Re: "Shot placement is key"
Originally Posted by
killer_shot
from what i was told by one of the members from our hunting club who has hunted bison you have to shoot it in the bottom third of its chest and its not advised to shoot the bones especially the head as they can redirect the bullet away from the vitals. He even said that someone shot a bison strait on above the nose and the bullet want through the hide along the surface of the bone and out the forehead not phasing the animal. at the end of the day i havent seen many animals go far when you shoot em in the lungs/liver/heart. But i wouldent shoot a large north american predator with anything less than 200gr bullet.
Bison Ranchers routinely dispatch 1500,1800, 2000 pound bison with a 30-30 slug in the "MELON" from 30 or 40 yards,
they drop like a $ack-of-$hit,
on the other hand I personally watched an Uber-Hunter shoot a mature bull bison at 90 yards 4 times in the shoulder broadside with a .300 Wind Bag Mag and 200 grn Noslers, the bison casually walked away and died about 200 yards away,,,
sit quietly by the river,,,,,,
eventually the bodies of your enemies will come floating by,,,,