- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
30-30, strikes again
- Thread starter John Y Cannuck
- Start date
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
My first recovered slug of sorts too.
I've been reading of some folks who use shoulder shots. Thought I'd try one for a change. I typically shoot for a behind the shoulder heart lung hit.
I'll be returning to my habit thanks.
The shot, a 170 Hornady Interlock, broke the shoulder, took an inch and a half sized chunk of rib out, and cracked the off side shoulder.
The deer was so fat that the fat plugged the entrance hole, and as such, it didn't leave a blood trail for the first twenty yards or so, until it's lungs filled with blood and it came out the nose as can be seen in the pic.
It dropped after forty yards. I can't remember ever having to trail a good hit that far with a standard heart lung shot, and a good exit wound.
When I get what's left of the bullet cleaned up, I'll weigh it, take pics, and examine.
The deer was a mess, on side shoulder was hamburger.
The pic shows the off side shoulder.
129 lbs on the scale at the buck and doe, earned me $25.
I've been reading of some folks who use shoulder shots. Thought I'd try one for a change. I typically shoot for a behind the shoulder heart lung hit.
I'll be returning to my habit thanks.
The shot, a 170 Hornady Interlock, broke the shoulder, took an inch and a half sized chunk of rib out, and cracked the off side shoulder.
The deer was so fat that the fat plugged the entrance hole, and as such, it didn't leave a blood trail for the first twenty yards or so, until it's lungs filled with blood and it came out the nose as can be seen in the pic.
It dropped after forty yards. I can't remember ever having to trail a good hit that far with a standard heart lung shot, and a good exit wound.
When I get what's left of the bullet cleaned up, I'll weigh it, take pics, and examine.
The deer was a mess, on side shoulder was hamburger.
The pic shows the off side shoulder.
129 lbs on the scale at the buck and doe, earned me $25.
..do you still have a tag? im thinking of heading up to camp, for a few weekends in december to try and use up my doe tag ..i,d like to loose my virginity and get one with the xbow..
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Still have a buck tag fogducker, and I'm heading up to your place this weekend to try and fix that if I don't use it some morning in a local field.
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
Right here, don't you tie yours up first?hey where was that deer tied up at for you to shoot
madtrapper143
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Steep Rock Lake NWO
I shoot (when able) all my deer in the shoulder when using my .243. It stops them without worrying about tracking on bare ground (especially this year). The .30 WCF is made for shooting through the boiler room. No criticism intended it obviously worked. The old .30 was made for deer. I will wait for the anti .30-30 crowd to show up.
regards, Darryl
regards, Darryl
His buddy tied it there for him so it wouldn't run away before he could get there and shoot it.
- Location
- Winnipeg,Man.
Hung by the neck because....there are no antlers on a doe. If hung legs up, the blood settles in the chest and neck area, sometimes tainting the meat. I hang all my deer head up, because the weighty sections are down and helps "stretch" the meat making it more tender .
