huntinsonovagun Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Sounds like a good vital hit to me. I'd keep looking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Sounds like a good hit to me too! I punched a doe with a .50cal this a couple of weeks ago. I never found a drop of blood but I know I hit her solid. Id keep looking for brown, white, etc. Look in large piles of brush, briars, etc. Take a dog out. Youd be amazed how well any house dog can and will usually track a wounded animal. He could be miles to just a few yards away. Good luck and let us know how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Keep looking, keep looking, keep looking! Good luck, it sure does sound like a good hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted November 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? You got a doe Jeramie?? I never heard about that one....you enter it in the contest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? I hit a buck like that once-I misjudged the range (330) steps and he kicked like that. After 6 hours and 8 miles of tracking I walked him down and killed him-I'd hit him in the ankle of all places. He'd of humped up pretty good if he was gut shot I'd think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Jeramie shot a doe and never found her. Sounds like a good hit. I shot my doe double lung the other day and she did a 540 degree turn and ran 35 yards and acted like she was gonna stop. Soon as she stopped running she hit the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? I shot a cow horn spike last year. He fell down and hollered out while his legs kinda drew up to his body. Then he was quiet and very still. Not 30 seconds later he jumped up and trotted off into the brush and stood there licking his nose. I never got another shot on him. Found no blood, no fur.....no deer. We looked FOREVER. It made me sick!!!!!! And the stupid beagle didn't find him either. Complete mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodOlMossyHorns Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? good luck finding him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Hope you find him.Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Doesn't that normally indicate a heart shot? Or is that just with a gun? Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LDB Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? It sounds like you hit him good. Sometimes they don't bleed for a while, especially if the bullet hits off a bone and doesn't exit. I shot a good buck in 2001 that did a mule kick and disappeared into the bush. After a little wait my hunting partner went into the bush to follow his trail while I posted in a high spot in case the buck came bursting out of the bush. After 20 minutes, my hunting partner couldn't find any blood. I went into the bush and picked up the deer's tracks and found him piled up 50 yards later. He was hit through both lungs but the bullet did not exit. There was not a single drop of blood until he piled up. His tracks were distinguishable from other tracks because of their width (wide chest = widely spaced tracks, 9 inches or better for a big SK buck). Like Superguide says they usually hump up quite noticably if you hit them in the gut. If his tail was down, that also usually indicates a good hit. Good luck finding him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? I would have to say you hit him..... Keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? i would say you shot under him....allota times you shoot under a deer it will jump or kick like that...that happened to me once also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherguy Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? sounds like a vital hit. the buck i shot a week ago was kinda similar, and for the first 35 yards there was no hair, no blood, no nothing...but the last 5 yards to him was blood all over. Keep looking, he may not bleen for a while externally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? You could have hit him a little high and it takes awhile for the chest cavity to fill up and leave a blood trail. Keep looking and I'll bet you find him. Good luck. ....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Sounds like a good hit to me too. Had that happen with my daughters deer over the youth hunt. Would get back out there and look. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? I would keep looking, sounds like a hit to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Sounds like you hit him to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LDB Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Any news? Did you find him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Gutshot = The deer would have humped up in the middle Heartshot = The deer would have jumped straight up in the air and mulekicked. Every other shot known to man (except spineshots) can result in a deer high kicking as described, including shots that just graze a deer. Keep looking and eventually you'll find something to indicate the shot location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebobhunter4 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? i think you shot under him... ive shot at deer and when you shoot just under them like i mean really close under them they'll jump or kick really high... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jci63 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? I too shot a deer lke that, it kicked up like a mule. Waited and went and looked for blood. None found, and their was 4" of snow on the ground. Found the deer about 80 yards in the swamp deader than a door nail!!!!! Keep looking, until you exaust all efforts! GOOD LUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshM Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Has to be a hit...Once i hit a doe and i didnt find no blood or fur intill about 300yards down....So just keep looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? did he run hunched up in the middle or a dead run ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckMaster058 Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Re: Need help!! Shot deer and back legs kicked high? Sounds like a good hit to me too. Keep looking!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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