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<blockquote data-quote="Bbear" data-source="post: 1306292" data-attributes="member: 7898"><p>My first two elk were taken at the mighty long range of 42 and 50 paces. Both were DRT with a 25-06 shooting 120 partitions. Both were shot in the neck. </p><p>First archery elk was shot about mid-way up the body line just behind the shoulder. The elk twitched and jumped forward about 3 feet and looked around. All the while blood poured out until she dropped. </p><p>I've taken a few elk with one-shot kills. More with two shots using everything from a 300 mag of some flavor down to the aforementioned 25-06.</p><p>The only shots I've taken that caused an animal to do anything but run/walk off or drop right there were the one's shot in the neck while facing me. Two that come to mind were shot in the throat patch. In both cases the deer flipped backwards and landed on their bellies. </p><p>I don't attribute that to kp, rather the hit to the CNS causing a reaction of the muscles. </p><p>I've seen deer hit with 12 gauge slugs stagger side-ways from the hit (shoulder) as well as being hit by a slug from a muzzle loader do the same. In those instances I would attribute the reaction to the impact on large bones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bbear, post: 1306292, member: 7898"] My first two elk were taken at the mighty long range of 42 and 50 paces. Both were DRT with a 25-06 shooting 120 partitions. Both were shot in the neck. First archery elk was shot about mid-way up the body line just behind the shoulder. The elk twitched and jumped forward about 3 feet and looked around. All the while blood poured out until she dropped. I've taken a few elk with one-shot kills. More with two shots using everything from a 300 mag of some flavor down to the aforementioned 25-06. The only shots I've taken that caused an animal to do anything but run/walk off or drop right there were the one's shot in the neck while facing me. Two that come to mind were shot in the throat patch. In both cases the deer flipped backwards and landed on their bellies. I don't attribute that to kp, rather the hit to the CNS causing a reaction of the muscles. I've seen deer hit with 12 gauge slugs stagger side-ways from the hit (shoulder) as well as being hit by a slug from a muzzle loader do the same. In those instances I would attribute the reaction to the impact on large bones. [/QUOTE]
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