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Why a high shoulder shot?
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<blockquote data-quote="WSmitty01" data-source="post: 197175" data-attributes="member: 3618"><p>I have killed two elk. the first was with a .53 patched round ball from about 75 yards with a high shoulder shot, the elk went down like he was poll axed,,,1 step and folded. The second was from an 8mm rem mag at about 500 yards quartering away down hill. Took the same high shot with the same results. The front legs on both the animals just buckled and they couldn't get back up. This was in the mountains in Northern New Mexico. My guide and close friend, who has propably killed more elk in his 60 years told me if I didn't want to chase that bull all over the Rockies, was to go for the shoulders not any of the traditional low behind the shoulders. I never doubted the advice, since the dozens of huge elk racks on his shed, proved to me that he certainly knew what he was talking about. And by the way the only gun he ever hunted with (bear, cougar, elk and mulie) was an old Model 94 open sighted Winchester! He was amazing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WSmitty01, post: 197175, member: 3618"] I have killed two elk. the first was with a .53 patched round ball from about 75 yards with a high shoulder shot, the elk went down like he was poll axed,,,1 step and folded. The second was from an 8mm rem mag at about 500 yards quartering away down hill. Took the same high shot with the same results. The front legs on both the animals just buckled and they couldn't get back up. This was in the mountains in Northern New Mexico. My guide and close friend, who has propably killed more elk in his 60 years told me if I didn't want to chase that bull all over the Rockies, was to go for the shoulders not any of the traditional low behind the shoulders. I never doubted the advice, since the dozens of huge elk racks on his shed, proved to me that he certainly knew what he was talking about. And by the way the only gun he ever hunted with (bear, cougar, elk and mulie) was an old Model 94 open sighted Winchester! He was amazing! [/QUOTE]
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