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

Every time I see that byline "Aim for the Exit Hole", I think of the poopchute shot !
Back in the early 60's a huge Whitetail Buck and I surprised each other on a cleared fence line with thick cover on both sides.
He bolted straight away down the fence line,and in his second bound he displayed a perfect target for me - his touchhole right in the center of all that white hair.
It was a reaction shot, Mount & Fire.
I'm talking twenty yards here, and I knew what my 12ga slug would do in there.
When I went to bung him, I noticed just the slightest crease in the skin on the edge of his orifice.
The slug had indeed found the hole!
The slug traveled forward perfectly just below the backbone, just clipping a bit of it here and there until lodging between the shoulders.
I was carrying a Model 12 Winchester,my first Gun
I wouldn't take the same shot today.