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hunting with a crossbow - BeardyMan - 1 October 2012
If I wanted, hypothetically, to take a deer with a crossbow. How long would I have to expect to wait for it to bleed out? I know it depends on where it's shot, and what point I'm using - but just a rough guess would be fine. I don't want to have to track the thing for miles, or cause it any unnecessary suffering. Nice clean kill.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
BeardyMan
RE: hunting with a crossbow - Skean Dhude - 1 October 2012
I've no practical experience but from what I have seen on the DVDs and films using a broadhead in the critical area, where you would shoot it, they bleed out very quickly and only move a few yards before collapsing. Of course if you miss they can get quite far.
RE: hunting with a crossbow - BrixhamBadger - 1 October 2012
Trapping is much more effective.... too many people seem to want to rely on crossbows.
RE: hunting with a crossbow - BeardyMan - 1 October 2012
(1 October 2012, 09:13)BrixhamBadger Wrote: Trapping is much more effective.... too many people seem to want to rely on crossbows.
Hi BB, I understand that trapping is a much more effective way of procuring food. Thing is this is public woodland and I don't want to leave anything there that could injure anything that I'm not going to eat (dogs / children / badgers) as I can only get down there on the occasional weekday evening, then at weekends.
Were this a SHTF scenario then rest assured, traps would be set and anything caught would be eaten.
RE: hunting with a crossbow - Skean Dhude - 1 October 2012
(1 October 2012, 09:17)BeardyMan Wrote: Were this a SHTF scenario then rest assured, traps would be set and anything caught would be eaten.
At that point even the kids would make a nice snack.
RE: hunting with a crossbow - BeardyMan - 1 October 2012
(1 October 2012, 09:47)Skean Dhude Wrote:(1 October 2012, 09:17)BeardyMan Wrote: Were this a SHTF scenario then rest assured, traps would be set and anything caught would be eaten.
At that point even the kids would make a nice snack.
Oh yes. Snack or bait for bigger fish
RE: hunting with a crossbow - Tigs - 1 October 2012
having no experience of killing with a bow ( being illegal here ) i can one compare it to shooting a deer with a .308 even e direct hit on a deers heart can give different results some deer will drop right yo the ground stone dead and others can bolt and run over a 100 feet away , as for bleed out do you mean bleed to death ?
RE: hunting with a crossbow - BeardyMan - 1 October 2012
(1 October 2012, 09:52)Tigs Wrote: having no experience of killing with a bow ( being illegal here ) i can one compare it to shooting a deer with a .308 even e direct hit on a deers heart can give different results some deer will drop right yo the ground stone dead and others can bolt and run over a 100 feet away , as for bleed out do you mean bleed to death ?
Bleed to death - loose enough blood to stop them running. Either way really, as long as they don't leg it too far. Wouldn't want to be spotted by a dog walker wrestling a half dead dear to the ground. Might not do too much for my public image. I already resemble a Taliban reject...
RE: hunting with a crossbow - Tigs - 1 October 2012
in which case they can run up to 100ft away even with a kill shot . the best shot would be through the brain right between the eyes! its a pretty hard shot and the reason stalkers aim for the heart
RE: hunting with a crossbow - BeardyMan - 1 October 2012
(1 October 2012, 10:03)Tigs Wrote: in which case they can run up to 100ft away even with a kill shot . the best shot would be through the brain right between the eyes! its a pretty hard shot and the reason stalkers aim for the heart
100ft is okay. My friend tried to tell me it could take 6 hours for them to bleed out... I had to point out that I would be using a crossbow, not tickling it to death.