Animal reaction after match bullet?

Only for shots in the ribs behind the shoulder, what did the animal do?

  • “Humped up”

    Votes: 10 17.2%
  • Stood there

    Votes: 6 10.3%
  • Moved some after getting woozy

    Votes: 9 15.5%
  • Ran

    Votes: 16 27.6%
  • Died within 20 yards

    Votes: 37 63.8%
  • Died within 50 yards

    Votes: 17 29.3%
  • Died further than 100 yards

    Votes: 4 6.9%
  • The shot was suppressed

    Votes: 22 37.9%

  • Total voters
    58

hunterjmj

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Feb 3, 2019
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Location
Montana
215 Berger hybrid 300 WM
I started shooting this combo in 2016.
6 cows -All but 1 never went further than 20 yards. 1 was drt (high shoulder) and 1 peeled off from the group and went maybe 50 yards then slid down a snowy slope.
1 bull - Soaked up 3 shots to the lungs. Went 100 yards. First shot was lethal but put 2 more in him. He never hunched or showed signs of being hit on the first 2 shots.
5 muley bucks - 3 went maybe 20 yards and 2 were drt
4 antelope - drt
2 whitetail does - drt
This year I'm running the 223 and 73 gr eldm
1 antelope - Went 20 yards and flipped backwards.
 

BrentH

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Jun 20, 2013
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895
Location
WA
Over the past 4 years, 5 deer shot with 143 ELD-X behind the shoulder from 50-430 yards:

Blacktail @ 200 yards - dropped instantly

Mule Deer @ 90 yards - ran, but died within 50 yards

Mule Deer @ 50 yards - ran, but died within 50 yards

Mule Deer @ 200 yards - ran, stopped, got wobbly and tipped over within 50 yards

Whitetail @ 430 yards - ran, but was dead within 50ish yards (maybe a little more)

I have video of the 200 yard mule deer and 430 yard whitetail.
 

83cj-7

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Dec 26, 2020
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Location
West Virginia
This morning with 300 WM, 215 Berger, 250 yards. Exit looks high but it was dead center lungs. Even with all that she ran 30 yards with a blood trail 3ft wide.

Last night i shot another doe with the same rifle, at the same distance. Hit high shoulder and she never twitched (no surprise).
 

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yoopshoot

Lil-Rokslider
Joined
Aug 9, 2015
Messages
159
Location
UP of Michigan
3 whitetails - 162 eldx

First 360 yard shot. Deer took few steps fell over

Second 150 yards- dropped in tracks

Third 120 yards- dropped in tracks.


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