Dumb question

[wpcattleco]

Right behind the shoulder where the heart and lungs live.

[ZZ Pops]

Haha! Shoot em in the horns! Sorry...I'm drunk.

That made me laugh! But then, by this time of day on a Friday, I'm seriously looking for anything to make me laugh!

Froghunter,
Your set up should be more than ample for blowing through a whitetail. But like others asked, why through the shoulder?

[ETEXASHUNTER]

aim for the squishy stuff that bleeds...i still dont understand the theory of shooting them through the shoulder...i have seen tons of complaints about poor penetration when shooting in the shoulder...last time i checked that was solid BONE!!!

Exactly, Kill ZONE is your best shot.. You want the bleedout factor and quickly... A shoulder shot can be a long death

[casilva43]

I have heard 65lbs. of KE will take anything in North America

[froghunter]

Thanks for all the info! I dont intend to aim for bone. I just need to learn the limitations of my new "super weapon". I have shot trad bows for a long time and i have no idea what a compound is capable of doing. I would much rather learn through the TBH brotherhood than to learn through lost game. If my bow will shoot through bone than i assume that it will go through the hide shield of a pig as well. Speaking of pork chops is a skull shot on a pig a bad idea? Thanks for all the help.

[timbobowhunter]

Haha! Shoot em in the horns! Sorry...I'm drunk.

I dont care who you are.....thats funny right there!!!

[Jude]

It's just the same as with your trad bows. Personally, I think too many people aim too far back. Above the elbow is much better than behind the elbow in my humble opinion.

Before every season we can all use a good refresher on whitetail anatomy.


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never seen it like that nice whitetail anatomy pic!!

aim for the squishy parts!

[Swanyriver]

With compound, you will have them flying 300~400 fps with no problem but of course, aim for vital parts!! Right aim, Good KILL, they bleed fast than you would expect to find a penny in the dark!

WOOO HOOOO, awesome.

[Low Fence]

Thanks for all the info! I dont intend to aim for bone. I just need to learn the limitations of my new "super weapon". I have shot trad bows for a long time and i have no idea what a compound is capable of doing. I would much rather learn through the TBH brotherhood than to learn through lost game. If my bow will shoot through bone than i assume that it will go through the hide shield of a pig as well. Speaking of pork chops is a skull shot on a pig a bad idea? Thanks for all the help.

Bad Idea! effective if done correctly but too much room for error. No one and I mean NO one hates hogs more than me. When I'm KILLING them I try to hit them right in the pig (I'll finish em off later...its about numbers). But when HUNTING, no matter what animal it is, I owe it a clean kill in appreciation for a great hunt.

[TxAg]

Thanks for all the info! I dont intend to aim for bone. I just need to learn the limitations of my new "super weapon". I have shot trad bows for a long time and i have no idea what a compound is capable of doing. I would much rather learn through the TBH brotherhood than to learn through lost game. If my bow will shoot through bone than i assume that it will go through the hide shield of a pig as well. Speaking of pork chops is a skull shot on a pig a bad idea? Thanks for all the help.

Skull shots can be a touchy subject. Probably ok if it's a very close shot and the hog isn't huge. You can do a search on here and see lots of folks making that shot on javelina and hogs.

[TX kyleboy]

Aim for the heart.

[Bill]

With compound, you will have them flying 300~400 fps with no problem

What compound do you shoot at that speed friend?

I'd say with a cut-on-contact blade like a Magnus 2-blade, unless you get it stuck directly in a bone you'll blow right through it. It might not be a complete pass through. You're aiming too high if you're up there, lower behind the leg in the pocket.

BTW, I've had pass-throughs on deer and pigs with a 54# Red Wing Hunter, 2 blade Magnus and about 175 fps with the wind blwoing behind me.

Don't ever think about KE again- bows kill by exsanguination (bleeding) and bullets by destroying tissue by transferring energy so KE is important.