average deer mileage after being shot

[JackOfAllTrades]

I can honestly say I've never had a deer, elk or bear go anywhere close to 100yards when I've done my part with the arrow.  I even single lunged a buck shooting straight down out of a treestand and he only went 40 yards and layed down within site of my tree.  Just gave him time and he never got out of his bed.  If you make a good heart/lung hit and do not push them, they are not able to go very far.

It amazes me... I think that WT shot with rifle run farther than if with bow.. Shoot'm with rifle and they don't stop running until they're in the next county. (except my last one.. I broke his spine.)  That said, I haven't had a Blacktail go more than 30yds. But, I did have one go that far, and it took me 2 hours to find him! Did have a Muley go about 80yds and crawl under a low Pine.. wan't easy to find him.

-Steve

[dirty24d]

Im guessing its cause there is no loooud bang followed by blinding pain,  with a bow its silent and then owwww  wtf  off i'm getting sleepy...

[seth30]

I missed a doe last night, and she actually came back to sniff the arrow.  She was uber alert, and I couldnt even notch another arrow before she bolted.

[PolarBear]

Out of dozens of critters, never had a deer or elk go more than 60 yards when hit with an arrow.  Most are within 30 yards before lying down.  I hit one bull that stood there for 5 minutes, lay down and went to sleep within another 10 minutes.  He never moved an inch from where I stuck him.  It happens alot with some folks where they run like hell.  It isn't worth the risk is you are in close quarters, plus who wants to shoot a neighborhood pet and risk it dying in someones yard?

[jmx369]

Just put some apples in your driveway and run over the buck with your hunting rig.

[Heetor]

Tough call on an average, it really depends how you hit them and the angle of the shot.  Most importantly is if if you bump them they can go a long ways before laying down. 

If you are in tight quarters, and it is not too hot, give them 3 or 4 hours if you can, an hour at minimum, (assuming you don't see or hear them go down immediately), they will usually lay down pretty quick and stay put. 

The last four I took with my bow were:

  1/4 Away, I got 1 lung and the diaphragm:  60 yards
  Broad, Through the neck just above the shoulders: 400 yards (I made a mistake and bumped this one)

  Broad, through both lungs: 30 yards
  Broad, pass-through the liver:  200 yards

[PA BEN]

Had deer go from falling right away, walking 20yds and going down, running 40yds and going down, running 200 yds and going down. I've hit them they run 20ft stop and look at the smaller buck behind them, "like why did you just horn me?" and go down. The other bucks look and get tired of waiting for him to wake from his nap and go away. Shot a bear that went 50yds. Shot an elk at 60yds it was looking back at me 1/4ing away, I shot for his chest and his face got in the way, went right under the eye and out the back of his skull, the arrow stuck in the loge he jumped over and died just on the other side.

[Clownbuster]

Avg run on whitetail with bow: 75 yards.

Avg run of whitetail with rifle: 3 rickety steps.

Avg run of whitetail with my 4" bull-barreled Ruger MarkIII with suppressor and subsonic ammo to the eyeball out my bedroom window that never took another step & never woke the wife: Priceless.

When am I coming over for a sleep-over?

[wreckerman5357]

Man, it sure sounds like you have pissed off the neighbors! Sounds like they need to but out and mind their own damned business. I would probably be in the same boat you are in if I lived in your neighborhood. May I ask what you did to get their panties all up in a bunch?

[bobcat]

average deer mileage after being shot

You want the distance in miles?
 
OK, well, the calculator says 0.014205 miles, on average, is how far they run.

[jmoyer2]

Avg run on whitetail with bow: 75 yards.

Avg run of whitetail with rifle: 3 rickety steps.

Avg run of whitetail with my 4" bull-barreled Ruger MarkIII with suppressor and subsonic ammo to the eyeball out my bedroom window that never took another step & never woke the wife: Priceless.

When am I coming over for a sleep-over?

I don't know if I would be sharing that kind of info on a public forum  Just saying....

[rotty33]

mine seem to run at least 300 yds. I tend to get excited and not make the best shots in the world. I think I am a pretty good tracker now