And I literally haven’t ever heard of it happening before this thread. But it obviously happens
I killed 100+ back in my gun days, never backslapped one (luckily)
Will have this info in mind though when my kids start hunting with rifles
I only recall having done it once myself that I remember…..It was a nice 8 point right across the road from jlbuc’s house years ago. I dropped him in his tracks in a cutover. I saw the movement of him kicking around for 10-15 minutes or so but couldn’t see the deer because the understory was too thick. He eventually got still for a while and I started to get down out of my climber. As I was in the process of getting down, I looked over and he was standing up. Before I could do anything he took off…… and that’s the last I saw of him. I didn’t have a clue what happened at the time….. now looking back on it though, I realize I that I likely whacked him across the top of the back.
I get calls on all kind of hits but I’d say this is probably the most common call I get.
