tracks. The 150 grain NBT out of a 7mm Rem mag has killed almost every lung shot deer on the spot but a whole different story on even 400 lb cow elk. The only immediate stops have been neck and head shots typically. But I'm very interested in trying the high shoulder.
Like one of the other guys my crosshairs tend to go on the shoulder crease just below the body mid-point natural land all other shots require a little quick re-programming. That point of maximum forgiveness in all directions to still be a lethal shot.
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