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Shot w/a 9.3x62 at a range of about 75 yds. I think next year I'll go w/a different bullet, or maybe just stay away from the shoulders.

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Yup, shoulder shots anchor them but don't eat well.

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My experience with AB's and shoulders mirror yours, not the best combination IME.

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I'll second that as well. They work great till bones get involved.


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I am not a big fan of shoulder shots just for that reason, I like a neck shot at that range. jmo

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How fast were you starting it?

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I'd center punch those shoulders with a nice 250 gr TTSX or 286 gr Partition if my rifle would shoot 'em. wink

Course I shoot 320 gr Woodleighs at 2400 fps in my 9.3x62. blush

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Originally Posted by gunner500
I'd center punch those shoulders with a nice 250 gr TTSX or 286 gr Partition if my rifle would shoot 'em. wink

Course I shoot 320 gr Woodleighs at 2400 fps in my 9.3x62. blush

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I'll probably end up doing the same with my 9.3 and 286gr. partiton this year gunner. We'll see.....OP, how much meat was actually lost? Is this another thread of how the bullet didn't work but the animal was DRT? We need more to the story, thanks...


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Originally Posted by bwinters
I'll second that as well. They work great till bones get involved.
AB's will often do a lot of damage even when the bones aren't involved. I shot one this year with a 180 gr 30 cal at 350 yds. I didn't hit any bone at all but the meat damage was similar.


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This is just me, but unless the critter is quartering to me I haven't found a reason yet to punch the shoulders. Lots of meat loss, and those fronts make for excellent burger. As well, I've see plenty of critters take a hike after being hit in one or two front's anyway. The idea that a shoulder hit always takes them to the turf is far from what I've seen...

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The shoulder shot wasn't intentional. The first shot didn't anchor her, so she made it across a river and collapsed on the other side. Not wanting to possibly push her farther if I were to follow, I made the only killing shot that was available to me, angling through the top of the chest and out the opposite side shoulder.

We had to pull her back across the river with a 4x4.

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Beats the hell out of doing the same thing to a rear shoulder.


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So how did you get across the river to get a rope on her with out getting wet?


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We didn't. Luckily it was only knee deep, but awfully COLD.


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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Beats the hell out of doing the same thing to a rear shoulder.


Or hitting them right in front of the "rear" shoulders.



That was sure a unique game recovery. How much rope did it take?

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Two 75 ft lengths and it was just enough.


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I gotta ask, what state were you in?

And I have to agree, once the shooting starts I too will do what I have to get them turfed.

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Wyoming, near Encampment. The river is the North Platte. The day was October 24th and would get about 8" of snow. It made the hunting fun.


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Whoa! I guess I've never really seen what a rifle does to an animal...until last year, it was shotgun only for my area, and I ate tag soup last year...


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Betting if a guy soaked that shoulder in a cooler of ice water and trimmed good, you would get more meat off that than the pic would indicate.

As far as the river, think they call it a "mile wide and an inch deep" for a reason. Great pics of recovery. Makes me think of duck hunting more than elk.

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