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<blockquote data-quote="Akbushape" data-source="post: 265749" data-attributes="member: 14672"><p>Cowboy, you're right, we are talking the same area. On an animal I think in </p><p>terms of five sections, Head, neck, shoulder, rib section, and hind quarters.</p><p>Shooting a moose , caribou or deer it's best to shoot just behind the shoulder if you want to avoid destroying a lot of meat and still get the boiler room (heart/lung cavity) On bear you do not want to shoot behind the shoulder. If</p><p>you can time your shot for a quartering angle and break down a shoulder as</p><p>well as hit the heart lung area that is your best shot placement, but one does not always have the option to pick and choose a lot. Available time, range,</p><p>terrain, position of the animal and whether the animal is still or moving all play</p><p>into the equation of shot placement. If a bear is coming directly at you at close range obviously a shoulder shot is out of the question. So one cannot say I always do a shoulder shot, or I will do only neck shots etc. You have to do the best shot that fate hands you, and sometimes you don't have a lot of time to ponder the situation. Having said that, in many situations you do have</p><p>time to wait for the optimum shot. When given this chance a shot centered in</p><p>the shoulder section gives one the largest target that has the potential to do the most damage.</p><p> </p><p>rtv900, at very short range a head shot is a doable thing and like you say it</p><p>puts them down immediately. They drop like they were pole-axed. You don't</p><p>want to do a head shot however if you want to salvage the skull or if it is a</p><p>really big bear that has potential of scoring in the record book. Any bullet hole</p><p>in a bear skull disqualifies that trophy from entry. It's an individual choice.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, all my hunting has been in Alaska. I guided professionally for 27 years</p><p>and have hunted for about 50 years. I have had some interesting times</p><p>especially with brown bear, but I'm a pretty poor writer and a worse typer.</p><p>And even worse speller. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Akbushape, post: 265749, member: 14672"] Cowboy, you're right, we are talking the same area. On an animal I think in terms of five sections, Head, neck, shoulder, rib section, and hind quarters. Shooting a moose , caribou or deer it's best to shoot just behind the shoulder if you want to avoid destroying a lot of meat and still get the boiler room (heart/lung cavity) On bear you do not want to shoot behind the shoulder. If you can time your shot for a quartering angle and break down a shoulder as well as hit the heart lung area that is your best shot placement, but one does not always have the option to pick and choose a lot. Available time, range, terrain, position of the animal and whether the animal is still or moving all play into the equation of shot placement. If a bear is coming directly at you at close range obviously a shoulder shot is out of the question. So one cannot say I always do a shoulder shot, or I will do only neck shots etc. You have to do the best shot that fate hands you, and sometimes you don't have a lot of time to ponder the situation. Having said that, in many situations you do have time to wait for the optimum shot. When given this chance a shot centered in the shoulder section gives one the largest target that has the potential to do the most damage. rtv900, at very short range a head shot is a doable thing and like you say it puts them down immediately. They drop like they were pole-axed. You don't want to do a head shot however if you want to salvage the skull or if it is a really big bear that has potential of scoring in the record book. Any bullet hole in a bear skull disqualifies that trophy from entry. It's an individual choice. Yes, all my hunting has been in Alaska. I guided professionally for 27 years and have hunted for about 50 years. I have had some interesting times especially with brown bear, but I'm a pretty poor writer and a worse typer. And even worse speller. :) [/QUOTE]
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