Originally Posted by 257wbymag
It's a shot nobody tries to make but at longer range or an unsteady rest it happens. And it sucks when it happens


It’s gonna happen to everybody if they shoot enough. I’m referring to those who intentionally try the high shoulder shot. It’s great if you hit it Right in the spine and sever the spinal cord. If you don’t hit it just right all kinds of bad things happen and I’ve seen it all, from deer getting up and running off 20 minutes later, to deer standing up in the back of pick up trucks and jumping out going down the highway, to still being alive 12 hours later and unable to move. It’s not a good shot choice unless your intention is to quickly follow up with another.