matt01 Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 after you miss your mark and hit a deer in the spine will that shot kill them or do you have to put a follow up shot in it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? usually a follow up shot is needed... unless you hit the artery that runs along it... in any case the deer isnt going anywhere . just make another shot for the lungs and you should be ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? [ QUOTE ] after you miss your mark and hit a deer in the spine will that shot kill them or do you have to put a follow up shot in it?? [/ QUOTE ] I have actually had a quartering away shot from high in the stand and judged the yardage wrong and hit the spine. The arrow dropped the big 7 pointer in his tracks but needed a follow up shot through the vitals to dispatch him as other than a severed spinal cord, there was no real injury that would cause death. Very minor bleeding also. With that being said, I would never intentionally spine shoot a deer with an arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? majority of the time a follow up shot is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? In my incidents with spine shots, some are lethal and others, a quick follow up shot does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? Yep, spine shots aren't a quick kill shot, just paralizes them. If you shoot down, its better to hit the spine rather than only one lung, wouldn't reccomend straight down shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? I put a shot on a doe once in the spine and she dropped, I'm happy ashe dropped and not run off with a wounded animals. I hate spine shots, yeah they might work with a drop kill, but I'd rather take a more ethical shot with a double lung or heart shot. I'd rather use one arrow than two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? depends i guess. i've spined one deer, and followed up with another shot. watching a deer try and crawl away on two front legs is not pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Re: spine shots??? I haven't had too many of these but a couple. Not becasue I aimed there though. One required a follow up shot. I walked up to the deer that didn't die from the shot to finish him off. Not pretty watching a deer spining around trying to get up in one spot. I have cleaned 2 deer that had old broadheads in their backstraps from spine shots that didn't break their backs. Both were completely healed up so they were at least a year old. Obviously they were living proff that a spine shot doesn't always result in a kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: spine shots??? Ditto Tominator - especially when its a Poper and making it's way towards the property line!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: spine shots??? As soon as you know you've spine shot a deer you should put another shot in the vitals as soon as possable....a spine shot deer isn't a pretty sight. Slaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Re: spine shots??? I actually watched a hunting show on the Men's channel the other night with a guy promoting spine shots quartering towards him! I had to change the channel, couldn't believe what I was watching. Like everyone else has said...a spine shot will drop them (usally) in their tracks, but they are still very much alive and isn't pretty to watch at all. If something goes wrong a you hit the spine...a quick follow up shot (in the vitals) should be taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KSNimrod Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Re: spine shots??? Follow up. It just makes sense. If I had a second shot at a deer I had double lunged I would take it. With a spine shot you get that chance as they can't run off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Re: spine shots??? I WOULD SAY AN IMMEDIATE FOLLOW UP SHOT WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO.I DON'T THINK MANY OF US WOULD PURPOSELY TAKE A SPINE SHOT,BUT SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Re: spine shots??? This is a shot I definately would steer away from, but things happen in the field that we don't intend on. In most cases I've seen and been involved in required an immediate follow up shot.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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