VLD Pilot
Well-Known Member
In reality, not much meat is wasted if it's weighed. Mostly ugly. Most don't shoot for the shoulder directly but it happens. Meat loss is the greatest in the shoulder or and frontal area. Rib cage shots (which are my most common shot) do not waste meat unless rib meat is big on anyone's recipe list. I've crowded the shoulder from shot placement being a bit off but my biggest concern is that the animal goes down fast. 2-3 lbs of meat loss is minor and that's really all we're talking about.