Wednesday, February 10, 2010

If you shoot a deer in the shoulder blade with a .270 will it drop it right then?

I will take that shot only when I absolutely need to anchor the deer right where he stands. For instance, if he's near a steep dropoff, or about to jump a fence into private property. The advantage is that you break both shoulders and there's not much chance that he's going anywhere, the disadvantage is that you break both shoulders and lose a lot of meat. A much better choice is to aim for the heart, and it's not as high as you think it is. If you put it right through the heart they drop instantly. If you're a bit high, you still get both lungs, a bit back and you get the liver, either of those two and he'll run 50-100 yards then die.





If you shoot a deer in the shoulder blade with a .270 will it drop it right then?
most likely it will fight and flip around for a bit. A better choice is the heart shot which is just behind the shoulder blade, 1/3 of the way up. Very often, the only shot that will anchor an animal is a spine shot. Other times I have seen them drop fro a shoulder hit, a heart shot, even a neck shot. But there is no absolute guarantee on any of them as there are too many variables. I've been using a .270 for over 30 years. It has been mostly a one shot, one kill set up for me. But on occasion, I've seen what should have been a terminally hit deer, still run a hundred yards before dropping. I hit one large Mule deer in the shoulder about 20 years ago, and I spent the rest of the day tracking him down. Another time, I didn't see a small branch, my 150 grain bullet hit the branch and tumbled violently, it also glanced upwards striking the deer in the spine and leaving a shallow but HUGE wound that broke it's spine, dropping it right in it's tracks. wierd things happen.


shoot safeIf you shoot a deer in the shoulder blade with a .270 will it drop it right then?
Usually, yes. My experience is that a shoulder shot puts the deer down right now. It is a very humane shot. The heart and lungs are behind the shoulder and are damaged, plus the shoulder itself is broken. Often times the aorta is ruptured, either by the bullet or by bone fragments, causing the deer to lose consciousness immediately. I take the shoulder shot whenever it presents itself, and on a quartering away presentation I aim at the offside shoulder. All that being said, I've had one deer run about 85 yards after a shoulder shot from a .30-06. The shoulder was broken, and the deer still ran. You do lose some meat, but I'll usually have the shoulder meat made into burger or salami, and I've never lost a deer.
That really depend on the load you use. The .270 ammo comes in a wide variety from light weight very fast to fairly heavy weight and slower. For deer you should be using the heavier loads in .270 anyway so that heavier bullet will likely penetrate well and will certainly do some serious damage.





I have hunted with a .270 and with the load I had there was absolutely no problem bringing down the deer fast and cleanly.





Instead of aiming at the shoulder though, I would aim a bit behind and somewhat low for the chest area. More chances of a good heart/lung shot there.
If you have a broad side shot, and the bullet is a bonded bullet, I would venture to say that 95 percent of the time he/she will drop there, and not go far. The two front legs will be damaged, and he will not be able to run.





As nice as this sounds, it has been my experience that you will be out a good amount of meat.





Go back about 4 inches, about one quarter the way up, and you will put one through the lungs, and the heart. This too will drop him/her.





Happy hunting.
Most of the time it will. There can be circumstances where it will run but usually not very far. This would be most likely at longer ranges. Your best bet is to aim a little lower than the shoulder blade so you hit the lungs or heart. The deer may run but won't go far and will leave a very large blood trail to follow in most cases.
More than likely not right then but it probably wont get far. The heart is rite behind the shoulder blade and with a .270 caliber it should have no trouble busting through the shoulder.
Always aim, and hit the Deer in the Heart %26amp; Lung Area, but not the neck, head, or shoulder.*
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Use a bow more humane
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