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The 'High Shoulder' shot of dreams
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<blockquote data-quote="MagnumManiac" data-source="post: 1517061" data-attributes="member: 10755"><p>I hate to poo-poo what you're saying, BUT where you have indicated is NOT where a true 'high shoulder' shot is taken.</p><p>The high shoulder is where the shoulder blade/scapula bone is covering both the high lungs AND where the spine drops behind it.</p><p>Where you indicate is essentially the neck, where the spine is higher.</p><p>All of your info is pretty spot on, however, with a slight miss horizontally either left or right, you WILL hit either lungs (left in your diagram) or right into the spine. Both are killing shots.</p><p>The only problem I have encountered trying for a high shoulder shot was on an extremely steep uphill shot. I aimed where I wanted it to go, WRONG! The bullet hit above the shoulder bones/spine and passed clean through not hitting any vitals, BUT it did knock the deer down which gave me a second shot to take and kill the stag.</p><p>I am not proud of this, and it had me second guessing my abilities as a marksman and whether I should be using that shot.</p><p>Lots of deer hunters I know only ever shoot in the neck, this I have witnessed with differing results, some drop like pole-axed, others simply run off after dropping due to CNS shock but not a direct spine hit.</p><p></p><p>As has been stated since the invention of hunting, it's all about shot placement, shot placement and shot placement.</p><p>Even a spear is no good if you hit the animal in the back leg, you may slow it some, but it's still gonna outrun it's persuer.</p><p></p><p>Cheers.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagnumManiac, post: 1517061, member: 10755"] I hate to poo-poo what you’re saying, BUT where you have indicated is NOT where a true ‘high shoulder’ shot is taken. The high shoulder is where the shoulder blade/scapula bone is covering both the high lungs AND where the spine drops behind it. Where you indicate is essentially the neck, where the spine is higher. All of your info is pretty spot on, however, with a slight miss horizontally either left or right, you WILL hit either lungs (left in your diagram) or right into the spine. Both are killing shots. The only problem I have encountered trying for a high shoulder shot was on an extremely steep uphill shot. I aimed where I wanted it to go, WRONG! The bullet hit above the shoulder bones/spine and passed clean through not hitting any vitals, BUT it did knock the deer down which gave me a second shot to take and kill the stag. I am not proud of this, and it had me second guessing my abilities as a marksman and whether I should be using that shot. Lots of deer hunters I know only ever shoot in the neck, this I have witnessed with differing results, some drop like pole-axed, others simply run off after dropping due to CNS shock but not a direct spine hit. As has been stated since the invention of hunting, it’s all about shot placement, shot placement and shot placement. Even a spear is no good if you hit the animal in the back leg, you may slow it some, but it’s still gonna outrun it’s persuer. Cheers. :confused: [/QUOTE]
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