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Nov 21, 2012 23:29:31 GMT -5
Post by elmo on Nov 21, 2012 23:29:31 GMT -5
I personally will pass, one lunged deer can go a long way.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2012 23:37:07 GMT -5
A frontal chest shot at close range with a slug or .50 cal muzzy is a good shot. A deer won't take that far, if anywhere. PCR rounds might be a little less of sure thing as far as a short recovery, but I wouldn't hesitate. No way with a bow.
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Post by imnatree on Nov 22, 2012 0:20:00 GMT -5
Not sure WHO determines when a certain shot is ethical or not??? Heck, I know of about 20 this year so far that were shot at and not recovered for one reason or the other, including clean misses. Maybe EVERY shot is unethical? ?? Here's the vitals. There are dozens of paths to get to them, maybe more whitetaildeerpassion.blogspot.com/2010/09/make-your-first-shot-count.htmlSeems that you have a bone to pick with every word I type. That being said, in the Indiana hunter education class put on by the DNR, it is taught that a frontal shot is not an ethical and not the best shot for many reasons. But you don't have to take my word for it, you can sign up and take the class for yourself. Even a novice hunter, such as yourself, might learn something. I took the class with my son and therefore would be setting a poor example by taking such a shot, even though it may prove to lethal, when it would contradict what was taught to him in the class. Yes, I do hunt differently after the class such as I don't carry the bow or gun up the tree stand with me. Instead, we use a rope. I still don't use a safety harness, instead we welded ladder stands that have a rail around them at 32". Virtually impossible to fall from them. But that's me & to each their own.
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Nov 22, 2012 1:59:13 GMT -5
Post by pwoller on Nov 22, 2012 1:59:13 GMT -5
With a gun yes. A bow no.
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Nov 22, 2012 7:00:23 GMT -5
Post by ridgerunner on Nov 22, 2012 7:00:23 GMT -5
Sorry, but it seems like you gent's just want to argue, I'm sure most understand what I was tring to say. Yes Swilk, dead is dead, not dead is not dead, but there is an in-between and that is a shot that is a wounded deer that dies a slow death and maybe even not be recovered. So to me, a "clean kill" shot should be a simple answer, one that will produce a quick death. Timex, Any hunter that can't hit what he aims at due to his inability or the gun's is unethical before he even takes a shot. I think most will agree it is our responsibility to only take shots within our ability and the weapon we're using. No shot is 100% , but we can and should make a shot that is as close to 100% as possible. The issue is that your wanting to paint with a broad brush, what is ethical and what isn't. Read the study posted in the Campfire section. It tells you that 20% of the people completely miss what they shoot at. What it doesn't tell you is how many miss the vitals and hit a non-vital area. It didn't define how many of those shots were ethical in the first Point is, one person can not say what is ethical and what isn't without standing in the defendents shoes at the time of the shot. Outsiders simply don't have enough info to judge. Anyway, back on topic. A front on shot is ethical and will kill a deer in most cases, assuming the shooter hits the deer in a way the bullet will pass through the vitals. OH BOY ANOTHER " STUDY"
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Nov 22, 2012 8:25:16 GMT -5
Post by Woody Williams on Nov 22, 2012 8:25:16 GMT -5
I've killed several deer with a frontal chest shot. The ones with a slug gun was bowled over and DRT. The one I shot with a 44 Mag ran 50 yards before expiring. Yes, I would take that shot any day of the week and I consider myself a very ethical hunter.
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Nov 22, 2012 11:10:16 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2012 11:10:16 GMT -5
ridgerunner, studies never hurt anyone. They cover most things that can happen in what ever the study is about. going through life with a closed mind is counter productive to learning new info. I'm sure even a experience hunter like yourself can learn new things every now and then. Thenagain, maybe not.
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