Original: Germ
We have shot addiction as well, kill is no good these days unless it is the "perfect shot" kill. This is putting way to much pressure on hunters. The killzone is the size of a basketball. Stick and arrow in there and tell Drury's to go pound sand
Side note I happen to like both those guys. The shot police is getting old IMO
Original Davidmil
AMEN!!! Put a hole in them and they will bleed.
I can now seethat I am out of line in regard to this subject.
I apologize for coming across as holier than thou because I think bowhunters should restrain from attempting low percentage shots regarding killing and finding the deer in time to utilize the meat.
On reflection, I once accidentally shot too far forward on a deer and hit the deer in the shoulder with little penetration. I left the deer overnight and was amazed and pleasantly surprised to find the deer the next morning not 150 yards from where I shot. And to think that I had always been told this was a "no no" to shoot one there.
So the next time I am only presented that shot due to brush, etc. I think I'll take it.
What the hell, it worked once before and I wasn't even trying to hit there. If I put a hole in it, its bound to bleed. And if it doesn't work. well.....at least no one can accuse me of being part of the "shot police".
And with a target the size of a basketball in addition toall the arteries, I am starting to think that all of these threads that happen during hunting season on non recovered deer must be from people making these stories up just to get attention, cause it just isn't that difficult, right?