Shot Placement ***UPDATED***

[top pin1]

Okay I've shot quite a few animals in my career. Most at close range.

I hope this thread brings up a good discussion from the replies. I learned something from this one.

Here is a cow I got yesterday with my muzzle loader at 26 yards. In the pic you can see I drew a red circle around the entrance wound. She was uphill about a 20 to 25 degree angle and only 26 yards perfectly broadside. The bullet recovered just under the skin on the opposite side was maybe 2" or 3" higher then the entrance.

What organ/s? did I hit and how far do you think she went?

I'll post up the answer in a couple days so lets see some opinions. 

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[sakoshooter]

Both lungs and maybe the top of the heart. Looks like a darn good shot. Congrats.

[Atroxus]

I not managed to get an elk...or deer yet for that matter so my knowledge of elk anatomy is based on pictures only...but I'll give it a shot anyways. I was thinking both lungs, but that it seemed low to hit the heart. I am guessing it didn't make it very far after being shot though, like less than 50 yards?

[jager]

Both lungs and maybe the top of the heart. Looks like a darn good shot. Congrats.

 She took five steps... 
Nice job 

[Todd_ID]

The bottom of the heart is around an inch below the knuckle of the leg, so I'd say you center punched the heart, and she went 140 yards on a dead run and tipped over.  Or she just stood there wondering what happened and tipped over.

[NWBREW]

2011 manastash  works every time. 

[PA BEN]

Heart shot, went about 75yds

[Willis McGee]

Both lungs

[coachcw]

both lungs thirty yards

[jackmaster]

a lung shot it appears do to the pink frothy blood, i would say she went between 20 to 50 yds and piled it up, thats a good shot with minimal meat waistage i like that shot if i aint comfortable with a high shoulder shot, which is the shot i prefer because they hit the deck on the spot, congrats to you, need someone to take that meat off your hands for ya, 

[luv2hunt]

Heart center punch. She fell over dead in her tracks and then went 120 miles in the back of your truck to the meat locker .

[PlateauNDN]

both lungs thirty yards

   I shot my bull at about 20 yards same location as your shot except straight broadside and punctured both lungs, didn't hit the heart and he went about 60 yards down hill before sliding another 40 yards or so and piling up.

[igotbigbulls]

neck all the way.

[quadrafire]

Top of the heart/both lungs.

What is the dark mass on her belly?

[sirmissalot]

Looks like a great heart shot. Hard to say how far she went, every animal is different some can run a good distance with a hole in the heart, but some just stand there and wobble until they bleed out.