No Country for Old Men

[Wild Bill]

Did Llewelyn kill the pronghorn buck? He had a solid rest with the boot on the rock. Remington Model 700, unknown caliber. Clearly hit it, but was it a fatal shot? Pronghorn aren’t exactly the toughest customers.
If he doesn’t cross the dogs intersecting blood trail, does he find the buck and bring it back to Carla Jean at the trailer?
Google says no.
What do you say?
I say he finds it.

 

[Bigjay73]

I always imagine it ran off and died. I've watched this movie 20 times and I always have a little angst when he leaves the antelope blood trail for curiosity.

 

[TheTone]

It definitely died. I made a similar shot on one a number of years ago. Watched it bed down after a couple hundred yards and stalked in and finished it

 

[Bigjay73]

Side note, the Del Rio parts were shot in Las Vegas, NM. Accidentally stayed at the hotel where Woody Harrelson's character met his demise, drove over the bridge used as the entrance to Mexico.

 

[WildWill]

If it were a deer I'd say no but man them pronghorn seem to fold super easy. It's not a great hit if memory serves. Certainly dosen't appear to hit with those crosshairs are.

 

[bigsky2]

Awesome movie. I never did really like the hunting scene though.

 

[Kiwi]

A fantastic movie. That scene was the first time I had seen pronghorn and I immediately decided I wanted to hunt them.

 

[hank4elk]

No idea, I have never shot an antelope. But doubt it.
My guess is a 270, they were the rage back then.

Stayed in the same room as Lewelyn at the Plaza and it was as seen. Creepy.
Built a deck for his dad in Atascadero and met Josh once. He went to Templeton High and hence the Eagles jacket meaning.
Mom was a strange one...and I met the stepmom too.

 

[Nick87]

Killed it. One of my favorites

 

[Steiny77]

Unfortunately Llewelyn is an unethical game wasting hunter. No responsible sportsman would pick up a suitcase with a couple million dollars without first tracking down his wounded antelope and getting the meat on ice.

 

[Nameless Range]

That buck is dead.

Great flick. I saw the movie before I read the book, and at the time the ending had me thinkin.

 

[TOGIE]

antelope definitely dies at some point.

but he didn't just see another blood trail and decide to follow it willy nilly. he saw another blood trail crossing his antelopes, looked through his binoculars, and saw a bleeding limping dog down the way.

definitely adds more to his decision to follow that separate blood trail upstream than just random curiosity.

 

[Elkmagnet]

One of my favorites also.
Thats a dead antilope. I always figure the old saying about sheep applies to proghorn also.
"Sheep are born looking for a reason to die."

 

[jabber]

I'm sure it's dead by now.

Love that movie.

 

[noharleyyet]

Chigurh was an antagonist with strict principles. Gut wrenching ending knowing the fate of Llewellyn Moss's wife.

 

[bigsky2]

That buck is dead.

Great flick. I saw the movie before I read the book, and at the time the ending had me thinkin.

Tommy Lee Jones was perfect for that movie.

 

[kwyeewyk]

They get props for at least using a game animal native to north America, can't stand all the exotic deer in movies set in N. America. Shot scene is kinda cheesy cgi. If only he'd have woken up in the night and said to himself, "I gotta go back...and find that buck" instead of agua.

 

[Sheltowee]

An old Meateater podcast demontsrated Llewelyn was unequivocally poaching when he shot at that pronghorn. Something about antelope season not being open at that time, in that location, in 1980.

 

[Wild Bill]

I came across it last night on YouTube and turned it on. It's on there free with ads if anyone needs to indulge.

 

[Wild Bill]

An old Meateater podcast demontsrated Llewelyn was unequivocally poaching when he shot at that pronghorn. Something about antelope season not being open at that time, in that location, in 1980.

I'll pretend I didn't read that.

I don't need a buncha clowns with microphones putting a wet blanket on one of the best movies ever.