fuel80guy wrote:I've never been one to mince words or be politically correct but that is a marginal angle at best.
Obviously the result was a dead deer but more often than not that's a wounded deer.
I see this quartering two all the time on wild tv and can't believe they air those shots as it's not a shot I'd ever take.
I agree with you. Honestly, I do. You are absolutely correct. I wouldn't encourage that shot angle. It's an difficult shot to get right.
I can't totally explain it, but I was confident of a kill with that shot or I absolutely would not have pulled the trigger.
The blades put a crease in the heart and sliced the main arteries right off at the heart - both lungs were gone. He was dead before he hit the ground.
When I first walked up on the deer and saw the entrance wound I thought: "WHAT?!?!?"

Then I stood back and pictured the deer standing up with legs supporting it and the shoulder engaged I could see it hit right where I aimed. It really looked different with the deer prone, shoulder relaxed, leg bent - it looks "worse".
It's definitely not a shot angle I'd encourage for archery. I hope no one here uses this instance as an excuse to take that shot.