Would you be proud of this shot?
03-17-2008 | 04:47 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
You said slightly quartering. I didnt know you meant quaterting by like an inch.
03-17-2008 | 04:47 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I apologize for the photo in the back of the truck.
Shot was a 33 yd shot on this buck that was slightly quartering away. Complete pass-thru......40-50 yd recovery.
When assessing the shot....imagine where the front leg would be when the buck was standing. I'll give the results of the autopsy, later.
So.....would you be proud of this shot? Would you consider this "optimal"?YES If not.....what IS "optimal"?
Also.....note that this is the entrance hole.
I apologize for the photo in the back of the truck.
Shot was a 33 yd shot on this buck that was slightly quartering away. Complete pass-thru......40-50 yd recovery.
When assessing the shot....imagine where the front leg would be when the buck was standing. I'll give the results of the autopsy, later.
So.....would you be proud of this shot? Would you consider this "optimal"?YES If not.....what IS "optimal"?
Also.....note that this is the entrance hole.
03-17-2008 | 04:58 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
a little far back
I'll tell you what WAS hit after you answer. What do you WANT to hit?
03-17-2008 | 05:00 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Yes, TeeJay....this is the entrance.
And Greg....your sketch doesn't show the ENTIRE makeup of a deer's shoulder......only the skeletal structure.There's more to the shoulder than that.....and your sketch is misleading to new hunters. There's a lot of cartilage in the plate that surrounds the shoulder socket that can be avoided on an optimal shot. But you know that.
if entrance I say right on the money.
And Greg....your sketch doesn't show the ENTIRE makeup of a deer's shoulder......only the skeletal structure.There's more to the shoulder than that.....and your sketch is misleading to new hunters. There's a lot of cartilage in the plate that surrounds the shoulder socket that can be avoided on an optimal shot. But you know that.
Btw, cartilage don't mean anything to a broadhead when it comes to deer.
03-17-2008 | 05:00 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
It would be interesting to know exactly how much it was 'slightly quartering'....
If it was what I consider slightly quartering towards, it looks like a good shot to me (an inch or so to the right would have been a touch better)... I know it's tempting to try and tuck that arrow right behind the leg for the quick heart shot kill... But I actually prefer shooting for the lungs (bigger target) over the heart...
If it was what I consider slightly quartering towards, it looks like a good shot to me (an inch or so to the right would have been a touch better)... I know it's tempting to try and tuck that arrow right behind the leg for the quick heart shot kill... But I actually prefer shooting for the lungs (bigger target) over the heart...
03-17-2008 | 05:03 PM
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Btw, cartilage don't mean anything to a broadhead when it comes to deer.
....which is exactly what I'd have been doing if I'd placed my arrow where your green dot is.
03-17-2008 | 05:05 PM
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RE: Would you be proud of this shot?
That shot is a solid shot. I would want the arrow placed there if that was the quartering too side. The angle of the deer looks a little deceiving. To drill double lung, I would think that the arrow would need to hit just a tad higer. Depending on the angle of the exit hole, it would be quite possible that the heart got hit. As far as double lung vs heart shot, I prefer the double lung, the larger animals 1,000 lbs and up seem to drop much faster with a lung hit even though both shots spell impending doom!!!