Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: Fallow Shot Placement

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Hunting >> Hunting in Australia, NZ & the South Pacific

NitroX
.700 member

Reged: 25/12/02
Posts: 39885
Loc: Barossa Valley, South Australi...

Re: Fallow Shot Placement
19/01/12 10:56 PM

Quote:

Brain shot way too high with that green dot.

Just behind the eye if broadside, a light bit higher. In that photo I would put the bullet right in the eye. Or considering it appears to be slightly below the photographer, at the top of the eye lid, front half of the eye seeing the angle.

In this photo:

I would put the bullet slightly higher to destroy the arteries at the top of the heart, or the top of the heart itself. Those line of dots on the skin are very useful in determining the point of aim. Draw a line up from the back of the leg to the row of dots, and bang.

A 7mm round there of softer construction will do fine.

A hard bullet may zip straight through the lungs and not do enough damage.

An H-Mantle has a soft front half and a solid rear. I haven't used them.

If shooting a trophy where meat loss is not as needed, I might shoot a few inches forward to hit bone, especially on the opposite side.

The location of bone on the skeleton picture looks too far forward to me for the shoulder bones.

***

As for AfricaHunting.com, well they have lots of photos sourced from NE's with their brand logo plastered all over the photos. Wouldn't worry about infringing their copyright at all.

***

JM,

If you asked me three weeks ago I could have shown five decapitated fallow buck heads for bullet placement.

Good luck. Hope it works out. Should be in prime condition right now, but still growing in velvet. Still a two or three weeks till they rub, at least here. Maybe different in your area. One of mine may start sooner than that.

Had some 'fun' and practice chopping up my bucks after Christmas, two one day and three the next night. Got quite quick at it. Still need to improve the cuts though. I am going to look for a butchers diagram on where the best cuts should be made. If anyone has one or a link, please post. I just go by instinct and what looks and feels right. Looked at a video. Need more practice I think.

--------------------
John aka NitroX

...
Govt get out of our lives NOW!
"I love the smell of cordite in the morning."
"A Sharp spear needs no polish"

Edited by NitroX (19/01/12 11:31 PM)

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Fallow Shot Placement	tophet1	19/01/12 08:19 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	NitroX	04/04/16 01:14 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Ash	19/01/12 09:00 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	NitroX	19/01/12 10:56 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Hunter_338	19/01/12 11:19 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Sville	20/01/12 01:01 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	gryphon	20/01/12 04:09 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	20/01/12 05:42 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	DarylS	22/01/12 04:49 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	93mouse	22/01/12 05:29 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	simonsaorsa	22/01/12 06:08 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	22/01/12 07:34 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	simonsaorsa	23/01/12 08:50 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	23/01/12 11:15 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	gryphon	22/01/12 10:32 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	DarylS	20/01/12 05:57 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	gryphon	20/01/12 07:28 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	20/01/12 08:11 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	blacks	20/01/12 09:41 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	NitroX	20/01/12 02:43 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	blacks	21/01/12 10:27 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	tophet1	20/01/12 10:03 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	20/01/12 11:31 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	DarylS	20/01/12 12:54 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Matt_Graham	20/01/12 01:09 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	gryphon	20/01/12 01:28 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	blacks	21/01/12 10:26 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	kamilaroi	20/01/12 02:16 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	500Nitro	20/01/12 02:21 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	NitroX	20/01/12 02:39 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	mikeh416Rigby	23/01/12 04:57 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	tophet1	20/01/12 02:51 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	blacks	20/01/12 11:00 AM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	FATBOY404	19/01/12 08:50 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	kamilaroi	19/01/12 09:08 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	Mike_Bailey	19/01/12 10:07 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	CHAPUISARMES	19/01/12 09:01 PM
Re: Fallow Shot Placement	FATBOY404	19/01/12 10:25 PM

Extra information

0 registered and 31 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 18710

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved