"Dead On!" by John Jeanneney
This is a requirement for my children to read now before they begin carrying a gun to the woods. It definitely changed my opinions on several things and made perfect sense considering some of my past experiences.
The author of the book had participated in over 900 deer tracking jobs as THE foremost authority (IMO) in deer tracking dogs. He's the author of "Tracking Dogs for Wounded Deer" which is considered the Bible of deer tracking with dogs.
Probably the biggest challenge to most of our conventional thinking is the idea of "waiting" after a shot. Over the last five or six years, I've stopped "waiting" and unless I'm continuing a hunt attempting to harvest multiple deer, I move quickly. I can remember Bowriter posting about doing this almost 15 years ago and thinking he was crazy. This makes sense, though. I've treated gunshot victims in the field for about 25 years now, I can honestly say I've never told a gunshot victim to get up and run. I've never seen a doctor do that, either. He explains why very well in the book, common sense. If the shot is determined to be a "gut" shot, then you withdraw and wait several hours. Otherwise, track the deer down as quickly as possible.
Although I've never been a big proponent of head shots (I had a bad experience at 17 years old), I have occasionally taken neck shots and been a BIG proponent of spine shots-I have since changed my mind. I can recall several instances where deer have hit the ground like a ton of bricks only to get back up seconds or even minutes later. One of my hunting partners shot the buck of his lifetime (shall remain nameless) last year. He hit the ground only to flop into the bushes SEVERAL minutes later to never be seen again. The author explains why these three are NOT ethical shots and explains why the vitals are the most effective (include a certain margin of error). Keep in mind that this is based on around 1000 deer tracks with a dog.
I highly recommend this book for ANYONE.
https://www.amazon.com/Placement-Hunter ... Jeanneneny
This is a requirement for my children to read now before they begin carrying a gun to the woods. It definitely changed my opinions on several things and made perfect sense considering some of my past experiences.
The author of the book had participated in over 900 deer tracking jobs as THE foremost authority (IMO) in deer tracking dogs. He's the author of "Tracking Dogs for Wounded Deer" which is considered the Bible of deer tracking with dogs.
Probably the biggest challenge to most of our conventional thinking is the idea of "waiting" after a shot. Over the last five or six years, I've stopped "waiting" and unless I'm continuing a hunt attempting to harvest multiple deer, I move quickly. I can remember Bowriter posting about doing this almost 15 years ago and thinking he was crazy. This makes sense, though. I've treated gunshot victims in the field for about 25 years now, I can honestly say I've never told a gunshot victim to get up and run. I've never seen a doctor do that, either. He explains why very well in the book, common sense. If the shot is determined to be a "gut" shot, then you withdraw and wait several hours. Otherwise, track the deer down as quickly as possible.
Although I've never been a big proponent of head shots (I had a bad experience at 17 years old), I have occasionally taken neck shots and been a BIG proponent of spine shots-I have since changed my mind. I can recall several instances where deer have hit the ground like a ton of bricks only to get back up seconds or even minutes later. One of my hunting partners shot the buck of his lifetime (shall remain nameless) last year. He hit the ground only to flop into the bushes SEVERAL minutes later to never be seen again. The author explains why these three are NOT ethical shots and explains why the vitals are the most effective (include a certain margin of error). Keep in mind that this is based on around 1000 deer tracks with a dog.
I highly recommend this book for ANYONE.
https://www.amazon.com/Placement-Hunter ... Jeanneneny
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