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Rib picture showing where the bullet entered the cavity after smashing out 2 1/2" of leg bone. Note the long bony structures above the spine- that is the moose's hump. Do not shoot there - he'll usually drop, then get up and run - and not stop. It is not a fatal shot unless there is enough shock to the spinal cord to sever it - that cord is well protected - don't do it. Shoot him in the 'lights'(lungs) to guarantee a kill.



Even though just a calf, he's still a good chunk of meat.

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I did that once, my moosedog was barking at a young Moose bull. I shot it to high, he fell down, the dog jumped up on him. He got up and did run, with the dog on his back. So I couldnīt shoot again. Fortunately when the dog fell off, he followed the Moose and a friend shot the Moose a kilometer away from his stand. I felt rather stupid.....