Hunting shows bullet placement for DRT

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On a bunch of Hunting shows on TV, they have dramatic shots where the animal drops in it's tracks. Are they spine shooting them?
 
Just shoot 'em high on the shoulder. This probably takes out the spine as well as increasing the shock of the bullet strike but tends to ruin lots and lots of good edible meat.
 
>On a bunch of Hunting shows
>on TV, they have dramatic
>shots where the animal drops
>in it's tracks. Are
>they spine shooting them?


The vast majority of deer and antelope I or my wife have shot with a rifle through the boiler room have gone pretty much 1 direction, straight down. I lean towards very fast calibers though and IMO, its the shockwave that does it.

Heres a video I've posted many times since 2000 of my wife, then 8 months pregnant shooting a wy pronghorn with her .243, bullet hit perfectly right behind the front shoulder through the vitals. Tipped it right over in its tracks. This is the norm (in my experience) for rifle hits with fast expanding bullets.

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http://www.huntingnut.com/movies/wyprong.mpg


-DallanC
 
Nice vid.
Great to have it on film.

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"
 
Ive shot about 12 antelope in my day and last years is the first to go straight down. I hit him a little high and it hit his spine. I think right behind the shoulder is always the best bet though. Youve got a much more forgiving target if your a little low or high. I dont think anyone would ever advise to aim for the spine. Too easy to shoot over your target.
 
My '04 and '05 whiteys both fell on the spot with a high shoulder shot. My '04 buck literally dropped right in his tracks. The '05 buck did a sort of back flip before dying.
 
ShagNasty,

That is an awesome kill sequence. Thanks for sharing. Something about seeing the big ones going down in their tracks that I love. Great Job. I vote for high shoulder.

CS
 
To answer your question. Yes, it's "usually" a shot that damages the spine that causes them to go down right away.
 
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I am not sure what is meant by "high shoulder". I assume that you don't truly shoot for the spine, but above the shoulder joint as illustrated.

Anyone clarify?
 
I think Lone Hunter has it right but I can not speak from experience. I am considering aiming there depending on the time of day (getting dark) and terrain (canyons). I guess it depends on if one feels like tracking and on the other hand some meat loss with the shoulder shot.
 
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>I am not sure what is
>meant by "high shoulder".
>I assume that you don't
>truly shoot for the spine,
>but above the shoulder joint
>as illustrated.
>
>Anyone clarify?

Yep, that shot will drop them in their tracks every time.
 
Why wouldn't you make a clean kill shot through the vitals? Just because it wont drop them? I don't have experience shooting high in the shoulder so I am not trying to say its bad, but does it usually kill the animal. Or do you have to shoot it a second time after its down? It seems to me that if you have to shoot a second time just to kill it, why wouldnt you shoot for the vitals first? Just wondering.
 
IMHO,
I shoot a win mdl 70 in 300win mag, with hand load 180grn noslers. Most all game I harvest, is one shot in the bread basket, they either drop, straight down in their tracks or flip over backwards, stone dead... When I was younger, a hunter I greatly respected always touted the "neck" shot. Always seemed a little to iffy for me...

Stop Global Whining
 
I've taken way more heart shots than high shoulder shots, some drop, some don't I've also taken the top of the heart right off and had the animal run 100+ yards (right to the bottom of the canyon...) I've never seen an animal run with the high shoulder shot I'm not saying its for everone, but it's my shot of choice. That Elk on the video I posted had an inch size hole all the way through it, with very little meat loss. If you get the chance, watch the best of the west long range hunting video, it has lots of high shoulder shots.
 

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