I know of a person that has hunted and killed many a POPE&YOUNG animals, in his travels, may it be for deer, bear, antelope, he has experimented with shots on different parts on bear, and I beleive a few doe, he has never lost an animal, he has shot them in the hind quarters, front on. I couldn't tell you what else cause I never asked very much. He shot at my old 3-D club, and this isn't some bullcrap story either. He shot an old browning, with pins with circles on them, nothing like the contraptions we have come into these days. His name was Reg I will not use his last name, but I went to school with his daughter Jenny. The only reason he shot 3-d was to practice for hunting. One day I when I was about 16-17, I asked, Reg do you always need to shoot an animal in the heart and lungs to put them down fast? Reg said nahh, you should always study animal anatomy.
There are very large arteries that run through the body, and you have to know where they are.
He said to me, Dylan I once shot a bear in the back legs, when it had it's head in my bait barrel, it was a complete pass through, the bear went about 40 yards, in that 40 yards pretty much blead out completely. During our evolution, and our brains becoming more civilized, we have forgotten that we never always made the cleanest shots, to down an animal, when it ment survival. Now hunting has become a luxury to most. Talking about things becoming to technical, our civilized manor is what brought on technology, it also brought about anti-hunters, and what could be called hunters ethics and always heart and lung shots. I am not a very experienced hunter compared to pretty much everyone on here. I have 7 years under my belt, with lots of miles stalking, deer, elk, rabbit, grouse.
I have one bear to my name, If I tell you where I shot it you will think im nuts, I shot in front of the shoulder and leg, because as I drew the bear was 8 yards away and looked directly at me, I knew where I was shooting, I figured at the angle I would get the front of the lungs, to my suprise the bear was facing me more then I thought and I got all vital organs, would I take the shot again, maybe, maybe not. Understanding, and animals anatomy is one technological benifit we have, with all of the bioligists creating drawings for us to study, I think its the greatest benifit any hunter could have, wether it be gun, bow or what so ever. I hope I have't offended anyone.
Good shooting.
Dylan


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