Coup de Grace

[724wd]

ok, say you guys stick a deer.  when you walk up on it, it's not dead.  do you stick another arrow in it?  where?  head?  heart?

or do you go for the neck slice with a knife?

I've had bad luck with the neck slice... my dad always said bullets are cheap.  but now i'm shooting arrows, which aren't necessarily cheap and not sure what to do?   

[Bean Counter]

Carry a mismatched flinger arrow on your quiver and just use a field tip. An extra shot at the heart should do it. Pretty hard to miss at 10 yards.

[high country]

I arrowed a mule deer buck about 10 years ago and came up on him as he was almost but not quite gone. I leaned on his chest with a stick to force the last breaths of air from him. I could feel his heart beat slow to a stop......it was almost disturbing. I have since addopted the wait a lil' longer approach.

[Machias]

Carry a mismatched flinger arrow on your quiver and just use a field tip. An extra shot at the heart should do it. Pretty hard to miss at 10 yards.

Wouldn't be legal to use a field point.

[Bob33]

The only truly legal method would be using another broadhead or waiting for it to die.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I spined a whitetail about 14 years ago that dropped in his tracks.  As i was climbing down from my stand, he started to buck and get his front feet under him. Long story short, he made it to property I didn't have permission to hunt.  Now, I don't hesitate to put a second arrow into the chest. 

[bobcat]

I don't think the law is meant to prevent you from finishing off an animal as quickly and humanely as possible. I'd use whatever was best for the situation. If that happens to be an arrow with a field point, oh well. I can't see any game warden writing someone up for that.

[BLKBEARKLR]

A lot of things apply to what you are doing.

Going to mount it then don't cut the neck.

You can wait a little longer, but it truly sucks to see it suffer. Best thing is another arrow into. Yes use a broadhead. A field tip like said is not legal. And I would expect any Game Warden seeing you or I do something like that to write a ticket out. It is breaking the law no matter how many times you think it is ok.

Or you can also do like I did this year with Ranger in Wyoming on an antelope hunt. Walk up step on back legs, kneel on the front ones, grab the head tuck it into the chest grab the wind pipe and choke it out. Yes I wanted to mount that one and not ruin the cape.

Joe

[Bob33]

I don't think the law is meant to prevent you from finishing off an animal as quickly and humanely as possible. I'd use whatever was best for the situation. If that happens to be an arrow with a field point, oh well. I can't see any game warden writing someone up for that.

That sounds logical but we know for sure it would not be legal with a handgun, which would be quick and humane.  I do think most officers would not cite for using a field tip, since it does not provide any hunting advantage like a handgun could.  The interesting one to me is using a knife to cut the throat: that's not legal either but again I doubt any officer would cite someone.

[high country]

if the critter is incapacitated you can push a broadhead into it and wiggle it around.....btdt on a porky......twas also butal.

[rasbo]

I put him down with another broadhead,I would'nt even think about the cost..Its whats right..No brainer for me...

[Hunterman]

Cut its throat..All it takes is just a poke, you don't have to go ear to ear,,just a nice little poke to cut the carotid artery...Or put another arrow into where the head and heck sre joined. Point blank. Diconnect the central nervis system = dead animal quick..

Hunterman(Tony)

[h20hunter]

How about slipping a knife between the ribs and poking the heart? I also agree with second broadhead to the heart. Choking him out......thats tough. I'd rather put another arrow into it.

[halflife65]

I put him down with another broadhead,I would'nt even think about the cost..Its whats right..No brainer for me...

 

[Annette]

Carry a mismatched flinger arrow on your quiver and just use a field tip. An extra shot at the heart should do it. Pretty hard to miss at 10 yards.

  Bean you know that's not legal....no field tips    
If you hunt with your bow and need to do a follow up shot use another arrow or  don't be hunting with a bow, Follow up arrow to the lungs for quick end.
For answers to your questions 724 you might attend a bowhunter education class next year before the season.