| Matt_Graham |
| (Sponsor) |
| 20/01/12 11:31 AM |
Re: Fallow Shot Placement
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Quote:No - broadside midline is primarily for double-lung shot - most deer carry them quite a way back as well as high, as seen in the diagram above. This is the common, learned shot taken by North American hunters with the idea of reducing meat damage. Double-lung shot will kill most deer equally as fast as a heart shot, or close to it. They run out of puff very quickly.
It's good to see everyone contributing.
I must admit it is a bit of a surprise to me that most would shoot basically in the midline of the body. They must have a large or high positioned heart ?
Head shots are definantly out. The idea of my .223R or TYB's .243W and a neck shot hold merit, but I had my 7x57 built for deer and medium game, so I will use that.
I do know the owner has to glass the deer from on top of a hill so it isn't a small enclosure set up.
Doesnt matter about the enclosure size - it is all fun!!
N.B. to out of state/country members. Game Ranch hunting, or any kind of paid, fenced hunting (or 'hunting' as some will say) is against the law in NSW. The infringement comes when money changes hands before or after the shot. Just to clarify.... 'free' animals are a different story!!