Going on my 1st archery Elk hunt this Sept. Been practicing on 3d's, getting ready. I did some internet studying on the Elks anatomy for shot placement. Pretty much looks like a larger whitetail deer's vital zone. Then I read a article in Sept issue of Petersons Bowhunting pg.103 called "Take the Shot?" This article stressed how a guide in Utah named Darwin Vander Esch stressed to this hunter if the opportunity came take a frontal shot on a Elk. Aim between the legs & below the dark mane. Its a very vital shot, and the area is equal in size to a whitetail deer's broadside vital area. The article goes on how a arrow placed here will enter the chest striking the vital organs, and lodge in the stomach area. But the Elk will expire quickly, often quicker than a broadside shot into the lungs on a Elk!
I myself wouldn't ever consider a frontal shot on any animal other than a turkey with a bow. I'm a stickler for knowing the animal I'm pursueing, and knowing all the proper areas for a quick & clean kill. I ask,do you archery Elk huntershave any further knowledge of a Elk Frontal shot? I'm not asking for opinions on whether this is ethical or should be taken. I'm askingcan anyone tell me if this articlehas truth to such a shot? If it holds true, its certainly one I'd practice, and be prepared for. If not I'll just brush it off as another dumb article.