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regishay wrote:

cwinkler wrote:Speed and bullet type is what gives you penetration and allows the bullet to pass through not necessarily the caliber

Believe it or not the 220 Swift with a 55 grain bullet will give you the most penetration. In fact we shot all the major calibers including 270, 308, 243, 6MM, 30 06, and 30/30 at a 3/4 inch piece of steel and the only bullet to go thru the steel was the 220 swift... So a bigger bullet does not always mean it will go through...

Your talking about a bullet passing thru a deer, i have always heard you dont want it to pass thru. You want the bullet to hit the deer and stop that way the deer asbords all the power of the bullet.

I'd rather them rattle around inside for a second or so before they find a resting spot inside the deer.

Harley, did you have any luck finding the deer?

[quote="HARLEY"]
As far as a DUCK DOG finding a DEER, yes I did expect him to find it. This is based on the fact that he has done it several times before for other people.
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That's a really good dog then. Hang on to him...

F&Wman wrote:

HARLEY wrote: As far as a DUCK DOG finding a DEER, yes I did expect him to find it. This is based on the fact that he has done it several times before for other people.
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That's a really good dog then. Hang on to him...

I've seen three or four really good labs that can pickup a duck and also pickup a blood trail.

He IS a really good dog, and I have hung on to him for nine years. He is one of those dogs that will spoil you. He did really well as a young fella in the hunt tests, and gets me invited on alot of duck hunts "......and bring that dog with you!" I am very fortunate to have him.
I'm not saying he is a bloodhound or anything, but if you can put him on a pretty recent trail most of the time he will go right to it. He is just one of those dogs that likes to hunt. When walking back to the truck after hunting he checks every hedge row, levee and brush pile on the way. He has found a few cripples over the years and I guess it just re-enforces his drive to investigate.
The coolest thing about it is that he is a pretty well mannered house dog to!!

Unfortunately Nitro Mag I did not find the deer. I went back three days in a row looking for anything including Buzzards working the area. I guess this will be the one that got away. Makes me sick to my stomach to lose any game animal that has been shot, especially a good one like that!

Sorry to hear that, but it happens to the best of us.

Who knows, maybe he'll make it. I have seen deer where the bones in their legs were busted and healed back up. I have even seen a 3 legged deer that was missing one of his front legs from the shoulder blade down. Amazing what they can go through and survive.