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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2858772" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>It was the statement that the lighter bullets exploded when hitting the shoulder bone that got me thinking. (Yes I know all of you can smell the wood burning <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) If your shot hits the shoulder bone, then you have essentially not hit in the kill zone. The shot is supposed to hit right behind the shoulder. The only bone it might hit if shot behind the shoulder would be a rib bone what will not stop the bullet's travel like a shoulder hit will. I doubt that many, if any of you are familiar with the book, <em>"TOUCHING THE WILD," by: Joe Hutto. It is a chronological history of his living among a Mule Deer herd in Wyoming. </em></p><p><em>On page 152 there is a picture of a deer he has named Casper that has suffered a gun shot wound. The picture shows a crater over the shoulder bone where a bullet hit, then from the looks of it exploded on the shoulder bond and blew back without any penetration beyond the bone. It was like the bullet hit a steel plate, disintegrated and bounced back taking additional flesh with it. To me this looks like the shot mentioned above where the little .243 hit the shoulder bone instead of behind the shoulder where it would have passed into the heart lung area. The issue was not the fact that it was a .243, but the shooter did not place the bullet well, which resulted in their not getting the deer but only wounding it and allowing the wound to fester. Eventually the bullet was ejected and the wound allowed itself to then close up and heal. The deer lived on for another season or more. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The book, "Touching the Wild," </em>by Joe Hutto is a very interesting journey into a human interacting with a deer herd, accepted as one of them. There are many insights into how the deer think and react to his presence. It is available on Amazon.com. It is well worth the money as it gives you an insight into a deer's psyche.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2858772, member: 118816"] It was the statement that the lighter bullets exploded when hitting the shoulder bone that got me thinking. (Yes I know all of you can smell the wood burning ;) ) If your shot hits the shoulder bone, then you have essentially not hit in the kill zone. The shot is supposed to hit right behind the shoulder. The only bone it might hit if shot behind the shoulder would be a rib bone what will not stop the bullet's travel like a shoulder hit will. I doubt that many, if any of you are familiar with the book, [I]"TOUCHING THE WILD," by: Joe Hutto. It is a chronological history of his living among a Mule Deer herd in Wyoming. On page 152 there is a picture of a deer he has named Casper that has suffered a gun shot wound. The picture shows a crater over the shoulder bone where a bullet hit, then from the looks of it exploded on the shoulder bond and blew back without any penetration beyond the bone. It was like the bullet hit a steel plate, disintegrated and bounced back taking additional flesh with it. To me this looks like the shot mentioned above where the little .243 hit the shoulder bone instead of behind the shoulder where it would have passed into the heart lung area. The issue was not the fact that it was a .243, but the shooter did not place the bullet well, which resulted in their not getting the deer but only wounding it and allowing the wound to fester. Eventually the bullet was ejected and the wound allowed itself to then close up and heal. The deer lived on for another season or more. The book, "Touching the Wild," [/I]by Joe Hutto is a very interesting journey into a human interacting with a deer herd, accepted as one of them. There are many insights into how the deer think and react to his presence. It is available on Amazon.com. It is well worth the money as it gives you an insight into a deer's psyche. [/QUOTE]
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