Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Barrel twist and length?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jungleexplorer" data-source="post: 1016085" data-attributes="member: 56322"><p>I never considered the "ethical" point of view before. I guess if that is what people are taught, it make sense. I will not argue about what is or is not ethical, because there is more opinion and emotion involved in that then raw fact and it can be a very sensitive area for some people. But I have to respectfully disagree with the assumption that a head shot presents a greater risk of wounding an animal then a body shot. The wound area on the head is extremely small, where as the wound area on a body shot is massive. On a body shot, you can miss horribly and still severely wound the animal. In my 35 years of hunting, I have tracked many deer that have been shoulder shot (by other hunters), some of them for miles. Some I never found. On a head shot, if your aim is off, you are way more likely to completely miss the animal rather then wound it. I am not saying that a wound potential does not exist on a head shot. I am just saying that the wound potential on a head shot is only a fraction of the wound potential on shoulder shot.</p><p></p><p>You are right about the drop jaw part though. I have (one time) seen a person (who was a shoulder shooter), that did not know how to head shoot, drop jaw a deer and that is truly a sad sight. I respectfully disagree that the chest area is a more sure kill area though. With the exception of that one drop jawed deer, of the many wounded deer that I have tracked, they all have been shoulder shot deer.</p><p></p><p>I personally have never failed to not dropped a deer in it's tracks with a head shot, and never have I ever drop jawed a deer. But of course, I never shoot unless I am sure of my shot. Last year I let a massive old buck walk away because I was not sure of the shot. I had been hunting him all year and it was the last day of deer season. I knew, because he was old, he would die before the next season came around (of starvation. It's natures way.), but I let him go because I was not sure of the shot. But this comes down to training and self control, which seems to be in short supply these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jungleexplorer, post: 1016085, member: 56322"] I never considered the "ethical" point of view before. I guess if that is what people are taught, it make sense. I will not argue about what is or is not ethical, because there is more opinion and emotion involved in that then raw fact and it can be a very sensitive area for some people. But I have to respectfully disagree with the assumption that a head shot presents a greater risk of wounding an animal then a body shot. The wound area on the head is extremely small, where as the wound area on a body shot is massive. On a body shot, you can miss horribly and still severely wound the animal. In my 35 years of hunting, I have tracked many deer that have been shoulder shot (by other hunters), some of them for miles. Some I never found. On a head shot, if your aim is off, you are way more likely to completely miss the animal rather then wound it. I am not saying that a wound potential does not exist on a head shot. I am just saying that the wound potential on a head shot is only a fraction of the wound potential on shoulder shot. You are right about the drop jaw part though. I have (one time) seen a person (who was a shoulder shooter), that did not know how to head shoot, drop jaw a deer and that is truly a sad sight. I respectfully disagree that the chest area is a more sure kill area though. With the exception of that one drop jawed deer, of the many wounded deer that I have tracked, they all have been shoulder shot deer. I personally have never failed to not dropped a deer in it's tracks with a head shot, and never have I ever drop jawed a deer. But of course, I never shoot unless I am sure of my shot. Last year I let a massive old buck walk away because I was not sure of the shot. I had been hunting him all year and it was the last day of deer season. I knew, because he was old, he would die before the next season came around (of starvation. It's natures way.), but I let him go because I was not sure of the shot. But this comes down to training and self control, which seems to be in short supply these days. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Barrel twist and length?
Top