angles

[G-Man]

just a reminder know your angles your better off thinking if where you want arrow or bullet for that matter to exit !

[moog5050]

I don't like a or b at all for bow.  A worked well with a 3030 last year though.

[Robhuntandfish]

I took a D shot with bow a couple years ago on a 7 pt and it didn't go 30 yards.  But yeah that shoulder worries me on AB for bow so I stay away from that.   

[philoshop]

Don't aim at "the deer". Aim at the vital organs within the deer. Know exactly where they are. If you have to shoot through a bunch of bone and muscle to hit that organ, pass on the shot, especially with a bow. It's not rocket science.

[TACC]

Good diagrams

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[Elmo]

3 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

I took a D shot with bow a couple years ago on a 7 pt and it didn't go 30 yards.  But yeah that shoulder worries me on AB for bow so I stay away from that.   

Would D make a mess of the inside?  How was the processing afterwards?

[philoshop]

I've been doing a series of interviews with a high school friend about hunting. He has a number of P&Y club bucks on his wall. I hope that one day he will allow me to tell his whole story. But here's a part that he's allowed out:

Number one: You have to be hunting where there are big deer and know how they move. Not everywhere in NYS has big deer. That's scouting. And it doesn't mean hangin' cameras in trees a month before the season. It means boots on the ground in December and January and then backtracking to where they were in the fall.

Number two: You have to be ready and able to kill the animal when the time arrives. This gets to the OP. Getting a shot or just sticking an arrow into the animal doesn't count. It's a blood sport. Win or starve. Or buy a burger at the restaurant or grocery store on the way home.

[Robhuntandfish]

16 minutes ago, Elmo said:

Would D make a mess of the inside?  How was the processing afterwards?

Didn't have any issues.  It did catch the top of the stomach but the deer was dead in 10 seconds and gutted in 15 minutes .   

[philoshop]

22 minutes ago, Elmo said:

Would D make a mess of the inside?  How was the processing afterwards?

A "d -type" hit can be unpleasant. Hose out the carcass and wipe dry with paper towels. Process as usual. I'm assuming the hit went to the mark, of course.

[dbHunterNY]

On 8/8/2018 at 5:37 PM, Elmo said:

Would D make a mess of the inside?  How was the processing afterwards?

i try not to get too deep back. everytime i've still gotten a little on the rib cage. lot of meat there still.  anything that stomach contents touches is no good, even if still edible. i don't care if you hose the cavity out really good. it's acidic and gets into the meat. it's a decision you have to make as you might not get a better opportunity.  usually you just have a little slice in the stomach and if you're careful you can reach in, free it, and roll it out without pushing on the it bad enough to get the contents all over inside and on the back straps and tenderloin.

[dbHunterNY]

not just angles but what's the deer going to do at the shot? how's it acting now? they can drop a lot faster quartering too than away if you do chose to try and slip it in inside the shoulder and leg bone toward the base of the neck. plus distance. 30 yards can be worse than 15 with having the deer drop.

Edited August 10, 2018 by dbHunterNY

[turkeyfeathers]

Speaking of angles.  Grandpappy used to say “ if you can’t touch the back , bang the heck out of the sides “ 

[BowmanMike]

On 8/10/2018 at 4:18 PM, dbHunterNY said:

not just angles but what's the deer going to do at the shot? how's it acting now? they can drop a lot faster quartering too than away if you do chose to try and slip it in inside the shoulder and leg bone toward the base of the neck. plus distance. 30 yards can be worse than 15 with having the deer drop.

Someone posted a great anatomy clip here last year. That hole between the shoulder and leg bone quartering towards is smaller than the deers heart. That is a tough choice in my opinion and i would pass on that.

[dbHunterNY]

45 minutes ago, BowmanMike said:

Someone posted a great anatomy clip here last year. That hole between the shoulder and leg bone quartering towards is smaller than the deers heart. That is a tough choice in my opinion and i would pass on that.

i shoot a Rage mechanical cut is bigger and i'm not shooting an arrow with a ton of KE. so i pass that type of shot too.