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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 1511591" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>Some of you may remember the thread about spine shots and how to recognize them. Unfortunately that one went sideways and got closed. I had an experience over the weekend that would have went quite well as a follow up. Anyhow, the shot was a whitetail at 752 yards with my 280ai. The deer was broadside facing to my right. No wind at the shooting position, left to right mirage running at the target. I gave 1.5 moa of wind and that was not quite enough. I ended up making the typical high shoulder shot. Another minute of wind would have been perfect but I made a bad call. The deer hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. I saw the shot through my scope and thought it was a spine shot by the deer's reaction. I could not see the animal due to tall grass, so I grabbed my rifle and ran to the deer to finish him if it was needed. Well, I got there pretty fast and did put one in the brain. The high shoulder shot planted him on the spot, and he would have died eventually from the small amount of lung damage. But the high shoulder is there with the spine for me, its an anchoring shot, not necessarily a fast killing shot. I make this post not to stir the pot, but so often all thats posted is a picture of the game, no talk of the shot placement and how things played out. This animal was anchored, DRT, not dead. Would have made great TV though. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]110861[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 1511591, member: 101859"] Some of you may remember the thread about spine shots and how to recognize them. Unfortunately that one went sideways and got closed. I had an experience over the weekend that would have went quite well as a follow up. Anyhow, the shot was a whitetail at 752 yards with my 280ai. The deer was broadside facing to my right. No wind at the shooting position, left to right mirage running at the target. I gave 1.5 moa of wind and that was not quite enough. I ended up making the typical high shoulder shot. Another minute of wind would have been perfect but I made a bad call. The deer hit the ground like a sack of potatoes. I saw the shot through my scope and thought it was a spine shot by the deer's reaction. I could not see the animal due to tall grass, so I grabbed my rifle and ran to the deer to finish him if it was needed. Well, I got there pretty fast and did put one in the brain. The high shoulder shot planted him on the spot, and he would have died eventually from the small amount of lung damage. But the high shoulder is there with the spine for me, its an anchoring shot, not necessarily a fast killing shot. I make this post not to stir the pot, but so often all thats posted is a picture of the game, no talk of the shot placement and how things played out. This animal was anchored, DRT, not dead. Would have made great TV though. [ATTACH]110861[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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