Would you take the shot?

[Founder]

It's opening morning in the high country of Wyoming. You've found a buck while scouting that was just a bit bigger than this one. BUT, as you're making you're way around a hillside you look to the ridge and this buck is standing there at 60 yards. You've got only 15 seconds to decide, draw and launch.
Can you do it? Would you do it? Is he big enough? Is the shot too far? Is the angle bad?
Whatcha' gonna' do?

 

[Lancetkenyon]

Nope. Poor angle. Plus, 60 yards makes it fairly challenging.
Rifle.....probably BOOM.

 

[Lhedrick1]

Rifle no doubt. Stick and string no way. Odds of wounding are far greater than odds of a clean kill.

 

[3TOE]

Rifle no doubt. Stick and string no way. Odds of wounding are far greater than odds of a clean kill.

Not to mention the buck had already busted you. No shot at all with a bow.
A rifle is game over.

 

[ThunderImpulse4]

Negative, poor angle and sky lined. wouldn't take a shot rifle or bow. hunting safety 101 know what is behind your target.

 

[3TOE]

Very good point on the skyline & knowing what’s behind your target. ??

 

[Stonefly]

As said, no skyline shots for me, and 45 yds is about my max anymore. But sure would be fun to see

 

[BOHNTR]

Not at all.

 

[huntingisfun]

Definitely big enough for me to shoot, but with the angle and distance, I would have to pass, hoping that I get another chance at him with a better setup.

 

[downhill]

Big enough but bad angle for that distance so I’d have to hope for another chance at him. So pass.

 

[Katoom]

Recipe for disaster - arrow in the neck, face, leg, or even hindquarter or guts depending on only a tiny shift in position. single lung even with a good hit, poor blood trail probably, and no pass through - and through the guts if it did.

 

[desperatehills]

No. I am good with that shot at 20 yards but not 60.

 

[Hawkeye]

Poor shot angle. Work for a better shot.

 

[Butts]

No bueno, not work the risk of a poor frontal/ quartering to shot..

 

[Muleman1]

Nah I’d hate to wound any animal and shootin at that angle is to risky

 

[HorseCreek]

At that range I’m more than comfortable...but he’s on alert and the grass makes it 100% no to me. If he had no idea I was there and the grass wasn’t there it’d be a tough one to pass. That’s a lethal angle still but only with perfect conditions.

 

[Zeke]

Not even on the last day at the last hour.
Way too many things are just wrong here. IMHO

Zeke

 

[Joe2Kool]

Not even on the last day at the last hour.
Way too many things are just wrong here. IMHO

Zeke

Yep. Rifle, bow, ML. All the same result. No shot.

 

[Gator]

Same deal no shot

 

[hs156]

No shot!

 

[excaliber]

That's a horrible situation. You're busted and the front on angle at 60 yards is not good. Pass on that shot.

 

[elkfromabove]

Sure, I'd take the shot! Just like the Founder did! WITH A CAMERA!!!!
(That's gotta be one of the worst bowshot opportunities I've seen for all of the reasons mentioned,)

 

[OwnMoreBone]

No, not knowing what is over that hill behind him...

 

[Jenks]

Maybe with a rangefinder that compensates the angle..and if the buck is not too alarmed,that’s a deadly shot

 

[BUGLEnmIN]

Easy money! All day !

 

[JPickett]

killed a buck with almost that identical shot a few years ago. i don't know about the comments of "odds of wounding" hit that buck any where in the chest and hes going down. id say odds of a clean miss are much higher then a wounding shot. each there own, i shoot my bow a lot and elk hunt solo so the majority of my bulls die to a head on shot. i think its funny how much the internet thinks thats a bad angle

 

[ortegageno]

15 seconds to decide? I would already be gutting him by then. LOL

 

[74Superlead]

It's opening morning in the high country of Wyoming. You've found a buck while scouting that was just a bit bigger than this one. BUT, as you're making you're way around a hillside you look to the ridge and this buck is standing there at 60 yards. You've got only 15 seconds to decide, draw and launch.
Can you do it? Would you do it? Is he big enough? Is the shot too far? Is the angle bad?
Whatcha' gonna' do?

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Had a shot like this at 56 yds. Dropped the deer in its tracks. Would NEVER attempt that shot again.

 

[hogmover123]

depend on how confident you are in yourself and equipment.Look at it this way if you can thread it between the shoulders its a dead deer.I have taken many animals on a frontal.If you don't shoot you will never kill.

 

[Travis907]

No shot, terrible angle and sky lined! Definitely a recipe for wounding a quality deer not to mention the safety aspect along with you are already busted. Wait for a better shot!