Shot placement on BEAR .. Just my opinion ..

[huntnnw]

Lungs, heart,spine or brain or its gone end of story..chances of breaking both shoulders is almost impossible. I have broke many of bears shoulders to watch keep going..when u hit the lungs or heart its done as with any animal

[one-eyed Ross]

Now for me...and this is just my  and we all know what that's worth now days...

but...

Intentionally shooting an animal intending to break the shoulder as opposed to taking out both lungs just seems....bass ackwards to me...

A through and through of the lungs will cause a bilateral pneumothrorax.  That bear CAN NOT run far.  It is a physical impossibility.  Now, if the bear is shot and does run a long way, the shot couldn't have been as good as the shooter believed...

Anyway...

Back to hibernation.

[Alchase]

A through and through of the lungs will cause a bilateral pneumothrorax.  That bear CAN NOT run far.  It is a physical impossibility.  Now, if the bear is shot and does run a long way, the shot couldn't have been as good as the shooter believed...

Anyway...

Back to hibernation.

That is what I was taught as well, and has proved correct over the years.

[runamuk]

Ok that image clearly you are shooting through scapula and it is the spinal column that is causing the takedown...I would call that a base of neck spine shot not really a shoulder shot...but that is just my take on it...I have never killed anything so my opinion aint worth crap but I do know anatomy and which parts of anatomy are vulnerable and what that vulnerability is ...in that image its the spine that is the obvious target...at least to me

[BOWHUNTER45]

Thanks nice post, I think  that both ways work pretty good but for a bear I would prefer a shoulder shot,
when you go for a shoulder you are not just brake that bone most likely you are going to brake a spine as well
that's probably why they died instantly, i add few picks witch show what I'm toking about.   

   O.K I about done with this post but anyway you need to realize that this picture shows the bear walking ..RIGHT ...front leg going forward if you shoot dead on the crease of his leg you will blow out both lungs and brake his shoulder ....SWEEEEEEEET !! Now if his shoulders where lined up perfectly across from each other you would break both shoulders maybe his back and blow out both lungs ...A BEARS LUNGS GO FORWARD MORE THAN MOST REALIZE ! And I have killed bear in the thickest crap known to man and just using a little .270 and at longer distances...and not to be a smart butt but I have also watched many bears with both lungs blowed out shot behind the shoulder and run like h$ll ....So the next bear you have a chance to shoot at just place those crosshairs dead center shoulder and squeeze the trigger and let me know the report ....   AND PLEASE DO NOT USE A HOLLOW POINT    Of course it will not do sheet to a bears shoulder  Happy bear hunting and I will be packing a video for sure this year so I can show ya first hand on how I have to roll down the mountains to retrieve bear I shoot   

[CAMPMEAT]

What happened to head shots ?

[BOWHUNTER45]

What happened to head shots ?

    yeah they work too ...

[johnnyaustin44]

The high shoulder seems to work pretty well especially with smaller calibers. The beyond belief movies show grizzlies shot with 6.5x284 140 grain bullets and they drop on the spot at over 500 yards. Elk and deer the sam.e at farther distance with. Same results. It seems like its bear to bear really with some guys swearing by one shot placement and others swearing on another. I say do what you are comfortable shooting for

[Boss .300 winmag]

This one was shot from top right shoulder (between shoulder blade and spinal column) to bottom left shoulder. Took out some of both lungs and just plan paralyzed him, shot off course with a .300 winmag. He was below me angling up hill and away from me, didn't know what hit him.

[BOWHUNTER45]

This one was shot from top right shoulder (between shoulder blade and spinal column) to bottom left shoulder. Took out some of both lungs and just plan paralyzed him, shot off course with a .300 winmag. He was below me angling up hill and away from me, didn't know what hit him.

  nice one ....

[BOWHUNTER45]

The high shoulder seems to work pretty well especially with smaller calibers. The beyond belief movies show grizzlies shot with 6.5x284 140 grain bullets and they drop on the spot at over 500 yards. Elk and deer the sam.e at farther distance with. Same results. It seems like its bear to bear really with some guys swearing by one shot placement and others swearing on another. I say do what you are comfortable shooting for

YEAH thats all I shoot anyway 140 GR hornadays .....270 spanks them 

[Boss .300 winmag]

I 180 grain nolser partion.

[Boss .300 winmag]

This one was shot from top right shoulder (between shoulder blade and spinal column) to bottom left shoulder. Took out some of both lungs and just plan paralyzed him, shot off course with a .300 winmag. He was below me angling up hill and away from me, didn't know what hit him.

  nice one ....

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[BOWHUNTER45]

This one was shot from top right shoulder (between shoulder blade and spinal column) to bottom left shoulder. Took out some of both lungs and just plan paralyzed him, shot off course with a .300 winmag. He was below me angling up hill and away from me, didn't know what hit him.

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I like those shots best ...angling away from me so the bullet blows out the neck ..or facing me I will shoot just in front of the front shoulder and hopefull hitting the shoulder on the opposite side going out ...

[3nails]

Bowhunter45- Man I am so with you on the shoulder! Being a fellow bushwacker I will ALWAYS wait for them to quarter towards me and pound then through the near shoulder. Pancakes them every time. This lesson I learned the hard way. I'm done tracking wounded bears through mountain alder.....or blackberries!