04-05-2023, 12:24 AM
The fella I purchased my first 6.5 6rendel barrel from, started to open my eyes to the high shoulder shot, for dropping a deer in its tracks. Well i was a slow learner, as it wasn't until I accidentally hit a deer with archery tackle & the deer collapsed at the impact of the arrow that I really started to look at the high shoulder shot with a vested interest.
Turns out there is a nerve bundle / Brachial plexus that when hit right does shut down the CNS like a switch. Rarly successful with a bow & arrow so I do not recommend this as an intentional shot placement bow & arrow ever. Though with rifle this CNS shot placement comes with high recommendations from many including myself.
As a guy that has usually butchered my own deer I have come to favor a high neck shot when I am steady enough for a surgical shot placement. Same DRT as high shoulder with no lost meat & so much nicer to butcher a clean blood free carcass.
Turns out there is a nerve bundle / Brachial plexus that when hit right does shut down the CNS like a switch. Rarly successful with a bow & arrow so I do not recommend this as an intentional shot placement bow & arrow ever. Though with rifle this CNS shot placement comes with high recommendations from many including myself.
As a guy that has usually butchered my own deer I have come to favor a high neck shot when I am steady enough for a surgical shot placement. Same DRT as high shoulder with no lost meat & so much nicer to butcher a clean blood free carcass.