01-23-2012, 04:35 PM
elkbow Wrote:neck shots would be fine, just as long as you can place the bullet in the neck, that is a small target, best shot would probably be just forth of the shoulder, there are animals that necks shots can be a lost animal, like oryx, their spine curves down and the whole upper portion is just meat, with enough shock you may still put them down, i've taken 3 oryx here in New Mexico, all were shots in the neck just forward of the shoulder, only one did I aim for the neck area, the other two were running shots
Sorry for the hijack, but I just have a quick question. In all seriousness, how do you get 3 Oryx in NM? I was under the impression that that was a once in a lifetime hunt. Not trying to start something, I'd just like to have another Oryx.