Avoiding the Gut Shot Trap on Quartering-Away Deer: Geometry & Shot Angle Choices
You're in the stand. A buck steps out at 40 yards, quartered away — his rear is toward you, front angling off. You see the crease behind the shoulder....
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You're in the stand. A buck steps out at 40 yards, quartered away — his rear is toward you, front angling off. You see the crease behind the shoulder....
So you've got your rifle zeroed, your ballistic app loaded, and you're staring at a buck at 400 yards. The crosshairs are steady. But there's a number...
You've done the math. Wind direction: steady out of the northwest, 8–12 mph. You've set up downwind on a well-used trail, confidence high. But the dee...
You're out in the field, it's 15°F, and your standard laundry kit has turned into a useless block of slush. The detergent won't dissolve. The water in...
So you ran an ozone shock treatment on that musty basement, and now the air smells worse than when you started—there's a weird, sharp, almost metallic...
You've been in the stand since 5:30 AM. It's now 4 PM, and that buck you've been watching all day is finally working his way in. He's 80 yards out, no...
You're 300 yards into the draw, wind in your face, and you feel good. Your carbon suit hasn't let you down before. But then a doe lifts her head, star...
You set that camera on a well-used trail. First week: bucks at midnight. Second week: fewer. By week three, you're getting pictures of ears and tails—...
You spent a warm September afternoon at the range. Rifle steady. Crosshairs dead center. Three-shot group you could cover with a quarter. You packed u...
The buck is still in your mind's eye. You glassed him from 300 yards, mapped a stalk route through the draw, and spent forty minutes closing the gap. ...
You've got a tag in your pocket and a deer moving through second-growth cedar at forty yards. The rifle in your hands—is it a bolt action or a lever g...
You're belly-crawling up a ridge, quartering into a breeze that's been steady all morning. Your wind checker says perfect . But then a buck blows at 8...