Your Move, Episode 1

[lamrith]

Heres a good one that shows a shot close to this angle. The bull is a bit more broadside but I thought it does a good job (especially in the slow me) of showing the shoulder blade moving in relation to the area of impact we are talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWH_PP0PAUc

Pretty gutsy shot given the brush.  The arrow nicks it as it passes..

[coachcw]

Heres a good one that shows a shot close to this angle. The bull is a bit more broadside but I thought it does a good job (especially in the slow me) of showing the shoulder blade moving in relation to the area of impact we are talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWH_PP0PAUc

Pretty gutsy shot given the brush.  The arrow nicks it as it passes..

I don't see that as a gutsy shot that's real world . the pathetic thing is the lack of KE that guy is shooting .

[Jonathan_S]

Real world baby!  That's what separates hunters from shooters.

[pd]

Tagged.

[elk247]

Heres a good one that shows a shot close to this angle. The bull is a bit more broadside but I thought it does a good job (especially in the slow me) of showing the shoulder blade moving in relation to the area of impact we are talking about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWH_PP0PAUc

Pretty gutsy shot given the brush.  The arrow nicks it as it passes..

I don't see that as a gutsy shot that's real world . the pathetic thing is the lack of KE that guy is shooting .

I wonder what setup he had? Not much penetration but it got the job done.

[whackmaster]

I know no one will agree but this is one deadly shot

[WapitiTalk1]

I know no one will agree but this is one deadly shot

Very low percentage shot in IMO sir. Remote chance of hitting off side leg artery but that's about it; most likely the shooter will end up with a dead elk by gut shot, perhaps days later with minimal chance of recovery.

[whackmaster]

I speak from experience say what you will no question elk dead in 50 yards at the most 

[Jonathan_S]

I know it's a deadly shot but I don't think it would occur to me in that situation 

[Elknut1]

I've seen 3 bulls hit with that shot in the hindquarter area over the years, none intentional. Two died within 150 yards with a crime scene worth of blood & the third traveled over a mile away with just enough blood leaking to keep us on him, we finished him off nearly 5 hours later. Will that shot kill, yes it can but I would not intentionally take it even if it was the only part of a bull showing within my bow range, to high a risk of a lost animal. Just not worth it!

  ElkNut1

[Jonathan_S]

Not to but let me just ...

With the number of lost elk threads we see annually that stem from "perfect shots" I am going to say that that hindquarter shot is statistically on par with broadside shots.

 

[coachcw]

Everyone seems to throw ethics out there but . A bull don't like to travel with a be buried in the hip pocket even if he can . A you g elk will travel to stay with the herd.

[coachcw]

Archery elk kills require hemrage pretty or not the hip shot bleeds like hell

[Jonathan_S]

I hit a bull pretty far back last September.  He bled all inside and the shot was liver/gut.  He lived another 12-15 minutes but I was able to sight follow him until he bedded down and I stalked him to put one in him to finish it.  That shot wasn't as deadly as a heart/lung shot but like coachcw said, he was really sick and didn't want to move.

[coachcw]

I hit a bull once in hi wind at 20 yards and got zero penetration with a 700 plus grain arrow and 90 lbs bow . the hit was liver . I watched that bull walk around a huge basin for forty five minutes with blood running off my arrow . luckily it was open country if it where heavy cover it could have turned out bad . after watching him bed up I snuck within ten paces and sent one through his lungs . he was able to scramble to his feet and cover fifty more yards . the only liver shot I will try and make is quartering   away where you get the liver and one lung that's a done deal. since we are on the topic I wont shoot a elk with a two blade bh either , I've seen the fatty tissue plug the arrow hole up leaving little to no blood trail .