Does a 9mm pistol round have enough to drop a deer

sobo4303 said:
8 to 15 yards? 24 feet to 60 feet? In a tree stand...I can see. Sneaking up...well, lets just say that I have been hunting for 30 years now. With all those leaves under foot, even when nice and moist with morning frost or dew, sneaking to 24 feet...well...I think it reaching into a tall tale fish story. But that's my belief. With their acute hearing and sense of smell they can hear my creaking bones, or when I was younger smell my bubble gum breath, a 100 yards away.
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Alot has to do with how "wild" the deer are or more so how use to humans they are. Around my area they are getting to be almost like cattle and a lot more brave. Last year i had one on the deck eating the tips off the Xmas tree! ... couple weeks ago, had a small spike buck come up the creek between me and the neighbour at 11 in the morning while the kids and I were loading firewood into the truck (not what you would call being quiet)... my daughter pointed him out, he was just standing there watching us! Hopefully, he is still hanging around next week!
 
de3367 said:
Alot has to do with how "wild" the deer are or more so how use to humans they are. Around my area they are getting to be almost like cattle and a lot more brave. Last year i had one on the deck eating the tips off the Xmas tree! ... couple weeks ago, had a small spike buck come up the creek between me and the neighbour at 11 in the morning while the kids and I were loading firewood into the truck (not what you would call being quiet)... my daughter pointed him out, he was just standing there watching us! Hopefully, he is still hanging around next week!
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Wow! Nevermind 9mm, you should just walk up and hit them in the head with the spine of a phone book! Use the white pages, I think the yellow pages would be too thin, and thus inhumane. Make sure you post a pic here, with your weapon!
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troutseeker said:
It is a dear cartridge.
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That is almost quotable... :D

One last comment on still hunting wear light weight flexible boots so you can feel the sticks/rocks under the soles.

For any other style of hunting/hiking I wear very stiff hard soles for still hunting I wear either very light weight flexible Merrill hiking boots or if it is really wet out a pair of the almost knee high hunting rubber boots that have a very aggressive frexible lug sole.
 
For still hunting or stalking I wear home made knee high moccasins made from deer hide with moose hide soles, protects my feet from the sharp stuff, but has the feel of heavy socks. I am lucky that my wife makes this stuff for me!

I keep most of my hides and tan them for just such things.
 
I'd like to give that a try.

I've been known to slip a pair of large wool socks over my boots when the ground is particularly dry.

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I have shot 8 deer with compound bows but haven't shot/hunted with bows for about 15 years due to sight issues I've now been thinking of getting a light weight 50lbs recurve bow for blacktail hunting.

Some of the areas I hunt border on or go thru areas that I cannot use single projectile cartridges = shotgun with at least 8 shot pellets or bow.
 
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Y'know, you have a point that I had not considered. I am used to hunting the "skittish, jump at the sound of a fly buzzing by" animals. It makes sense that in more densely populated areas that those same species might be used to all sorts of activity, and not react as much.

Thanks for the alternate viewpoint.
 
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