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High Shoulder Hits, be ready to finish the job....
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 335869" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I had almost that exact setup last year with the opposite result. Made the exact shot you describe but with a muzzleloader from 90 yards, but the doe dropped dead as a doornail with only two modest holes through the lungs (don't use bonded Shockwaves on deer, I learned, they don't open) and didn't touch the spine. Yet apparently close enough to the CNS to permanently short-circuit her.</p><p></p><p>Like you I aim for the center to give me the most room for error but occasionally hit high. All I can think is that a high lung hit is less likely to fully deflate the lungs (I've had worse luck with them), and obviously with the holes at the very top the blood is going to stay inside and not bleed externally as well. Glad you were able/dedicated enough to get him and not let the 'yotes get him.</p><p></p><p>It is unfortunate to hear about the poachers/trespassers this year. I hunted MT this year and it just wasn't that hard to get a public land/BLM map and do it the right way. In fact when a local landowner pulled up (probably saw our out-of-state plates) and saw us pouring over our maps trying to find any more legal land that might hold an antelope herd (they were all on private eating the winter wheat), his suspicion turned to assistance and he gave us permission on 2000+ acres and we both tagged out within hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 335869, member: 1656"] I had almost that exact setup last year with the opposite result. Made the exact shot you describe but with a muzzleloader from 90 yards, but the doe dropped dead as a doornail with only two modest holes through the lungs (don't use bonded Shockwaves on deer, I learned, they don't open) and didn't touch the spine. Yet apparently close enough to the CNS to permanently short-circuit her. Like you I aim for the center to give me the most room for error but occasionally hit high. All I can think is that a high lung hit is less likely to fully deflate the lungs (I've had worse luck with them), and obviously with the holes at the very top the blood is going to stay inside and not bleed externally as well. Glad you were able/dedicated enough to get him and not let the 'yotes get him. It is unfortunate to hear about the poachers/trespassers this year. I hunted MT this year and it just wasn't that hard to get a public land/BLM map and do it the right way. In fact when a local landowner pulled up (probably saw our out-of-state plates) and saw us pouring over our maps trying to find any more legal land that might hold an antelope herd (they were all on private eating the winter wheat), his suspicion turned to assistance and he gave us permission on 2000+ acres and we both tagged out within hours. [/QUOTE]
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