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The 'High Shoulder' shot of dreams
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1516046" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>After dressing literally hundreds of deer I'd say you're about right on with both your green line and location of the spine and shoulder bones.</p><p></p><p>I think the term "High Shoulder Shot" leads a lot of people to shoot entirely too high as well.</p><p></p><p>Punching a whole through the shoulder blades does little to anchor an animal if you don't also break the humerus and/or sever the spine.</p><p></p><p>You have a lot more margin of error moving a little further back just above he elbow joint. Note, the joint, not the point of the elbow which is actually behind the heart.</p><p></p><p>Anwhere between the elbow and the spine though should put them down and out very quickly.</p><p></p><p>If you're a little too far back and only hit the spine they'll go down like a ton of bricks but it may take a considerable amount of time for them to expire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1516046, member: 30902"] After dressing literally hundreds of deer I'd say you're about right on with both your green line and location of the spine and shoulder bones. I think the term "High Shoulder Shot" leads a lot of people to shoot entirely too high as well. Punching a whole through the shoulder blades does little to anchor an animal if you don't also break the humerus and/or sever the spine. You have a lot more margin of error moving a little further back just above he elbow joint. Note, the joint, not the point of the elbow which is actually behind the heart. Anwhere between the elbow and the spine though should put them down and out very quickly. If you're a little too far back and only hit the spine they'll go down like a ton of bricks but it may take a considerable amount of time for them to expire. [/QUOTE]
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