He didn't make it....

[GARY]

This is stupid
I should infract you over it
However, I get it.

Does that make me stupid too?

[Mudcatz]

Something I've not been able to understand....

If a guy shoots a deer that travels say 40 yards (or whatever distance) before dying, when the guys is telling the story to his buddies afterward why does he say, "And he didn't make it 40 yards."?

The deer went 40 yards. Why not say, "And he didn't go 41 yards"? Or, "He didn't go 873 yards"?

Or maybe....."He only went 40 yards and piled up right there." Wouldn't that make more sense?

The whole "He didn't go" thing is kinda like a deer always being X and a half years old, no matter what day you're looking at him and what day he was born. Somehow it just became an accepted saying in the hunting world, whether it makes any sense or not, I guess.

I'm probably the only one that thinks about such things. So carry on with all the "He didn't go" talk. It just strikes me as odd every time.

I’m sure a hot water heater really sets you off too.

[Smart]

If he went 39 yards are you ok with "he didn't make it 40 yards?"

[Shane]

I’m sure a hot water heater really sets you off too.

Dang it! I never thought about that one, but NOW it does.

If he went 39 yards are you ok with "he didn't make it 40 yards?"

Yeah, that actually makes sense.

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[CabezaBlanca]

Shane, you have to see/read this!

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=823166

[Shane]

Shane, you have to see/read this!

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...d.php?t=823166

That's a HECK of a bull! Maybe the blood trail was only 29 yards?

I leave Thursday to hunt elk in NM too. I hope I do as well!

[CabezaBlanca]

That's a HECK of a bull! Maybe the blood trail was only 29 yards?

I leave Thursday to hunt elk in NM too. I hope I do as well!

I’m guessing he went more than 25 but less than 30!

Good luck on the hunt!

[Bill M]

The kind of title that causes one to step back and say "Oh no, who?".

[Shane]

The kind of title that causes one to step back and say "Oh no, who?".

Sorry about the scare, Bill!

[KIETHSTONE]

He didn't make it....

When telling a memory that you may be proud of you may have details that stick. I had a deer that was hard to find because I didn’t look past 40 yards on flat ground. I did not go up the hill. The next morning I did go up hill and found him. I think he traveled 33 yard up hill.


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[flywise]

Last one I shot don’t make it 62 yards

[BowSlayer]

When someone says “he didn’t make it 40 yards” it means they didn’t actually measure how far he went but it was less than 40 yards.

[Shane]

When someone says “he didn’t make it 40 yards” it means they didn’t actually measure how far he went but it was less than 40 yards.

If that's the case, why don't they just say "he went maybe 35 yards"? Or whatever distance they think the deer actually went.

[DEREKG22]

I shot a hog once that didn't make it 1828 centimeters!

[PassnItOn]

I’m sure a hot water heater really sets you off too.

Winner!