What shot would you take?

Ardent said:
Again, I ask, what's with the fear of the frontal shot (6)? Aside from presumptions of an "amped" animal, still likely the best there. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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I clean missed that very shot in about 1969 with my Lee Enfield with the peep sight at about 100 yards. (It didn't help that my partner was jumping up and down in my peripheral vision screaming "SHOOT! SHOOT!!" at the top of his lungs at least as loudly as the bull was screaming.) I have since learned to hunt alone and with much more patience.:runaway::bangHead:
 
H4831 said:
I see whee Old Hound states, "All but 1 and 6."
I'll go him one better and state that with my 30-06, good bullets and from the sitting position, I would take any, including 1 and 6. A follow up shot would likely be needed on some, but none would get more than a few yards.
Regarding #1, I have made this exact shot on a bull moose running away from me and he just lost power in the rear end and slithered to a stop,down. Just aim right at his tail.
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I have no doubt any shot with a 30-06 would certainly put the animal down. I am mostly thinking meat. In # 1 there would be some waste and in #6 I don't think you can put one into his ribs or dead centre without blowing the rear end.
 
Ardent said:
Again, I ask, what's with the fear of the frontal shot (6)? Aside from presumptions of an "amped" animal, still likely the best there. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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You asked what the fear is of a frontal shot, answer, a wounded animal. A frontal shot will produce a fatal shot, however only for the confident shooter and a well rested rifle. Number 6 is my favorite bull and think he has the highest scoring rack, plus a little unique. He has to turn and when he does, ka-pooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.
 
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Magellann said:
I'd wait a bit until one turned and presented a better broadside shot.
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Really? It doesn't get much better than #3...maybe a couple degrees more broadside would be optimal, but I wouldn't wait for it. Its a 125 yard shot, if you cant put one into the boiler room of an elk at 125 yards you shouldnt be shooting.
 
First of all i would check for a game fence , i have never seen this many bulls in one spot except in a game farm,
Then if no fence, 6 would work for me , Actually did same shot on my 6x6 elk, at about 150 yards, he walked 15 feet off the cut line and was done.
 
Ardent said:
Again, I ask, what's with the fear of the frontal shot (6)? Aside from presumptions of an "amped" animal, still likely the best there. I'd take it in a heartbeat.
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Nothing wrong with the shot but it wouldn't be my preference.

If you placed a bit high you would still take the top off of the heart and the animal wouldn't make it 75 yards but the bullet would likely likely travel back past the diaphragm and make cleaning messy. As I am primarily a "meat" hunter I like my carcasses to be free as possible of contaminants like stomach and bowel contents.
 
'Boo said:
Nothing wrong with the shot but it wouldn't be my preference.

If you placed a bit high you would still take the top off of the heart and the animal wouldn't make it 75 yards but the bullet would likely likely travel back past the diaphragm and make cleaning messy. As I am primarily a "meat" hunter I like my carcasses to be free as possible of contaminants like stomach and bowel contents.
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Amen, from another 'deep freeze hunter'.
 
'Boo said:
Nothing wrong with the shot but it wouldn't be my preference.

If you placed a bit high you would still take the top off of the heart and the animal wouldn't make it 75 yards but the bullet would likely likely travel back past the diaphragm and make cleaning messy. As I am primarily a "meat" hunter I like my carcasses to be free as possible of contaminants like stomach and bowel contents.
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Same here! Don't like to clean them, and there is definitely the contamination issue that I always try to avoid at all cost....It isn't a matter if the shot can be made or not IMO...I look a little beyond that!
 
H4831 said:
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Regarding #1, I have made this exact shot on a bull moose running away from me and he just lost power in the rear end and slithered to a stop,down. Just aim right at his tail.
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Good 'ol Texas heart shot. just ged'der done ;)
If I was a MB metis, I would shoot them all and post a video of the dead animals on you-tube....oh right that's been done already. (sarcasm)

Seriously, as others have pointed out, no time limit was given so I was scoring the animals first. Waiting for a clean shot second. I like #3. What is the prioity? Are we going for meat, horns or both. I go for both but depending on if it was the beginning of the season, or the last hour of the season end, a texas heart shot is not out of the question. IMHO
 
After a casual look, I like #3 ... relatively easy for my 250 gr. 35 Whelen and what appears to me to
be a fairly well balanced, symmetrical rack. There may be a higher scoring animal there, but I'm not
experienced enough to recognize it. I don't see any really tough shots to make, but as many have said,
just wait a few seconds !
 
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