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oneeyeross · April 3, 2005, 07:50 PM

For me, lung shot, through and through. With a pneumothorax, that animal just ain't going to go very far at all.

I've never had an animal run more than 30 yards. They just can't.

Now, that means if it's not a broadside shot, you still aim as if you want to take out both lungs. Figure the angle and make it so. From the rear, you will get the liver or spleen, depending on which side you're on. Either way, you get them to bleed out faster.

Hitting the shoulder, to me, ruins meat. If I'm ruining meat as a habit, (in my opinion) I shouldn't be hunting.

April 3, 2005, 07:50 PM	#20
oneeyeross Member Join Date: March 19, 2005 Location: Wet Washington Posts: 88	Lungs, through and through. For me, lung shot, through and through. With a pneumothorax, that animal just ain't going to go very far at all. I've never had an animal run more than 30 yards. They just can't. Now, that means if it's not a broadside shot, you still aim as if you want to take out both lungs. Figure the angle and make it so. From the rear, you will get the liver or spleen, depending on which side you're on. Either way, you get them to bleed out faster. Hitting the shoulder, to me, ruins meat. If I'm ruining meat as a habit, (in my opinion) I shouldn't be hunting.