GregBickal
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Since reading this thread ive been aiming for the Scapula exclusively.Here are a few examples of deer ive shot in the past couple weeks with my Muzzy and the result.
Deer #1. 100 yards with Muzzy. Perfect shot. Deer runs away limping evening so I cant track. I find it the next day and track it 2 miles throught the woods, cant get a shot. It runs to ground where I cant hunt. I never recover the deer. I was only firing 90 grain pellets using a 245 powerbelts bullets. I upped my pellets to 150 grain after that and seem to get better penetration.
Deer #2. 30 yards with Muzzy. Low. blowing out the front leg. Deer runs away on 3 legs. I track all day, find it limping but cant get a followup shot. Second day, I track all day, cant find. I start paying more attention to yardage after this shot.
Deer #3. 60 yards with Muzzy. I was off towards the back of the deer, got a double-lung, it ran 50 feet and dropped, so also a good shot. No wasted meat.
Deer #4. 140 yards with Muzzy. I was off to the front of the deer. Deer was walking and so I did aim a little forward to account for the movement. I hit it in the neck, it tumbled, got back up staggered about 10' and then took a dirt nap. Bonus because it doesnt waste much meat.
So its just as easy to wound a deer anywhere you fire, however a limping deer can still possibly recover and be able to eat normally, so I think the scapula shot is still a good choice.
Deer #1. 100 yards with Muzzy. Perfect shot. Deer runs away limping evening so I cant track. I find it the next day and track it 2 miles throught the woods, cant get a shot. It runs to ground where I cant hunt. I never recover the deer. I was only firing 90 grain pellets using a 245 powerbelts bullets. I upped my pellets to 150 grain after that and seem to get better penetration.
Deer #2. 30 yards with Muzzy. Low. blowing out the front leg. Deer runs away on 3 legs. I track all day, find it limping but cant get a followup shot. Second day, I track all day, cant find. I start paying more attention to yardage after this shot.
Deer #3. 60 yards with Muzzy. I was off towards the back of the deer, got a double-lung, it ran 50 feet and dropped, so also a good shot. No wasted meat.
Deer #4. 140 yards with Muzzy. I was off to the front of the deer. Deer was walking and so I did aim a little forward to account for the movement. I hit it in the neck, it tumbled, got back up staggered about 10' and then took a dirt nap. Bonus because it doesnt waste much meat.
So its just as easy to wound a deer anywhere you fire, however a limping deer can still possibly recover and be able to eat normally, so I think the scapula shot is still a good choice.