I've done the same with a shotgun Chuck, and have had good results but it's apples and oranges with archery equipment/guns..... I'm just glad for him it worked out this time....
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I've done the same with a shotgun Chuck, and have had good results but it's apples and oranges with archery equipment/guns..... I'm just glad for him it worked out this time....
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I never have and never will with archery equipment.
That being said I have taken two hogs with hard quartering to me shots. Both pigs were under ten yards on the ground, and I was shooting in the mid seventy pound range. Both times, the pig turned from slightly quartering to hard quartering at the release. One of them I hit in the neck, and exited behind the opposite shoulder. That one went all of twenty yards before piling up in sight. The other one I drilled right between the eyes, and dropped her in her tracks. Neither shot was planned, and I can't imagine trying to plan a frontal shot.
That being said I have taken two hogs with hard quartering to me shots. Both pigs were under ten yards on the ground, and I was shooting in the mid seventy pound range. Both times, the pig turned from slightly quartering to hard quartering at the release. One of them I hit in the neck, and exited behind the opposite shoulder. That one went all of twenty yards before piling up in sight. The other one I drilled right between the eyes, and dropped her in her tracks. Neither shot was planned, and I can't imagine trying to plan a frontal shot.
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Glad it worked out for him but he was very lucky IMO. Congrats to him on a nice buck though! A frontal shot is very risky IMO. Shotgun in my hand, I'd shoot it all day long though.
I've shot a doe one time with a Barnes Expander... 75 yds, from the ground, facing right at me. It hit her like a Mack truck. I'd definitely do it again with a gun. There's just so much more shock trauma that occurs with a gun.
Milo
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MItt and Kasich both take frontals TED!!!:tantrum:rotflmao i kid brother..you gettin out this year?
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Ted, you going too make it down too Strouds too sit around the campfire with us??????
woodyw333
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Im gonna get blasted for this im sure but I have done it and will do it again if the situtation presents itself.. It was on a buck and it was only from 13 yds and I was about 15ft up. All the buck did was rare up on hind legs and flop over to his side thrash around for a minute then died.. Having said that I dont think I would take that shot outside of 25yds and conditions have to be perfect..
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ImpalaSSpeed96
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25 yards is way to far, way to much time for the deer to react. I don't ever want to take the shot. I honestly probably wouldn't. I hadn't even made up my mind I was going to on my deer. I was just mostly trying to get drawn back so I could shoot as soon as he turned.... Luckily I didn't have to make that decision.
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I guess we'll just have too come over and kidnap you too ours!!!!! rotflmao Where's Chucks @?