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Arrows are deadly! Looked to me like he shot just in front of the shoulder blade. Like to know what broadhead he used.

I only see those kind of bulls in my dreams.

I doubt I could stand there that quiet for that long with those bulls coming in so close. Even that 5x would have had me out of breath from all the adrenaline pumping. The guy threaded a tough shot. He obviously knows his stuff. I'd have shot the 5x and had to change my pants before I could start packing. I'm not a big game bowhunter, obviously.

Fun vid, but a lot of anti-hunting bs in the comments. I suppose there are provocateurs whose job is to post that crap all day.

I'm thinking a lot of the fear of connecting with a shoulder shot stems from many years ago with recurves or longbows and old style long leading tip blades which did not have a chisel point and often resulted in tips curling in bone.

http://www.realtree.com/brow-tines-and-backstrap/shot-angles-shoulder-blades-arrows

450-grs plus arrow, a cut on contact broadhead, bring that shoulder on! Not where I aim but stuff happens. 9-days till i'm in elk camp...... I use Magnus or G5 and have not lost one yet.

Two years ago I messed up my shot and stuck it in the shoulder and hit bone. I was shooting a 70# bow with arrows close to 400gr total weight. It (arrow)fell out in about 20 yards. I didn't see exactly where I hit him so was expecting him to go down. He was done bleeding within 400 yards. I saw him a month later on the last day of rifle moving along just fine.

I wouldn't try a "shoulder" shot op purpose even with modern equipment.

Punching a scapula in the right area wouldn't be too difficult, but if I shoot one there that means I likely shanked my shot. I took almost the exact same angle shot on the last buck I took, and it worked great but its not what I'd have chosen,given a choice. On elk and moose I want nothing to do with bone when flinging arrows. I'll take that angle at 20 yards and under, but would much prefer broadside or quartered away.

Going to try the Exodus broadheads this year, supposed to be real penetrators.

Looks like he threaded it btwn the front of the shoulder right at the very top of the brisket, right where the chest hair goes from dark chocolate to brown� that's a pretty high percentage shot, for an experienced archer at least. I've seen first hand a couple put down quickly over the years with that same shot� sometimes you've gotta take the shot you're given, within reason of course. I'd rather have that than an extreme quartering away, where you can't get the arrow to clear the azz and thread it in behind the back ribs. They don't always walk in and sit on your face (e.g.: broadside shots)�

Foxx

Thanks for the video, it gets me excited to head up for archery next week. You certainly wouldn't walk around with that cows head in Colorado on public land during muzzleloading or rifle season, you would end up looking like Swiss Cheese.

I also use a decoy on private land, but it is a Montana decoy.

This single lunged bull was found 100 yards away.

Any idea why such poor penetration? If they found it in 100 yards I'm thinkin there must have been more damage than just one lung hit.

No shoulder blade on that shot....impact was in front of shoulder blade.