Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Right in the dirt chute,,,,,

Femoral is a bit trickier, but if you hit the pelvic joint there are a LOT of large arteries right there that almost have to be damaged by that hit.

FWIW the ham is also more artery rich than just the femoral, the femoral will be really quick death, but even a good solid hit there will bleed out pretty quickly.

In retrospect I let a couple of deer walk that I should have shot, now that i know what I know.

Same can be said for a rifle... once you know what its capable of and where things are located, you become much more deadly, and don't have to listen to all the old tales either...

Edit to add... I should not have said pelvic joint, more like the cavity is what I meant. Can't seem to think of the right word right now either...