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Originally Posted by welder
The hardest thing to do is , WAIT, then wait some more .
They will bed down and Bleed out .
Em critters are tough , I think they will run a extra mile after they are dead if they keep getting spooked before there heart quits pumping.
Next time I would pass on the shot if it's longer than I'm use to because it's not fair to the animal or yourself.
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Agreed on both. The waiting thing I'm usually good about, but she was laying down right where I shot, so I thought it was over...
As for the shot, it wasn't more than 175ish yds, which isn't too long of shot for me to feel comfortable taking (certainly like them closer), but she was slowly quartering away from me (grazing/walking) and my breath was slightly fogging my scope due to how I was situated in the stand/the mask I was wearing.
You can bet I'll pass next time and I felt really bad as soon as she jumped up, I hate seeing them suffer.