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dan20703 · December 4, 2006, 09:08 PM

Take the scapula shot to drop a deer in its tracks. Large area to hit and a well documented success rate.

http://www.scilowcountry.org/cedar_knoll_deer_study.htm

Study conducted by Charles Ruth of the SCDNR at the Cedar Knoll Hunt club in the SC LoCountry

SHOT PLACMENT
Researchers used the following categories for bullet placement: neck, spine, shoulder, heart, lungs, and abdomen.
The results? Listed in this order is location of shot, number of hits in that area and distance traveled after the shot:
Neck 25-1 yard
Spine 27-1 yard
Shoulder 170-3 yards
Heart 14-39 yards
Lungs 152-50 yards
Abdomen 58-69yards
Ruth recommends shooting a deer in the shoulder (IN the shoulder), this strikes the scapula which damages the brachial plexus which is part of the central nervous system which will render the deer into a coma from which it never awakens.
The shoulder shot also leaves room for error; high shot hits the spine, low shot the heart and a rearward gets the lungs.

December 4, 2006, 09:08 PM	#21
dan20703 Member Join Date: May 20, 2006 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 36	Take the scapula shot to drop a deer in its tracks. Large area to hit and a well documented success rate. http://www.scilowcountry.org/cedar_knoll_deer_study.htm Study conducted by Charles Ruth of the SCDNR at the Cedar Knoll Hunt club in the SC LoCountry SHOT PLACMENT Researchers used the following categories for bullet placement: neck, spine, shoulder, heart, lungs, and abdomen. The results? Listed in this order is location of shot, number of hits in that area and distance traveled after the shot: Neck 25-1 yard Spine 27-1 yard Shoulder 170-3 yards Heart 14-39 yards Lungs 152-50 yards Abdomen 58-69yards Ruth recommends shooting a deer in the shoulder (IN the shoulder), this strikes the scapula which damages the brachial plexus which is part of the central nervous system which will render the deer into a coma from which it never awakens. The shoulder shot also leaves room for error; high shot hits the spine, low shot the heart and a rearward gets the lungs. __________________ "It's all about shot placement" - David (Slayer of Goliath) "The gun is not the answer to all of your personal protection problems, but when you need a gun, you really need a gun."