180splitg3
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Hey guys. I'm gearing up for MN Muzzeloader season and have been running through some shot scenarios in my head. I have been muzzleloader hunting for several years and have taken several deer. My question is this - when you are faced with a hard quartering shot angle do you:
1. Pass on the shot - hope for the animal to turn broadside?
2. Put the shot right on the front shoulder and hope to drop the animal?
3. Put the shot as tight as possible to the shoulder but still behind the shoulder?
I shot a nice buck a couple of years ago and had this scenario play out. I wanted to hold right on the front shoulder but I wasn't sure if my setup would blow through it or not. I held just behind the front shoulder and hit one lung, diaphragm, liver, guts and I did get the deer. I would have liked to hit him right on the shoulder and dropped him but I wasn't positive it would blow through. Maybe I'm worried about nothing but I thought I would get some opinions on this since I'm sure some of you have experienced this before. I am shooting a cva Kodiak pro, 100 grains of triple 7 and a 300 grain TC Shockwave bullet. I appreciate your input!
1. Pass on the shot - hope for the animal to turn broadside?
2. Put the shot right on the front shoulder and hope to drop the animal?
3. Put the shot as tight as possible to the shoulder but still behind the shoulder?
I shot a nice buck a couple of years ago and had this scenario play out. I wanted to hold right on the front shoulder but I wasn't sure if my setup would blow through it or not. I held just behind the front shoulder and hit one lung, diaphragm, liver, guts and I did get the deer. I would have liked to hit him right on the shoulder and dropped him but I wasn't positive it would blow through. Maybe I'm worried about nothing but I thought I would get some opinions on this since I'm sure some of you have experienced this before. I am shooting a cva Kodiak pro, 100 grains of triple 7 and a 300 grain TC Shockwave bullet. I appreciate your input!