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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1753783" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>An animal shot through both lungs likely won't stay on its feet more than a few seconds....but they can cover a lot of ground in that time if they want to. A shoulder blade hit will most often destroy the structure of the shoulder enough that the animal cannot physically stay on its feet so it goes straight down. Those last few seconds are spent on that spot.</p><p></p><p>I rarely intentionally take a shoulder shot as they ruin meat and I rarely hunt areas where a short run is a major issue. That said I have done so in situations where it may make a difference. This year I shot a mule deer in MT, it was up, potentially wounded (turns out it was missed) and could quickly get off public land. So I sent a 285gr ELD-M through its shoulders from my 338 Edge and it went 3 feet straight down. Both shoulder blades were in multiple pieces, bullet performed well, and lungs were hit. Fast kill on the spot. I lost some shoulder meat and the front of the backstraps, which was saddening but in that situation necessary.</p><p></p><p>I agree this shot is particularly dangerous on elk. Their anatomy is quite different than a deer. When I was new to elk hunting I arrowed a bull through the shoulder and was shocked that I hit the spine and incapacitated it; I was unaware how low the spine is in relation to the shoulder compared to a deer. I've not experienced, but have seen two others experience, lost elk by shooting them too high in the shoulder with a rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1753783, member: 1656"] An animal shot through both lungs likely won't stay on its feet more than a few seconds....but they can cover a lot of ground in that time if they want to. A shoulder blade hit will most often destroy the structure of the shoulder enough that the animal cannot physically stay on its feet so it goes straight down. Those last few seconds are spent on that spot. I rarely intentionally take a shoulder shot as they ruin meat and I rarely hunt areas where a short run is a major issue. That said I have done so in situations where it may make a difference. This year I shot a mule deer in MT, it was up, potentially wounded (turns out it was missed) and could quickly get off public land. So I sent a 285gr ELD-M through its shoulders from my 338 Edge and it went 3 feet straight down. Both shoulder blades were in multiple pieces, bullet performed well, and lungs were hit. Fast kill on the spot. I lost some shoulder meat and the front of the backstraps, which was saddening but in that situation necessary. I agree this shot is particularly dangerous on elk. Their anatomy is quite different than a deer. When I was new to elk hunting I arrowed a bull through the shoulder and was shocked that I hit the spine and incapacitated it; I was unaware how low the spine is in relation to the shoulder compared to a deer. I've not experienced, but have seen two others experience, lost elk by shooting them too high in the shoulder with a rifle. [/QUOTE]
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