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<blockquote data-quote="Jcann" data-source="post: 3297909" data-attributes="member: 33119"><p>I probably shoot roughly 500 rounds of bolt action 7mm/6.5mm a year using the same type and weight bullet for the particular caliber. I try to make shot placement (red dot above the heart in the picture below) here when the deer is broadside. I'm still able to get both lungs and it seems the hydrostatic shock of the bullet to the spine or maybe a spine hit causes a DRT. Granted, this type shot is usually within roughly 400 yards. Shots greater than that and I'll aim lower like the picture due to a possible miss judgment in wind value. With the exception of one deer I have never had any run out of my sight. The one exception went over the back side of a pond dam. I did have an antelope run about 100 yards or so but in that country I don't think it could ever get out of sight unless you missed the shot. Where I hunt and the way I hunt allows me to shoot either from the prone or sitting position. Utilizing tools such as a bipod/rear bag/backpack for elbow support allow for a stronger shooting position. I can honestly say I have never had to blood trail a single deer, elk, antelope, or hog.</p><p></p><p>Who knows why more people need to trail their deer nowadays. Poor shooter, hurry the shot, buck fever, poor bullet performance/shot placement; the list is long and varied. Shooting is a depreciable skill and one must practice often and in the situation you may encounter in the field. It all begins with practice and the knowledge of ones equipment. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]147686[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jcann, post: 3297909, member: 33119"] I probably shoot roughly 500 rounds of bolt action 7mm/6.5mm a year using the same type and weight bullet for the particular caliber. I try to make shot placement (red dot above the heart in the picture below) here when the deer is broadside. I'm still able to get both lungs and it seems the hydrostatic shock of the bullet to the spine or maybe a spine hit causes a DRT. Granted, this type shot is usually within roughly 400 yards. Shots greater than that and I'll aim lower like the picture due to a possible miss judgment in wind value. With the exception of one deer I have never had any run out of my sight. The one exception went over the back side of a pond dam. I did have an antelope run about 100 yards or so but in that country I don't think it could ever get out of sight unless you missed the shot. Where I hunt and the way I hunt allows me to shoot either from the prone or sitting position. Utilizing tools such as a bipod/rear bag/backpack for elbow support allow for a stronger shooting position. I can honestly say I have never had to blood trail a single deer, elk, antelope, or hog. Who knows why more people need to trail their deer nowadays. Poor shooter, hurry the shot, buck fever, poor bullet performance/shot placement; the list is long and varied. Shooting is a depreciable skill and one must practice often and in the situation you may encounter in the field. It all begins with practice and the knowledge of ones equipment. [ATTACH=full]147686[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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