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The front shoulder shot
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12/02/14 12:46 PM
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Mfloski
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Ok, what's everyone's opinion on the low front shoulder shot? Here is what I know: 1. with the right gun/bullet combination, it drops em in their tracks. 2. it pretty well destroys the front shoulders (aka very little salvageable meat left on the bone).
Thoughts?
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 12:49 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Too much damage on the meat...prefer one just behind front shoulder...heart shot.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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12/02/14 01:09 PM
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Western
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Too much damage on the meat...prefer one just behind front shoulder...heart shot. X's 2
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 01:13 PM
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erniejs
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Stick it on the top-front of the shoulder, you lose a little meat but don't lose the deer. No wheels equals no run !!!
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 01:15 PM
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dee
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Shoulder shots have their place.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Western]
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12/02/14 01:17 PM
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JRJ6
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Too much damage on the meat...prefer one just behind front shoulder...heart shot. X's 2 X3
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: JRJ6]
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12/02/14 01:32 PM
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My opinion...Shoulder shots are best (and necessary) on dangerous game. I have yet to be attacked by a deer. My vote is for the heart/lung shot or if you are really good (and accurate) with your rifle, a good neck shot is hard to beat.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
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12/02/14 01:34 PM
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Too much damage on the meat...prefer one just behind front shoulder...heart shot. X's 2 X3 X4
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 01:46 PM
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Ok, what's everyone's opinion on the low front shoulder shot? Here is what I know: 1. with the right gun/bullet combination, it drops em in their tracks. 2. it pretty well destroys the front shoulders (aka very little salvageable meat left on the bone).
Thoughts? 99% of the time I take high shoulder shot or neck shoulder crease Once you take ligament out not much decent meat on the shoulder any way. Most my bucks go to sausage any way. Does and stags different story different shot placement. Not a fan of ruining my clothes in the brush tracking deer. If your really worried about meat use a bow
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 01:47 PM
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landsurveyor
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Big mature buck gets the high shoulder shot everything else gets it behind the shoulder
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Re: The front shoulder shot
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12/02/14 01:56 PM
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txshntr
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High shoulder or neck crease on most for me too. Still plenty of meat left unharmed unless you center punch the shoulders.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 01:58 PM
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Mr. T.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
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12/02/14 01:59 PM
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BayouGuy
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Too much damage on the meat...prefer one just behind front shoulder...heart shot. X's 2 X3 X4 X5
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 02:26 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Whenever possible I prefer broadside shots right behind the shoulder. Shot one Sunday morning there, bullet went through all the plumbing right at the top of the heart/bottom of the lungs and the deer was dead in 30 yards, no meat ruined.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
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12/02/14 02:32 PM
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scattergun
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High shoulder on all 5 of mine this year. Basically no meat loss and not one step after the shot.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 02:38 PM
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Mfloski
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what if your hunting in south Texas, where tracking deer in that brush country is NOT desirable, AND you don't particularly care for venison.....AKA, you want them to drop in their tracks and you don't care about a little meat loss?
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 02:41 PM
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hermano W
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I like the high shoulder or crease in the neck shot. It amazes me how far a deer can run when hit with a behind the shoulder well placed heart shot.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 02:41 PM
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8pointdrop
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Don't like behind shoulders, or heart shots. Too much tracking, seen deer go too far without a heart. High shoulder for me, breaks spin, no tracking.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 03:40 PM
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sunsetroosters
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where is a high shoulder or neck crease shot supposed to be placed? i have only ever shot behind the shoulder....
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 04:17 PM
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txtrophy85
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Shoulder shot is the only shot to take on a buck if you can get it
I hate tracking
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
#5453712
12/02/14 04:19 PM
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Break um down.... shoulder meat sucks anyway and isn't worth the time for a little bit of sausage meat
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 04:20 PM
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Navasot
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I shoot mid to high shoulder though... only shoot low with my bow
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Mfloski]
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12/02/14 04:21 PM
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Triplesnake
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Behind the shoulder with a good quality bullet for me most of the time. Little meat loss, good blood trail, and they don't go far. Of course, I'm hunting llano, not south TX so my tracking jobs are fairly easy in that terrain. I have shot a few through the shoulders if there is a reason that I feel I need to anchor them, but I'd prefer not to lose the meat.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: Triplesnake]
#5453785
12/02/14 04:47 PM
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8pointdrop
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Behind the shoulder with a good quality bullet for me most of the time. Little meat loss, good blood trail, and they don't go far. Of course, I'm hunting llano, not south TX so my tracking jobs are fairly easy in that terrain. I have shot a few through the shoulders if there is a reason that I feel I need to anchor them, but I'd prefer not to lose the meat. This is a good point. Terrain matters a lot. If I could see for several hundred yards, heart shots wouldn't bother me. Where I'm hunting usually in 3 jumps they can be in some nasty brush that's horrible for tracking.
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Re: The front shoulder shot
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/02/14 04:49 PM
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Mfloski
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Shoulder shot is the only shot to take on a buck if you can get it
I hate tracking
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