I'd like to thank Buff for allowing us to use part of one of his latest videos to show this....and Tom Mussatto for dissecting it and adding the graphics.
A little set up for the clip...
I remember the 1st 3 shots I took at TX Bucks years ago and I 'thought' I aimed low enough and shot over them all. Since then I've forced myself to aim under them.
Last year at Solana Ranch we had 17 hunters and I told them all where I aim before the hunt started and boy did they listened. The 17 of us TradGangers broke the kill record set by the ranch in 3 days that was previously set by 23 compounders in 4 days. We also brought in 2 more bucks and 3 more does the last day...I think it was 3 more does, not sure, but the guides were sure impressed with out results and recovery rate on day 3.
Anyway....I aim UNDER the deer just like in this video but about 3 inches further back(to the right of the red square) as they can wheel away farther and I like to make sure I stay clear of the shoulder and the shoulder is very hard to penetrate while in motion as it is 'rolling with the punch' and robs your set up of energy. And, even if you do you can make a not as lethal hit as you would like and exit the front of the chest making for a LONG recovery if at all. However, you can still blow though the chest cavity all day long if they are moving. And I like big heads since this will be the case, and I want all the blood I can get on the ground on the TX terrain.
Yes, on rare instances, very rare, they wont move, and no harm is done. And some times they squat and 'scoot' forward and don't wheel, but you still got em cause they squat right into the arrow.
It's hard to make your self shoot under them, but since I started, I've killed an 8 point and two 10s in the last 3 years in a row, along with several does with only one doe not dropping.
I remember Curt Cabrera saying "There was a moment of instant panic just after I released...What have I done?!?!?!, ....but that freak buck dropped right in there at the last split second".
So, maybe this will help those that are TX bound this year....and as you can see from the deer's angle at impact, the exit would will be HIGHER than the entrance...another common occurrence on TX Deer.
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