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I shot a buck a while back with a 6.5 Creedmoor at about 150 yards it went down instantly but wen we went to pick it up there was no bullet hole or any hit mark it was still alive just knocked out and I ended it with a knife

Would a 6.5 ricocheted away or just blow off the skull or wtf happened???
 
Licensed to kill said:
Shot a bear once that dropped on the spot but I could not find a bullet hole anywhere (bear was stone dead). Finally found it, the bullet had gone directly into the ear drum not touching anything on the way in. Only found it when skinning the skull as it showed nothing from the outside.
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I cooked and cleaned of the skull and it was still in perfect condition
 
I watched a hunting video where they shot at a buck and it dropped then got up and wandered off. They ended up getting another shot at it and dropped it for good but when they skinned it out they only found one bullet hole.

Also, I shot at a buck once and at the shot he reared up and tipped over backwards, legs sticking up through the tall grass and then slowly went down. I watched with bino’s for a few minutes but couldn’t see anything because of the tall grass and after a few minutes started working my way towards him sure I had a dead buck on the ground. As I got closer and closer my heart started to sink as it became clear he wasn’t there. Searched for hours in all directions and trails and never found a single drop of blood or a single hair. Two days later he showed up on cam like nothing happened. He lived to see another year. Strange things happen.
 
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Well like the coyote I shot, if you shoot it in the ass hole and it goes up the spine it is all over.
Except I was using a 270 wm.
A hit on the horns can stun them for a while.
 
I wondered this same thing about a moose i shot 4 or 5 years ago. I put a 225 grain barnes ttsx out of my 338 win mag into his forehead. No exit that i could see or any of the regular eyes bulged out, or skull fractured to pieces. There was a little indent patch of missing fur, but i kicked the head down the bank before i investigated. It’s been bugging me ever since.
 
Evil stirfry said:
I shot a buck a while back with a 6.5 Creedmoor at about 150 yards it went down instantly but wen we went to pick it up there was no bullet hole or any hit mark it was still alive just knocked out and I ended it with a knife

Would a 6.5 ricocheted away or just blow off the skull or wtf happened???
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Pics of the horns from all angles or it didn’t happen😉
Buddy shot a Blk Tail on Sydney Island and stunned it with his 6mm Remington.
Bounced it of the base of the horn.
When he flipped it over to start gutting , the buck kicked him in the chest and knocked him back 6 feet.
He was left with two hoof prints and bruises on his chest and watched the buck bound away… albeit a little bit sore in the head and a small knife wound near his testicles…
 
It was my first hunt as a youngster, I was hunting in Zimbabwe, using a loaner 308, spotted some impala, and took aim, and the buck fever kicked in big time, could not hold it steady, pulled the trigger as the crosshair crossed the animal, at the shot, I lost sight of the impala, the tracker I was with called a miss. Feeling a little defeated we went to look for blood and make sure i hadn’t wounded it. As we walk up to the spot i look ahead and there lies a dead impala… at the shot it had run straight into a snare, and broke its neck. No bullet hole. Anyway we had meat.
 
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Saw a deer this year shot for the neck, shooter had buck fever and pulled it. bullet entered to the side the nose, skimmed along skull and exited through the cheek. Just about no visible marks or blood. Deer fell over. Shooter figured it was down, but waited requisite time.
when they approached, deer stood up. Shooter put a second one where they intended in the first place @ distance of 10 yards and put deer down.

Only found the first shot as they were skinning it out. and found a furrow along the skull.
 
HeadDamage said:
Shot a nice buck once and when skinning it found that someone else had also shot it in a back leg some days before.
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Some people just should not hunt. Was chatting w a guy at the end of a hunting day and he admitted to having taken 6 shots at a White Tail and still hadn't anchored the thing. Its just not that difficult to spend a little time practicing at the range.


Donkin said:
the buck fever kicked in big time, could not hold it steady, pulled the trigger as the crosshair crossed the animal,
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I don't get the whole "buck fever" thing. I've killed loads of different animals and the only thing going through my head when the trigger breaks is the technical aspects of the shot ... range, elevation, wind, mover speed, trigger squeeze.

Shooting gophers is excellent practice for field marksmanship. It teaches you to get on the target and get the shot off right quick, before the little bugger moves.

Military sniper matches are also good for the development of marksmanship skills and teach you to ignore everything except making the shot under a time pressure. A 5 second exposure at 800 yds requires a calm head.
 
I Dont Care About You said:
Some people just should not hunt. Was chatting w a guy at the end of a hunting day and he admitted to having taken 6 shots at a White Tail and still hadn't anchored the thing. Its just not that difficult to spend a little time practicing at the range.



I don't get the whole "buck fever" thing. I've killed loads of different animals and the only thing going through my head when the trigger breaks is the technical aspects of the shot ... range, elevation, wind, mover speed, trigger squeeze.

Shooting gophers is excellent practice for field marksmanship. It teaches you to get on the target and get the shot off right quick, before the little bugger moves.

Military sniper matches are also good for the development of marksmanship skills and teach you to ignore everything except making the shot under a time pressure. A 5 second exposure at 800 yds requires a calm head.
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I’ve come a long way since then, and harvested many animals, I’d put the buck fever down to a massive adrenaline rush and being my first hunt, inexperience. I quickly learnt to slow down get comfortable and be comfortable with the shot I want to take.
 
Shot a badger with a Hornet at too far. Hit the ground and did not even twitch. Started to drive up and it got up and ran to a hole and watched over the edge. Second shot in the head finished it. First shot left a very fine line of blood on the skull. Out cold for a couple minutes.
 
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